Sermon:
John Shen’s testimony:
Sermon Outline
Text: Heb 4:1-13
Intro
I’ve heard from a number of you now that my sermons are a bit “heavy,” some have used the word “dense”
I prefer “profound” or “substantial” or “thought-provoking”
But instead, I get heavy and dense
Sounds like a Ruth Chris steak covered with mashed potatoes drenched in gravy with shoestring fries on top
Today, I hope to give you an appetizer – quinoa salad
Looking over my notes, I am not sure if I succeeded
Visited Jackie’s sister’s family
Getting lost in San Jose for about an hour in their neighborhood
Went for a prayer walk without my cell phone
I’m directionally challenged, but this time wasn’t my fault
I wanted to go in a square around the block but I realized soon enough that their streets do not connect
So I was lost
Eyes started to play tricks on me – little child kneeling down – freaky, too many horror movies growing up
Dark, disoriented – panic
All these questions bombarded me: what if I have to sleep on the grass, what if I have to go to the bathroom, what if Jackie gets worried, how is she going to find me?… Read more
How come we treat our relationship with Christ as equal to the church or equal to the work we do at church? In fact, it may be more accurate to say, why do we treat Christ as LESS important than church? Didn’t Paul say in Phil 1:23 that departing this life and being with Christ was FAR BETTER than the fruitful work for Christ, but it was NECESSARY for Paul to remain here for the sake of people?… Read more
4) Rest for the sinner
Jesus provides rest for those who minister, he provides rest for the doubters, he provides rest for those who are suffering, and lastly, Jesus provides rest for the sinner.
Jesus prefaces the verses about rest with verses 16-24 about sin. Before we can talk about true rest, we cannot ignore the topic of sin.… Read more
3) Rest for those who are suffering
Jesus offers rest for those in ministry. He offers rest for the doubters. Third, Jesus offers rest for those who are suffering.
John is beginning to doubt. So he sends out his disciples to ask Jesus, are you the Messiah? And the gist of what Jesus said in response is, remember those prophecies in Isaiah, those miracles are being fulfilled.… Read more