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[4142.90 --> 4143.38] or something.
[4143.62 --> 4145.04] He uses a yoke
[4145.04 --> 4145.96] to teach us.
[4147.84 --> 4149.12] Jesus is showing us
[4149.12 --> 4149.86] that obedience
[4149.86 --> 4151.12] to his teachings,
[4151.50 --> 4153.40] to learn from him
[4153.40 --> 4155.04] and to do life
[4155.04 --> 4155.72] with him
[4155.72 --> 4158.16] leads to real rest,
[4158.50 --> 4159.62] leads to real Sabbath.
[4161.02 --> 4162.36] We look for that
[4162.36 --> 4164.06] all in our lives,
[4164.24 --> 4165.22] wherever it may be.
[4165.50 --> 4166.38] We try to find
[4166.38 --> 4167.26] the right yokes,
[4167.74 --> 4168.70] the right things
[4168.70 --> 4169.82] to give us rest.
[4169.94 --> 4170.64] We really,
[4171.00 --> 4172.78] desperately desire rest
[4172.78 --> 4174.48] because that's how
[4174.48 --> 4175.24] we were created.
[4175.24 --> 4177.80] But Jesus is saying,
[4178.88 --> 4179.86] I am the only way
[4179.86 --> 4181.02] you find that rest.
[4182.14 --> 4183.20] And how do you do it?
[4183.24 --> 4184.18] You put on my yoke.
[4184.70 --> 4185.64] My yoke.
[4188.16 --> 4189.66] Jesus comes to restore
[4189.66 --> 4190.34] and to heal
[4190.34 --> 4192.04] and he is inviting us
[4192.04 --> 4192.92] into that life
[4192.92 --> 4195.58] to be his disciples,
[4195.96 --> 4197.24] to do life with him.
[4197.34 --> 4198.40] Not just learning
[4198.40 --> 4199.14] and putting more
[4199.14 --> 4200.08] religious information
[4200.08 --> 4200.72] in our heads,
[4200.88 --> 4202.24] but following him
[4202.24 --> 4203.36] with our whole lives
[4203.36 --> 4204.46] because we confess
[4204.46 --> 4205.92] that our whole lives
[4205.92 --> 4207.00] belong to him.
[4207.30 --> 4208.56] Absolutely everything
[4208.56 --> 4210.14] is in his hands.
[4211.00 --> 4211.90] And many times
[4211.90 --> 4212.88] this may seem
[4212.88 --> 4214.26] like a daunting task,
[4214.74 --> 4215.96] but Jesus extends
[4215.96 --> 4217.06] a personal invitation.
[4217.36 --> 4218.10] Come to me.
[4218.90 --> 4219.60] Come to me.
[4220.50 --> 4221.36] Jesus invites
[4221.36 --> 4222.72] those who are weary
[4222.72 --> 4223.58] and burdened,
[4223.82 --> 4224.70] those who are having
[4224.70 --> 4225.78] a hard time of it,
[4226.08 --> 4226.84] those for whom
[4226.84 --> 4228.50] life is hard work
[4228.50 --> 4230.18] and feel overwhelmed.
[4231.12 --> 4232.06] And to go a little deeper,
[4232.24 --> 4233.22] Jesus calls
[4233.22 --> 4234.06] to him,
[4234.20 --> 4234.90] those who are
[4234.90 --> 4235.96] even discouraged,
[4236.52 --> 4237.64] those who want
[4237.64 --> 4238.26] to be good,
[4239.26 --> 4241.80] who want to please God,
[4242.16 --> 4243.98] to love and serve others,
[4244.48 --> 4245.66] but many times
[4245.66 --> 4247.80] feel quite selfish,
[4248.40 --> 4250.22] quite un-up to the task,
[4250.70 --> 4251.68] quite inadequate,
[4252.18 --> 4253.22] and even feel like
[4253.22 --> 4254.30] failures at times.
[4254.30 --> 4258.12] And so to those
[4258.12 --> 4258.90] who are burdened
[4258.90 --> 4259.38] with guilt
[4259.38 --> 4260.36] and inadequacy,
[4261.12 --> 4261.82] Jesus now
[4261.82 --> 4262.44] appears
[4262.44 --> 4264.30] and promises,
[4264.54 --> 4265.22] first of all,
[4265.68 --> 4266.32] refreshment,
[4266.46 --> 4267.48] rest for our souls,
[4268.14 --> 4269.30] but then more importantly,
[4269.84 --> 4270.72] or just as important,
[4270.84 --> 4271.30] I should say,
[4271.68 --> 4273.22] equipment for carrying
[4273.22 --> 4274.16] our future burdens
[4274.16 --> 4274.70] and duties.
[4275.16 --> 4275.82] And that's why
[4275.82 --> 4276.86] this is good news.
[4277.66 --> 4278.24] We are called
[4278.24 --> 4278.90] to take on
[4278.90 --> 4279.78] his yoke.
[4279.78 --> 4282.50] And as I finish,
[4282.66 --> 4283.26] just to reinforce
[4283.26 --> 4283.76] this point
[4283.76 --> 4284.84] just a little bit further,