8.14.22 Hebrews: "Looking Forward to Resting"

Hebrews: “Looking Forward to Resting”

Hebrews 4:1-13

August 14, 2022

I. What is God’s rest? (vs 1-7)

1. Who is resting?

2. What does resting look like? (vs 3-4)

Matthew 11:28-30

3. Resting with one’s deliverance and salvation? (vs 5-6)

Exodus 33:14

4. What is the gospel of rest?

Acts 10:36

5. Will unbelievers rest? (vs 7)

John 3:18

II. Resting on another day. (vs 8-10)

1. Sabbath’s Day rest. (vs 8-9)

2. God’s people will rest. (vs 10)

Isaiah 14:3; Revelation 14:13

III. Resting with hands on the plow. (vs 11-13)

1. God’s rest is in every day. (vs 11)

Luke 13:24; Phil 1:27

2. God’s Word promises rest. (vs 12)

Jeremiah 23:29; 2 Timothy 3:16

3. God knows who will rest. (vs 13)

I Corinthians 4:5

Let’s Go Deeper:

1. Many unbelieving Israelites entered the physical land of Canaan but still failed to enter into God’s rest. What does that tell us about the heart of these Israelites? What does it suggest about the importance of the heart in regards to salvation?

2. How does the creation narrative and God’s Sabbath rest on the seventh day of creation serve the argument of this passage?

3. Why is it so difficult for us to rest from our attempt to merit our own righteousness? Why is resting such a constant struggle for Christians?

4. How would you respond to someone who says, “I don’t need theology or the Bible; I just need Jesus”? How could you use this passage to support your argument?