When Grace Calls You To Rest

Nov 16, 2025    Erin Youngs

This sermon addresses the exhaustion and weariness that comes from carrying burdens we were never meant to bear alone. Through Matthew 11, Pastor Erin explores Jesus' rebuke of cities that witnessed miracles yet refused to repent, followed by His tender invitation to find rest in Him. The message emphasizes that true rest is not found in a place, philosophy, or performance, but in the person of Jesus Christ. Before we can experience this rest, we must first repent—not merely feel sorry, but completely turn from our way to God's way. The sermon reveals that Jesus offers not an escape from life's difficulties, but peace and companionship in the midst of them. Through genuine repentance, we receive grace, and through grace, we're invited to lay our burdens at His feet and find the soul-rest that only comes from walking in His yoke.