This document outlines Brian Birdow's sermon on Matthew 11:28-30 about accepting God's universal invitation. It discusses that the invitation is for all people, regardless of status or background, to come to God for spiritual blessings and guidance. While all are invited, only those who have been washed, sanctified, and justified in Jesus can inherit God's kingdom. The document explains that people come to God by hearing and obeying the gospel message of Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection for salvation, as taught in the Bible.

1. A Universal Invitation
by
Brian Birdow
Sermon text: Matthew 11:28-30
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2. Objective of Lesson
1. What is the invitation to?
2. Why accept the invitation?
3. What is the invitation for?
4. Who is the invitation to?
5. How do we respond to invitation?

3. Why do we come to God?
• Because He has all spiritual blessings
• Because He knows best. (Jer. 10:23)
• Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which
seemeth right unto a man, but the end
thereof are the ways of death.

4. Who can come to God?
• Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all you
that labor and are heavy laden, and I will
give you rest.

5. Who can come to God?
• 1 Corinthians 6:9 Know you not that the unrighteous
shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not
deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor
adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of
themselves with mankind,
• 1 Corinthians 6:10-11 Nor thieves, nor covetous,
nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall
inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of
you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but
you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and
by the Spirit of our God.

6. Who can come to God?
• Mark 2:17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto
them, They that are whole have no need of
the physician, but they that are sick: I came
not to call the righteous, but sinners tosinners to
repentancerepentance.
• Matthew 9:13 But go ye and learn what that
meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice:
for I am not come to call the righteous, but
sinners to repentance.sinners to repentance.

7. Who can come to God?
Rich
Poor
Educated
Uneducated
Young
Old
Middle aged
Rank sinner

8. How do we come to God?
John 6:44 No man can come to me, except
the Father who has sent me draw him: and I
will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:45 It is written in the prophets, And
they shall be all taught of God. Every man
therefore that has heardheard, and has learned of
the Father, comes unto me.

9. How do we come to God?
• Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call uponcall upon the
name of the Lord shall be saved.
• Romans 10:14 How then shall they call on Himcall on Him in
whom they have not believed? and how shall they
believe in him of whom they have not heardheard? and
how shall they hearhear without a preacher?
• Romans 10:17 So then faithfaith comes by hearing,
and hearing by the word of God.

10. How do we come to God?
We hear…but what do we hear or whatWe hear…but what do we hear or what
part of the word of God?part of the word of God?
• Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of
the gospel of Christgospel of Christ: for it is the power of
God unto salvation to every one that
believes; to the Jew first, and also to the
Greek.

11. How do we come to God?
What is theWhat is the gospelgospel messagemessage
• 1 Cor. 15:1-11 -turn with me please
• Acts 20:24-27 -turn with me please

12. Review so far
1. One must HearHear the Gospel message
2. One must believe or obey the gospel
message for salvation.
3.