His yoke is lighter because He bears the load and gives strength for the journey. Jesus wants you; nothing more; nothing less.

1. Matthew 11:25-26
At that time Jesus said, ‘I praise you, Father, Lord
of heaven and earth, because You have hidden
these things from the wise and learned, and
revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for
this was Your good pleasure.
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2. Matthew 11:27-28
All things have been committed to Me by My
Father. No one knows the Son except the Father,
and no one knows the Father except the Son and
those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
Come to Me, all you who are weary and
burdened, and I will give you rest.
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3. Matthew 11:29-30
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I
am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find
rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and my
burden is light.”
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4. What does it mean to
BELONG to Jesus?
The paradox is that while the gospel costs us
NOTHING, it at the same time costs us
EVERYTHING.
To belong is to hear the INVITATION to enlist.

5. Jesus criteria is that you
come in FAITH
His first instruction is not DO
for Me, but COME to Me.
To belong to Jesus is to choose to do LIFE Jesus
way.
To take up His yoke is to subject myself to Him
with the GOAL of becoming like Him.

6. Becoming a Christian is free,
being a Christian is to give my
LIFE to another.
To belong is to do life TOGETHER
We are UNITED with Jesus
His yoke is lighter because He BEARS the load.
Jesus wants you; nothing MORE; nothing LESS.

7. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
My Next Step Today is to:
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Reflect on what it means to belong to Jesus
( ) Evaluate if I have replaced “coming” to Jesus
with “doing” for Jesus
( ) Choose to do life Jesus’ way (where does that
mean change is necessary?)
( ) Meditate on Luke 9:23-26 and Gal. 2:20-21
( ) Other________________________