CONVERSATION STARTERS
1.Read or listen to Matthew 11:16–30. Notice that Jesus does not command the weary to perform; he invites them to come. What stands out to you in the way Jesus frames his invitation? Is there anything else that stands out to you from the passage?

2. Matthew 11 assumes that everyone is already carrying a yoke—desires, expectations, approval, performance, self‑rule. What is the yoke you most notice in your daily life, and how does it shape the way you move through your week?

3. Jesus describes rest not as escape but as learning from him—taking his yoke and being formed by his way. How does this passage challenge or deepen your understanding of rest as part of discipleship rather than something separate from it?

4. Taking Jesus’ yoke means letting him steer and set the pace of our lives. Is there an area of life you are scared to let go of the reins and let Jesus guide you?

Title: The Way of Rest
Reference: Matthew 11:16–30
Speaker: Tom Nelson, TomN@cckc.church

– You Are Invited To: A Transformed Life of Intimacy With Jesus.

– You Are Invited To: A Transformed Life of Apprenticeship With Jesus.

By watching the master and emulating his efforts in the presence of his example, the apprentice unconsciously picks up the rules of the art, including those which are not explicitly known to the master himself. - Michael Polanyi, Personal Knowledge, Toward A Post-Critical Philosophy

The project of becoming like Christ is our life’s most important task. - Rebecca DeYoung, Glittering Vices

The most important thing in your life is not what you do, it’s who you become. - Dallas Willard, Glittering Vices

– You Are Invited To: A Transformed Life Of Rest With Jesus.

Calling is the truth that God calls us to himself so decisively that everything we are, everything we do, and everything we have is invested with a special devotion, dynamism and direction lived out in response to his summons and service. - Os Guiness, The Call

What might keep us from saying yes to Jesus’ great invitation of being yoked to Jesus?
1. There Is A High Cost!
2. There Are Many Excuses
3. There Is A Formidable Adversary

Grace is costly because it compels a person to submit to the yoke of Christ and follow him; it is grace because Jesus says, ‘My yoke is easy and my burden is light. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost Of Discipleship