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My Yoke Is Easy

Matthew 11:28-30

Jesus invites the weary to take His yoke and learn from Him, for He is gentle and lowly in heart, and they will find rest for their souls. A yoke implies work and direction. The claim is that His yoke is well-fitted and that the One who walks in it with us is not harsh. Rest is found not in the absence of a yoke but in the right one.

How you’d preach it

The yoke of Christ is still a yoke—but it fits, and the One who shares it is gentle.

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  • Work

Matthew 11

Matthew 11:28-30

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