{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"FA Church","title":"Rest For Your Soul – Ben Johnson | First Assembly Church","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2125,"description":"This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled “Rest For Your Soul.” Pastor Ben reminded us that following Jesus is true rest. Teaching from Matthew 11:25–30, he shared Jesus’ invitation to “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” We were encouraged to come, take and learn from Him — to take His yoke upon us and learn from Him, for He is gentle and lowly in heart, and we will find rest for our souls. For His yoke is easy and His burden is light.\n✍️ Notes\n⭑ 25 At that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father,​ Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes. 26 Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.​ 27 All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills​ to reveal Him. 28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for​ your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and​ My burden is light.” Matthew 11:25-30 NKJV​\n⭑ FOLLOWING JESUS IS TRUE REST​\n⭑ COME\nMatthew 11:28 NKJV​\n\"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.\"​\nJohn 7:37 NKJV – “If anyone thirsts,​ let him come to Me and drink.”​\nRevelation 22:17 NKJV   “And the Spirit and​ the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.”\n\"Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.​\" Isaiah 55:1–3, 6 NKJV​\n“For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.”​ Matthew 23:4 NKJV ​\n⭑ TAKE...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2rS6CncygjSrU4_eAytDXGn13c_aC8wKWWeu0LjCRnQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81OTgy/MDQxMzg5MTZiY2M3/MzMxYjY2OWU4N2U0/ZTA0Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}