As we celebrate the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, we wanted to spend a Sunday considering biblical rest and what that consists of. Typically, when we think of rest, we think of vacation, time off from work...something outside of the typical daily grind. We will consider biblical rest this morning and how it can be had regardless of where you are at in life.

Last week, we saw the conclusion in John’s gospel of Jesus’ public ministry, and he now turns to Jesus’ private ministry to His disciples in the upper room at the last supper. John is the only gospel writer who records the details we have in chapters 13-17. This morning, we are going to see what a Servant-Leader looks like, and what someone looks like when their default motivation is "love for others."

What we have from Jesus this morning is His final public teaching in the Book of John. To begin, we see Pharisees who believed Jesus message but did not confess Him. Then Jesus concludes in one final teaching which is really a restatement and summary of all that He has said up to this point. Verses 44-50 are a quick synopsis of Jesus' teaching in John. This is His final shot, His parting words to persuade the public one last time.

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