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Pastor Erik Vance: Resting in Jesus (Hebrews 4:1-10)
Pastor Erik Vance, Southside City Church in Fort Worth, took issue with a once-popular bumper sticker: “Jesus is my co-pilot.” People do their own thing and keep Jesus on the side, he declared. A better saying is “Jesus, take the wheel,” he said.
If a person is sick and tired of going through hardships, he or she needs to put Jesus back in his rightful position, Vance proclaimed. When they do, they will know rest. He reminded his hearers that in the world is tribulation, but in Jesus there is peace, and Jesus has overcome the world.
God wants us to enter and dwell in his rest, Vance explained. He reflected on the Israelites wandering in the wilderness as the result of their unbelief in God. Their wandering prevented them from resting.
Vance described the difference between worldly rest and God’s rest, and how a person can enter God’s rest through faith.
This sermon was delivered July 3, 2022, for the morning worship service of Southside City Church in Fort Worth.
A sermon script is available here.
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