Entering His Rest
Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life
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Show Notes
What is true rest? In Psalm 3, we see a man who goes to sleep the night before a battle knowing full well that he’s greatly outnumbered. And he sleeps. He rests.
Scientists will tell you the thing that restores the body is not the length of your sleep—it’s the depth. In the same way, the Bible shows that there are all kinds of shallow ways you can get rid of tension, but none of those are the deep rest that really restores the soul.
Hebrews 4 says there remains a rest for the people of God. What is it? Let’s see how this passage 1) helps us understand the rest, and then 2) helps us understand how to enter the rest.
This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 5, 1989. Series: Ten Commandments 1989. Scripture: Hebrews 4:1-12.
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