Help to Enter God's Rest

Numbers 13:23-24; 14:1-10; Hebrews 3-4
"Help to Enter God's Rest"

I. The Precursor to Rest (Ex. 20:8-11; Heb. 4:1-10)

o An earnest/_____________________________________________ (Num. 13:23-24)

"The Sabbath is a blessed day indeed, an earnest of heaven."—John Newton

"… an earnest of the inheritance being kept in heaven for us."—Spurgeon

So then, there remains a SABBATIZMOS for the people of God.—Heb. 4:9

o God's Means for _________________________________________

you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the Lord, sanctify you.—Exo. 31:13

II. The Powerful Word (Psa. 95; Heb. 4:8-13)

o The Preaching of the Word helps us in our _________________

_______________________________________________________ (Psa. 95:7; Heb. 3:7,15, 4:7)

o The Today of Psa. 2 is ________________________ Day; the Today of Psa. 95 is the ____________________ Day

You are my Son, TODAY I have begotten You.—Ps. 2:7 (Acts 13:33-34)

TODAY, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.—Psa. 95:7-8

III. The Preeminent Savior (Num. 14:9; Heb. 4:14-16)

o We come into _____________________________ on the Sabbath (Psa. 95:2,6; Heb. 4:16)

o We receive ________________ & benefit from ________________ on the Sabbath (Heb. 4:14-16; Num. 14:13-20)