Jesus says that his yoke is easy and the burden is light. This phrase of a yoke and burden was commonly used by rabbis to speak about the expectations for those who would choose to follow them. Jesus is painting a picture of discipleship that sounds less stressful than the way in which many of us follow Jesus. So why exactly is his yoke easy, and what does it mean for us?
Today we will examine adoption, and see how Jesus can be called God’s only son, and yet we are also his children.
God’s people find themselves trapped in a season they did not choose and waiting for deliverance that has not yet arrived. Yet even in the silence and suffering, God is quietly preserving life and forming courage in ordinary women who refuse to surrender to fear.
God renews our minds through the hope of salvation and equips us with His living and active Word. As we close the series, we’ll explore how what we believe shapes how we think, and how Scripture works in us and through us in everyday life. Rooted in Him, we are both formed by His truth and sent out to live it.