1. Palestra 4: The importance of Rest in the Life of the Planter (Revitalizer) Tommy Kiedis

2. God has a gift for you!

3. rest! The gift is

4. Most of us have a hard time receiving God’s gift!

5. Leaders live with a lot of tension

6. God is sovereign

7. I am responsible

8. Leading is joyful

9. Leading is draining

10. There is never enough time …

11. But the work never stops

12. I want to keep going

13. But I must rest!

14. What is a leader supposed to do?

15. What I Learned In The Back Of The Boat

16. 35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go across to the other side.” 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him.

17. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”

18. 39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?”

19. 41 And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?” Mark 4:35-41

20. What I Learned In The Back Of The Boat It is okay to rest

21. 1 Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. 2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep. Psalm 127:1-2

22. 2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep. Psalm 127:1-2

23. What I Learned In The Back Of The Boat It is okay to rest while others are working

24. What I Learned In The Back Of The Boat It is okay to rest while others are working and life is chaotic

25. What I Learned In The Back Of The Boat It is okay to rest while others are working and life is chaotic, because God is in control,

26. 39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?”

27. What I Learned In The Back Of The Boat It is okay to rest while others are working and life is chaotic, because God is in control, and he cares for you,

28. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”

29. What I Learned In The Back Of The Boat It is okay to rest while others are working and life is chaotic, because God is in control, and he cares for you,

30. 9 And out of the ground the L ORD God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 2:9

31. 24 And if the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry the tithe, when the L ORD your God blesses you, because the place is too far from you, which the L ORD your God chooses, to set his name there, Deuteronomy 14:24-26

32. 25 then you shall turn it into money and bind up the money in your hand and go to the place that the L ORD your God chooses 26 and spend the money for whatever you desire—oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink, whatever your appetite craves. Deuteronomy 14:24-26

33. And you shall eat there before the L ORD your God and rejoice, you and your household. Deuteronomy 14:24-26

34. What I Learned In The Back Of The Boat It is okay to rest while others are working and life is chaotic, because God is in control, and he cares for you, and he will help you.

35. How do I get the rest I need?

36. Here's how to get the rest you need 1.Find your place in the "back of the boat.”

37. Here's how to get the rest you need 1.Find your place in the "back of the boat.” 2.Learn the lesson of the beast.

38. Here's how to get the rest you need 1.Find your place in the "back of the boat.” 2.Learn the lesson of the beast. 3.Pick up your easel.

39. What I Learned In The Back Of The Boat

40. Palestra 4: The importance of Rest in the Life of the Planter (Revitalizer) Tommy Kiedis