Rest is not an option; it’s a vital necessity. We have to work at entering into Rest. To do that we must understand the principles of Rest and its outworkings and benefits. In this two message series, Graham outlines the value and the practice of resting in the Lord.

In The Renewal of Rest, he looks at the very source of our inner security and peace. Rest is concerned with building an inner sanctuary, creating a fortress that cannot be taken, and fashioning a weapon in rest that allows us to overcome and receive our inheritance.

In Rest and Relationship, he looks at Rest as a proof of life in the Spirit. We examine the development of a quiet confidence and how to develop a partnership with Jesus that produces a dwelling place. We must learn to look at life from a place of rest so that joy remains tied to us in peace.

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Whatever we hope to do in life, the Kingdom, or ministry, we will only succeed at the highest level if we can consistently encounter and experience the Presence of God.

The only way we can know that Presence by experience is to understand the role and work of the Holy Spirit. From that revelation, we must develop a relational partnership with Him that covers every circumstance in life, warfare, crisis and opportunity.

A revelation of someone tells us how to be with them in life. An encounter with someone reveals what we can expect from them in terms of integrity, trust and commitment. An experience of a person denotes what we can believe from them in times of crisis.

Involvement with the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential if we are to know by experience the fullness of Christ.

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We are not trying to gain freedom; we already have it. He that is dead to sin is free from it. When we own the struggle, we abide in defeat because our starting place is an expectation to sin.

In Christ, we face every issue from a new beginning. It is the place of internal overcoming. A major part of our relational worship comes from our preoccupation with Christ in us, the hope of glory.

We celebrate all the new things we are discovering about Him that, in turn, release us to discover our new nature in Him.