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Charles Spurgeon mentions an important point regarding the gospels.
Explore Jesus's heart as gentle and lowly, revealing his true nature and invitation to rest in Matthew 11.
Key Takeaways
- Jesus’s heart is gentle and lowly, reflecting humility and accessibility.
- The biblical heart is the center of motivation and identity, not just feelings.
- Jesus invites all burdened people to find rest in him without preconditions.
- His gentleness means understanding and non-judgmental love.
- Approaching Jesus requires openness and readiness, not perfection.
Summary
- Charles Spurgeon highlights that Jesus speaks about his heart only once in the four gospels, in Matthew 11.
- Jesus describes his heart as gentle and lowly, not cold, demanding, or harsh.
- The biblical concept of heart refers to the core motivation and reason behind actions, not emotions.
- Jesus’s gentleness means he is meek, humble, tender, understanding, and not reactionary or easily irritated.
- Being lowly means Jesus is accessible and approachable despite his divine glory.
- Jesus invites all who labor and are heavy laden to come to him for rest, emphasizing accessibility without preconditions.
- Rest from Jesus is a gift, not something earned by wealth or merit.
- Jesus’s heart defines who he is and what drives his actions throughout the gospels.
- The video encourages deepening one’s relationship with Jesus by embracing his gentle and lowly heart.
- Jesus’s readiness to welcome anyone contrasts with the common misconception that one must be problem-free to approach him.
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He says, in all of the four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, it is only in one place that Jesus tells us about his own heart.
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See, in the four gospels, if you look at the four gospels, they give us, they present to us Christ's teaching, Jesus's teaching.
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We learn about his birth, we learn about his ministry, we learn about his disciples.
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We learn about those who opposed him and so on and so forth.
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We learn about his travels, we learn about his prayer habits.
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We find his lengthy speeches, we find his teachings.
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அவனுடைய சீஷர்கள் யாரு? அவங்க அவங்களுடைய பர்த் எப்படி இருந்தது?
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இயேசுவுடைய பிறப்பு எப்படிப்பட்டதா இருந்தது? ஊழியம் எப்படி இருந்தது?
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லைஃப் எப்படி இருந்தது? இத்தனை விஷயங்கள்.
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எல்லாத்தை பற்றியும் நாம சுவிசேஷங்களை நாம பார்க்க முடியுது.
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We also learn about how he understood himself to be the fulfillment of the Old Testament.
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And not only this, in all of the four gospel accounts, we learn about how he was arrested, how he was unjustly arrested.
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How he suffered, how he died on the cross.
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And his astonishing resurrection on the third day, the shameful death and the astonishing resurrection on the third day.
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We learn about all of these things in the gospels.
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But as Charles Spurgeon notes, it is only in one place we hear Jesus open up to us about his very heart.
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So where do we find this?
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We find this in Matthew chapter 11.
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Where Jesus says, "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
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Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls, for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
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Matthew chapter 11.
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We find this over there.
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In this one place is where Jesus, the Son of God, he is opening up the curtain and allowing us to see on the other side into his heart, into the core of who he is.
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So what do we find here?
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In this one place where Jesus is talking about his heart, what do we find there?
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We do not find that he has a cold and demanding heart.
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ரொம்ப ஒரு கடின இருதயம் வந்து அவருக்கு இருக்கு.
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அப்படின்றது அங்க பார்க்கலையே.
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What else are we not able to find there?
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We do not find words like he has, he is exalted and majestic in heart.
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Yes, he is glorious, he is majestic.
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But the same words, those words are not found here in terms of his heart.
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We do not find words like he is joyful and generous in heart.
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But what do we find here?
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What do we find from Jesus's own lips about his heart?
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He notes, Jesus says that he is gentle and lowly in heart.
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An important thing is to understand about heart.
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The Bible speaks of the heart, it's not, it's not speaking of the heart in terms of what we feel, our emotions.
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எனக்கு இந்த எமோஷன் இருக்குதுங்க, எனக்கு இந்த ஃபீலிங் இருக்குதுங்க.
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அதுதாங்க என்னுடைய ஹார்ட் அப்படிப்பட்ட அந்த விதத்துல பைபிள் வந்து ஹார்ட்னு சொல்லும்போது அந்த விதத்துல பேசல.
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Bible is not talking about the heart in that sense at all.
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So how does the Bible talk about heart?
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In scripture, in the Bible, the heart is the central reason behind all that we do.
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நாம் ஒரு விஷயத்தை செய்றோம்னா, அது பின்னாடி அதை ஊந்தி தள்ளுவது.
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Everything, the thing that drives us every single day, the thing that drives us to do the things, to live life the way that we are living.
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To think in the way that we are thinking and do the things that we are doing, the thing which drives us from behind, that is what the heart is according to scripture.
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All right.
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It is the central reason behind all that we do.
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All right, so it is like our motivation headquarters.
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That is what the heart is according to the Bible.
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So in biblical terms, the heart is the center of who we are.
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நாம் யாராக இருக்கோமோ அதனுடைய மையமா இருக்கிறது ஹார்ட்.
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Okay.
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சோ இந்த ஹார்ட் தான் நமக்கு டெபனிஷனை தருது, நாம் வாழ்க்கையில ஏன் இதை செய்றோம், ஏன் இந்த விஷயத்தை பண்றோம், ஏன் அந்த விஷயத்தை பண்றோம், ஏன் இந்த ஸ்டெப் எடுத்து வைக்கிறோம்.
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அதெல்லாம் டிஃபைன் பண்றது இந்த ஹார்ட் தான், அது மட்டும் இல்லாம டைரக்ட் பண்றதும் ஹார்ட் தான்.
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The heart is what defines us and directs us.
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The heart drives all that we do.
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So, Jesus, what do we find here?
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This is how the Bible speaks of heart.
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So when Jesus is mentioning about his heart over here, he is mentioning about what drives him, about who he is, what defines him and who he is, and what drives him to do the things which he is doing, which we find in the four gospels.
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Right.
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He is gentle and lowly.
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That is Jesus's heart.
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Let's look at these two things even more deeply.
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Okay.
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I am gentle.
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Jesus is talking about his heart and he says, "I am gentle."
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This means that Jesus is meek, he is humble, he is tender.
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Right.
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He is not reactionary.
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இந்த விஷயம் எனக்கு நடந்தச்சா?
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உடனே நான் என்ன பண்றேன் பாரு.
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He is not reactionary.
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He is not harsh.
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அவனுக்கு இந்த விஷயத்தை பண்ணிட்டானா?
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என்னை எதிர்த்து இதை பேசிட்டானா?
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நான் எப்படி பேச போறேன் பாரு.
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நான் அவனை எதிர்த்து என்ன பண்ண போறேன் பாரு.
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He is not harsh.
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That is not the Jesus that we find over here.
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Right.
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He is not easily irritated.
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He is not easily irritated.
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So what does I am gentle mean?
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I am gentle means that Jesus is the most understanding person in the universe.
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All right.
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He is the most understanding person in the universe.
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He is not the first person to point the finger at someone and say, "You did this wrong."
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நீ இந்த தப்பு பண்ணிட்ட இந்த விஷயத்துல தப்பு பண்ணது நீதான்.
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சொல்லிட்டு மற்றவர்களுடைய மிஸ்டேக்கை எடுத்து காட்டுற முதல் ஆளா அவர் நிக்க மாட்டாரு.
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Right.
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He is the most understanding person in the universe.
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That is what it means to know that he is gentle.
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Right.
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And not only is he gentle, he is lowly.
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Gentle and lowly.
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That's what we find here.
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Right.
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What does this mean?
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What does lowly mean?
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The point in saying that Jesus is lowly is that he is accessible.
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Right.
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He is accessible.
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He is glorious, he is dazzling in glory.
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He is God.
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He is the Son of God.
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Right.
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He has all of these things.
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He is all of these things in fact.
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Right.
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And this God, he entered into human history as a human being.
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Such a person who is glorious, marvelous, he is accessible.
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This Jesus is accessible.
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You can approach him.
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You need not need an admission ticket to approach him.
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You need not need a personal assistant's appointment to book a slot to approach Jesus.
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Right.
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You need not pay an admission ticket to approach him.
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Right.
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The minimum to be welcomed into Jesus's arms is simply that we need to open ourselves up to him.
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Right.
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Do you want to know him?
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Do you want to know Jesus more closely, more intimately?
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Do you want to grow your relationship with Jesus?
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இயேசுவுக்கும் உங்களுக்கும் இருக்கிற அந்த உறவு இன்னும் டீப் ஆகணுமா?
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அவரை வந்து நீங்க இன்னும் அதிகமா அறியணுமா?
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அவர் ரெடியா இருக்காரு.
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Right, his arms are ready to embrace you with his love.
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But the question is, are you ready?
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Am I ready?
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Are we ready?
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Readiness is what he works with.
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All right.
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And in that same chapter, in the same chapter in Matthew 11, in verse 28, we also see the people who are qualified for fellowship with Jesus.
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Who are they?
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All who labor and are heavy laden.
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See, people think that they have so much problems in their lives, so they think that they need to let go of these problems.
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Keep all of these problems aside and then come to Jesus.
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No, it's not like that.
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Your very burden is what qualifies you to come to Jesus.
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No payment is required.
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No admission is required.
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And this Jesus, who is approachable, who is accessible, who is gentle, who is lowly, he says, "I will give you rest."
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And his rest is a gift.
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It's not something which you can earn.
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It's not something which you can earn or I can earn.
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We can't say, "Jesus, I have so much wealth, you know, with this wealth, I can earn your love for me."
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No, it does not happen like that.
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Jesus wants you to find rest.
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He wants you to come out of that storm, he wants you to know his heart and to rest in him.
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Right.
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He desires for you to have that rest.
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Right.
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So, in Jesus's own words, he is gentle and lowly.
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He is tender.
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He is open.
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He is humble.
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He is the most understanding person in the world.
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He is welcoming.
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He is accommodating.
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He is willing.
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So, if someone asks us, who Jesus is, right, who is Jesus?
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If someone asks you or me, who Jesus is.
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We would be honoring Jesus's words from his own teaching.
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Right, he is gentle and lowly.
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That is who Jesus is.
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That is who Jesus is.
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So, for example, let's say Jesus has a personal website.
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Right, and you may find both in personal websites and in corporate websites for any organizations.
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They will have an about section in their website.
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Which talks about their mission, their values.
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ஒரு வெப்சைட்ல போனீங்கன்னா அந்த அபௌட் செக்ஷன்ல அவங்க யாரு.
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அந்த தனி நபரா இருந்தாங்கன்னா அவங்க யாரு.
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அவங்க என்ன செஞ்சிருக்காங்க.
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அவங்க பேக்ரவுண்ட் என்ன.
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அவங்க வொர்க் என்ன.
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என்ன அச்சீவ் பண்ணிருக்காங்க.
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எந்த ஊர்ல பிறந்தாங்க.
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எங்க எஜுகேஷன் அவங்க பெற்றாங்க.
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இல்ல ஆர்கனைசேஷன் வெப்சைட் போய் பார்த்தீங்கன்னா இந்த ஆர்கனைசேஷனோட மிஷன் என்ன, விஷன் என்ன, வேல்யூஸ் என்ன.
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இந்த ஆர்கனைசேஷன்ல இருக்கும் லீடர்ஷிப் யாரு.
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ஸ்டாப் யாரு.
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அந்த விதமான விஷயம் எல்லாம் இருக்கும்.
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Right.
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Now, let's say Jesus has his own personal website.
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So in the about me section, if you click on the about me section in Jesus's personal website, what will we be able to find?
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We will find that he is gentle and lowly in heart.
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That is who Jesus is.
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That is who Jesus is.
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Tender gentleness is who he is.
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That is his very heart.
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And Jesus himself is saying this.
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It's not because it's something which I said.
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It's not something that someone else is saying.
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That Jesus is like that.
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Jesus himself says that he is tender and lowly in heart.
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This Jesus, who rightly points out that he is gentle and lowly in heart, he stretches out his hand to you and he says, "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
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