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Stanley Hauerwas on Learning from Jesus - Anabaptist (Matthew 11:28-30)

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"'Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart.' Rest comes through apprenticeship to Jesus—learning His way of nonviolence, His pattern of service, His posture of humility. The yoke is shared discipleship in community." — Stanley Hauerwas. Anabaptist: rest through learning Jesus' way.

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Matthew 11:29

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"Jesus reveals His character: gentle and humble. This is not weakness but strength restrained. The one who could command legions chooses gentleness. In this gentle Master we find rest because we are n

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