Sermons on Matthew 11:25-30
Sermon for Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] Jesus says, come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. In the name of Jesus, amen. In this morning’s Gospel reading, Jesus is walking from town to town in Galilee. He’s preaching and he’s teaching. And then all of a sudden, he stops. And in the presence of everyone around him, he says a brief prayer.…
Sermon for Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. In the Gospel reading today are the beautiful and perhaps familiar words of Jesus about the easy yoke that he gives. But the reading starts as a prayer of Jesus. And then he turns back to the crowd he’s speaking to and kind of shifts gears into…
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Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Independence Day weekend may seem like an unusual time to start a sermon by talking about Christmas. But I’m hoping that you’ll give me a bit of latitude for a moment or two. You see, as I was reading today’s Gospel text, I was struck by the contrast between how God…
