Sermons on Rest

Sermons on Rest

Matthew 11:16-30

The Parable of the Brats Introduction: The last half of Matthew 11 is a series of seemingly disconnected discourses by Jesus.  But they only seem to be disconnected; they actually are intimately related to one another.  I have entitled my message this morning The Parable of the Brats, because that is what the passage opens with, but the parable leads directly into three other brief discourses by Jesus–a denunciation of the cities of Galilee, a praise to His Father for hiding truth to some and…

Hebrews 3:7-4:13

The Tragedy of Unbelief What is the most heinous sin a human being can commit?  Is it brutal, premeditated murder?  Is it some grossly perverted immoral act?  Is it the abuse of an innocent child?  Is it the attempted annihilation of an entire race?  What is the most heinous sin a human being can commit?   Well, I think we can answer that question if we ask and answer another one:  What is the only sin that will send a person to Hell, the only one that…