Sermons on Earthly Yoke: showing 1-15 of 28,238

Lay Them Down

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 5, 2015

Freedom is not found in discarding the yoke of Christ; it's found in losing our own burden. It's not found in discarding his authority; it's an amazing truth that freedom is found under the yoke of Christ.

Opening illustration: All of us enjoy receiving invitations—to a meal, a wedding, or a concert. Usually, when the invitation is printed on a little card, there are cryptic letters written at the bottom: RSVP. We know what those letters mean. They are an abbreviation of a French request to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Yoked Series

Contributed by Joel Gilbert on Sep 5, 2023

Our unity as a biblical community is strengthened because we are yoked together - knitted together as members of one another with practical ethics that we are intended live out in order to foster that community.

YOKED Joel Gilbert / General CommU.N.I.T.Y. / Ephesians 4:25–32; Ephesians 5:1–2   Introduction There are organizations for people with any number of interests. Often, membership in these societies comes with an expectation for some advocacy or education, financial support, or simply ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Yoke Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Feb 11, 2024

Pastor John speaks about the value of being yoked to Jesus

The Yoke Discipleship Series 2023 CCCAG 2-11-24 Scripture- Matthew 11:28-30 This morning we will be continuing the series on discipleship. This is a continuation on where we left off a few weeks ago when we talked about picking up our cross and following Jesus. We will be focused on Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30, Isaiah 30:15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Earthly Things

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 3, 2012

Drop the bottle and dig into some meat.

John 3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? KJV I am convinced that the reason we do not see much of God's power in the Church today is because we cannot figure out earthly things. There are so many ...read more

Scripture: John 3:12, Hebrews 5:11-14, 1 Corinthians 2:7-10, 1 Corinthians 13:11

Denomination: Baptist

Earthly Tents

Contributed by John Ong on Aug 4, 2015

The preaching of Paul to the Corinth speaks about tent as the brevity of life.

Have you ever feel like you do not belong in this world? Like there is a special place where you originally live? We experience disappointment, suffering, rejection and difficulty because this world is definitely not our ultimate home. Our life here on Earth is definitely the end of our story. God ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Earthly Sanctuary Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jun 4, 2017

This is the 3rd sermon in the series "Jesus Is Better- The Better Covenant".

Series: Jesus Is Better- The Better Covenant [#3] THE EARTHLY SANCTUARY Hebrews 9:1-10 Introduction: The main points in Hebrews are pretty simple: The superiority of Christ (Hebrews 1:10-7:28) and the superiority of the New Covenant (Hebrews 8:7-10:18). In the transition passage of Hebrews ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Heavenly And The Earthly.

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Aug 3, 2001

Year C NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENECOST (PROPER 13) AUGUST 5, 2001 Colossians 3: 1-11 Title: “The Heavenly and the earthly.”

Year C NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENECOST (PROPER 13) AUGUST 5, 2001 Colossians 3: 1-11 Title: “The Heavenly and the earthly.” The first two chapters of this letter focused on the person of Christ. It is Paul’s belief that if we get Christ right we get everything else right. The second half of the letter ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

The Easy Yoke

Contributed by Clair Sauer on Jul 2, 2011

Christ doesn’t free us from the service of God, but he makes a yoke for us that fits so well the task seem easy. It’s not that Jesus demands any less of us, but that he graciously helps his followers. We don’t have to carry our burden alone.

I spent this past week up at Camp Lookout as one of the Ministers in Residence. There were just about 100 campers camping this week, and around 40 paid staff and volunteers working around the clock to make sure everyone had tons of fun. Numbers-wise, it was the biggest week of the year. It was also ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:16-30

Denomination: United Methodist

Is The Yoke On You? Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 2, 2011

The walk with the Master requires great effort on our part. However, the load we bear is made easy by the one we serve.

Robert Kirkpatrick had some good news and some bad news. The good news: he had been extended a written invitation to a dinner with President Bush in Washington, DC. The invite and letter were signed by Vice President Cheney himself. It is not every day you receive an invitation like that. On the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Yokes On You

Contributed by Jack Martin on Aug 2, 2014

This is a message to both believer and non believer on how to break out of the yoke of bondage to sin. What God has provided to help us.

The title for today’s message is “THE YOKES ON YOU.” I prefaced todays message on my Facebook page yesterday this way: Tomorrows message - “The Yokes on you." From its smallest an Ox is placed in a yoke, the purpose to control it, to harness its energy for the owners use. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 10:27

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Intellectuals And Yokes

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jun 15, 2016

There are many intellectuals who believe themselves to be beyond believing in "simple-minded" Christianity. Is the Gospel found in the Bible just a myth that needs to be reinvented, or, is it the Truth, the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth?

Matthew 11:25-30 (Please look this up in your Bibles and follow along as I read today's Scripture) Now let's go back to Matthew 11:25-26 NIV “At that time Jesus said, ‘I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Nazarene

The Yoke And The Burden

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 13, 2013

What does it mean that Jesus imposes a light yoke and easy burden?

The short passage we just heard from St. Matthew can be interpreted on many levels, but I’d like to focus on what the original meaning probably was. The image given is of a pair of oxen, tied together with a heavy wooden yoke, and harnessed to a plow. Jesus promises a yoke that is easier, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Catholic

Four Yokes

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jul 9, 2017

God will break the yokes that are not from him.

14A A yoke is a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the cart or plow that they are to pull. There are four kinds of yokes-- (1).Unyoked means single. Many of you are unyoked (single). For some, it is a gift from God and your vocation. (2). Unequally ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Catholic

The Yoke Of Christ

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jul 15, 2023

The yoke of Christ is when the burdens become to much Jesus says, "Come unto Me".

Matthew 11: 28 The Yoke of Christ 1. Jesus was constantly working, busy ministering to all sorts of issues. • He healed day by day, He brought joy to the hopeless, the blind and the lepers. • He brought hope to all who knew or heard of him like the woman with the issue of blood she said “ if I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28

Denomination: Methodist

The Yoke Of Christ Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

This sermon explores the concept of following Jesus, carrying His yoke, and finding true rest in Him, as described in Matthew 11.

I know I’m not alone in saying that life can feel complicated, overwhelming, and so fast paced at times it’s all you can do to hold on for dear life. We live an overnight delivery, Amazon Prime, Netflix saturated, order groceries from your couch existence – and on some level – all these gizmos and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:16-19

Topics: Following Jesus, Divine Rest, Christ's Yoke