B.T.D.T.
Matthew 11:25-30
Sermon
by Leonard Sweet

To a "weary and heavy-laden" generation who has Been There, Done That, Jesus offers something radically new: real rest!

Have you ever watched a commercial for that glow-in-the-dark neon-green soft drink "Mountain Dew"? It's exhausting. The television screen is filled with frenetic action. Young men spend 60 seconds catapulting out of airplanes on snowboards, leaping off cliffs while wearing parachutes, hurtling down rugged mountains on mostly airborne bicycles, and rollerblading through complete loop-the-loops.

In between each adrenaline-pumping activity, though, the screen quickly shifts to a picture of four bored guys standing around doing nothing. Their response to each of these wild scenes is a monotone "been there" or "done that"..."been there"..."done that..." Only when these seen-…

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