Monday, July 6, 2026

Recording of Yesterday's Sermon: Christian Life as Young Teen Girl Slumber Party

Yesterday's sermon went well.  Three years ago when I preached on Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30, I did more talking about the process of yoking.  This year, I envisioned a different metaphor:  the Christian life as young teen girl slumber party.  It seemed well received.

I'm always happy when I can introduce a metaphor that seems new to me.  My metaphor brain went immediately to a sports team, which seems obvious.  The slumber party was not immediately obvious, and it got some attention--particularly from the young teen girls in the congregation, who aren't always paying attention to the adult sermon time after having their own youth sermon.

I posted the recording of my sermon here on my YouTube channel.  You can read the sermon manuscript in yesterday's blog post.

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