#1091: Sixth Sunday after Pentecost – July 5, 2026
Sermon Brainwave Podcast • Post date: June 21, 2026
What does it mean to come to Jesus weary and burdened? In this episode of the Sermon Brainwave podcast, Karoline Lewis, Cody Sanders, and Matt Skinner dig into a rich set of texts for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A. The conversation centers on Matthew 11:28–30 and the promise of rest — but not the kind that soothes middle-class stress. These are beatitude people, crushed under systemic weight, for whom Jesus offers liberation one act of mercy at a time.
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Commentary on Zechariah 9:9-12
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Commentary on Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
Second Reading
Commentary on Romans 7:15-25a
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