Contributed by Ian Harris on Jun 20, 2026
Believers overcomplicate the Christian life, but Jesus simply calls us to love God and our neighbors. Using Wesley's rules—do no harm, do good, and stay in love with God—this sermon explains that this simple, yet difficult, obedience is fueled by God's grace.
“It Could All Be So Simple (But You’d Rather Make It Hard)”
Matthew 22:34-40 NRSVUE
Rev. Arian B. Harris, M.Div., DBA
34 When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together,
35 and one of them, an expert in the law, asked him a question to test him.
36 “Teacher,
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