In this week's featured sermon, "The Great Exchange," Bryan Loritts takes a new look at a familiar passage—Matthew 11:25-30. He believes it doesn't apply first of all to those who are burdened or weighed down, but that those who are weary and heavy-ladened are the religious. Lorrits says, "Jesus wants us to understand when I live a life that is constantly saying through my deed Look at me that that's ultimately training in one treadmill called hedonism for another treadmill called religion." Jesus in this text is offering us a great exchange. "Exchange the yoke of religion for the yoke of gospel living."

In December 2014, PreachingToday.com's editor, Matt Woodley, spent two weeks in Nigeria. He had the chance to talk to some great Nigerian pastors, Jacob Kwashi being one of them. Kwashi is a bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Jos (about an hour outside the capital city of Abuja). He offers some biblically balanced thoughts about the role of preaching in Nigeria—thoughts that will resonate with many American preachers.

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Andrew Finch is the Managing Editor for PreachingToday.com.