Amen.

Aloha and welcome.

This episode of A Amen Podcast is called Unattached.

And Alex will be preaching about being unattached from the world.

We're continuing our series in Matthew.

Moving on to chapter 14, looking at verses 1 through 12 today,

I will read those verses, and then Alex will share his sermon,

and we'll come back at the end for a question and answer time.

Let's read. At that time, Herod the Tetraak heard about the fame of Jesus and he said to his

servants this is John the Baptist he has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous

powers are at work in him. For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in

prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother, Philip's wife.

Because John had been saying to him, it is not lawful for you to have her, and though he

wanted to put him to death, he feared the people because they

held him to be a prophet. But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias, Herod,

danced before the company and pleased Herod

so that he promised that an oath to give her

whatever she might ask,

prompted by her mother, she said,

said, give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.

And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests,

he commanded it be given.

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