Sermon from October 18, 2020:
This Sunday: "Render Unto Caesar"
In Exodus, Moses, seeking guidance, implores God, “Show me your glory!” In response, God reveals through a cleft in the rock.
In writing to the Christians at Thessalonica, Paul gives thanks to God for the witness of the Christians who are gathered there. A key verse: “Our message came to you not in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit”, reminding us that if hearts are changes, if the world tilts on its axis, it’s God’s work…
And in Matthew, Seeking to entrap Jesus, critics ask him about whether it is permitted or not to pay taxes to Caesar.
And it is the simple answer given by Jesus, that for me, ties it all together…
Listen closely: Render to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and Render unto God what is God’s.
See – that’s the important part. Render unto God what is God’s, who is God’s….