Month: March 2023

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Is it lawful to pay taxes?

Sunday 12th March 2023

Read: Genesis 1:26-2:8; Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon: Matthew 22:15-22

Matthew 21-22 Confronting Jesus’ authority

Matthew 22:15-22 Giving to Caesar and giving to God
22:15-16a an unlikely alliance to test God’s Son

22:16-17 Teacher, answer this – yes or no

22:18-20 testing God’s Son

22:21-22 giving to Caesar and to God

Giving to God what belongs to him

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The Many and the Few

Sunday 5th March 2023

Read: Psalm 93; Isaiah 40:9-11, 52:7-12; Matthew 22: 1-14

Sermon: Matthew 22: 1-14

Matthew 22:1-2 The kingdom of heaven is like a royal wedding


Matthew 22:3 First call to the invited guests


Matthew 22:4-6 Second call to the invited guests


Matthew 22:7 The king’s response


Matthew 22:8-10 New invitation, new guest list, different response


Matthew 22:11-14 Attendance is always on the king’s terms