#Sermon genesis 2215 19 sermon audio how to

The Pharisees were anti-Rome – Were supremely loyal to their religious establishment.This is a fascinating encounter between Jesus and a group of questioners, who by most accounts were strange “bed-fellows” in the kingdom of man. 20 And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” 21 They said, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 22 When they heard it, they marveled.

Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why put me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius.

16 And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances.

#Sermon genesis 2215 19 sermon audio how to

Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. I think that Jesus words in Matthew chapter 22, verses 15-22 are very appropriate for this topic. What are the church people going to hear me say? Am I saying to little, am I saying too much? So my prayer is that Jesus words will guide this sermon in a very balanced way. Emotionally I have been very burdened by this topic of dual citizenship. It is a message that has weighed heavy on my heart. It is a message I have struggled to write. In an effort to be transparent with you, this is a very heavy message.

So what is proper patriotism? What does it mean to live as Dual Citizens? How are we supposed to think and act as citizens of the Kingdom of God, while at the same time being citizens in the Kingdom of Man? The apostle Peter tells us that we are “sojourners, exiles” just passing through. The apostle Paul tells us that “our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” But at the same time we love our country and desire proper patriotism. Today, I am talking about our citizenship, I am talking about the day to day, broad strokes of living in our country.īut I think all of us who are Christians would acknowledge that there is tension in living as dual citizens. When I think about my family history, and American history, I recognize that I am dependent on others, brave men and women who have given their lives for our freedom. We should be all deeply grateful for the freedom that we benefit from every day of our lives.

When I hear the Patriotic songs and pledge allegiance to the flag that represents our “father land”, it stirs deep within me, because I know the cost of our freedom. They stood for their fellow Americans and stood against the ideals that the enemy represented. Obviously, these men did not battle the other side because they hated the individual men in front of them, they simply loved the men behind them. My great grandfather served in World War I, my grandfather served in World War II as a helmsmen on a Navy ship. I believe that just as one honors father and mother one should also honor where God has placed you. The very word patriotism comes from the word patriarch and we all acknowledge that each of us have a connection to a “father land.” This has with it identification to a particular kinship, a kinship that has worked, and sometimes fought to sustain and protect the family.