Church Year: Pentecost 5:
Date: July 2, 2023
Theme: Citizens Of God Living As Citizens Of Country
– Matthew 22:15-21
– Pastor: John Hein
Bulletin: Bulletin
Liturgy: WS, p. 12 ff.
Hymns:
TLH 566 : Christ by Heavenly Hosts Adored
TLH 581 : All Ye Who on this Earth do Dwell
TLH 575 : Before the Lord We Bow
Communion
TLH 577 : God Bless Our Native Land
Scripture Readings:
Isaiah 45:1-7 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5aTheme: Citizens Of God Living As Citizens Of Country
Matthew 22:15–21 (Listen)
Paying Taxes to Caesar
15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. 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. 17 Tell us, then, what you think. 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. 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.”
(ESV)