Sermons about Matthew 22:15-22

Two Kingdoms

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Oct 8, 2005

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22nd Sunday after Pentecoast proper 24

22nd Sunday after Pentecost (Pr. 24) October 16, 2005 “Series A” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, through our baptism into Christ’s death and resurrection, you have claimed us as your redeemed ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

Denomination: Lutheran

Mouth To Mouth Manipulation

Contributed by Chris Manning on Oct 15, 2005

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What we say can have a lasting effect on who we are saying it too. The art of communication is just as deadly as the art of war.

Matthew 22:15 KJV Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. In the coral reefs of the Caribbean, live a small fish know as the Kissing Fish. It only grows to about two to three inches long. It is mostly known because of its quickness and the fact that it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15

Denomination: Apostolic

"Whose Image Do We Bear?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 15, 2005

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As Christians, we are to give ourselves to God.

Matthew 22:15-22 “Whose Image Do We Bear?” The political season is upon us and we’ve got some pretty hotly contested races going. Which means the television is rife with political commercials. I don’t know about you all, but I really get turned off by political commercials. Why can’t the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

Denomination: United Methodist

Whose Image?

Contributed by William Mouser on Oct 25, 2005

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Giving to God what is His requires we recognize what bears His image and, thus, a duty toward Him.

Whose Image? Matt 22:15-22 The gospel for today has a saying of Jesus that is probably better known than anything else he ever said, with the possible exception of his words to Nicodemus about being born again. The odd thing about Jesus’ words in today’s gospel is this: were not answering the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Hard Or Simple?

Contributed by William Mouser on Oct 25, 2005

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In one of the final debates with the Pharisees, Jesus exposes their penchant for complicating the simple meaning of God’s Word, while ignoring those parts of God’s word which truly are full of mystery.

Hard or Simple? Matt. 22:15-22 A university research wished to study the differences in perception that are related to ones vocation. So, they devised a simple test in order to detect how a person’s professional vocation influenced their answer to a simple question. The first to be tested ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

A Kingdom Focus Of Politics As Usual

Contributed by Michael Stover on Oct 5, 2004

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Jesus models for us a Kingdom Focus when confronted with political issues.

A KINGDOM FOCUS OR ‘POLITICS AS USUAL’? Matthew 22:15-22 •This is the question every believer must ask during election time. Will I maintain a Kingdom focus, or will I revert to ‘politics as usual’? Will I allow myself to be salt and light through the political processes, or will I focus on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

Denomination: Baptist

Good Citizesn Make Good Citizens

Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on Mar 21, 2009

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Good Christians make good citizens because they are saved, sanctified and filled with the Holy Spirit.

A Good Christian makes a Good Citizen Matt: 22:15-22 “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s” During the upcoming election period when we have to choose between a candidate who thinks he knows it all and one that knows nothing. People ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

Denomination: Baptist

How To Be A Spiritual Lifeguard

Contributed by Ryan Akers on Feb 24, 2006

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A lifeguard can’t save a life without the proper training, but even with training they still won’t be a lifeguard until they put that training into action. As Christians we must train to reach a lost world, but having all the tools means nothing until we

HOW TO BE A SPIRITUAL LIFE GUARD 19Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:19-20

Denomination: Wesleyan

Render To Caesar Or God Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Feb 24, 2013

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A message about asking God questions and listening to His principles of giving.

Title: Render Unto Caesar, Give Unto God Theme: To show the importance of giving to the Lord what is important. Text: Matthew 22:15 - 22 Matthew 22:15-22 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. (16) And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22, Malachi 3:8-12

Denomination: Church Of God

Show Me The Money! Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 20, 2012

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Jesus' response to the Pharisees and the Herodians when they tried to trick him with a question about taxes.

INTRODUCTION Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding, Jr. starred in the 1996 movie, “Jerry McGuire.” Tom Cruise played a sports agent with only one client. Cuba Gooding, Jr. played an NFL receiver who made the line, “Show me the money, Jerry! Show me the money!” famous. In our passage ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

Denomination: Baptist

Defender Of Religious Liberty Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 15, 2012

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St Robert Bellarmine would be an excellent candidate for the patron of the Church in defense of religious liberty, as we face a determined political system who would destroy us.

17 September 2012 St. Robert Bellarmine Verbum Domini Today’s saint is one who is not quoted in Verbum Domini by our Holy Father. Perhaps the reason is that Robert Bellarmine, who lived in the sixteenth and seventeenth century, was a controversial theologian in his time. We might say that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:17-21

Denomination: Catholic

A Fine Balance: Fulfilling Our Obligations To Both God And The State

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 29, 2014

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Render to Caesar Caesar’s image, which is on the coin; and to God God’s image, which is on man.

FULFILLING OBLIGATIONS TO GOD AND STATE. Matthew 22:15-22. 1. Wickedness finds strange bedfellows. The Pharisees denied the Emperor any right to demand tribute money - and whilst they no doubt used the common money for common purposes, they questioned the validity of the coinage (which ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In Whose Image?

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Oct 14, 2014

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Some .have taken Jesus' words as a starting point to building a theology of two kingdoms. A theology of how earthly governments and God are supposed .to relate. Beloved this passage is not about two kingdoms. It is about two images. Updated June 2018

A Little Boy desperately wanted $100.00 ...to buy some toys ...and prayed to God ......for a whole week, ...but nothing happened. So, ... he decided ...to write a letter to God...requesting ...the $100.00. When the Post Office got the letter addressed to God ......they forwarded it on ... to the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22, Genesis 1:26-27, Matthew 22:37-40

Denomination: Anglican

Render To Caesar What Is Caesar's

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 18, 2014

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Seemingly a Catch 22 position, yet Jesus wonderfully side steps the controversary. By using the Gk word "apodote" Jesus challenges us even today: "The coin bore Caesar's image: give it back to him. You bear God's image: so give yourself back to Him."

Sermon: Render to Caesar what is Caesars’s Story: A man came to an Anglican Church and asked to see the Vicar. “Vicar,” he said, “My dog died and I would like a Christian burial for him.” The Vicar said, “I’m sorry to hear about your dog, but we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

Denomination: Anglican

"What Belongs To God?"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Oct 20, 2014

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What is it that belongs to God? You and I belong, our at tentativeness, our affections, and absolute belongs to God.

What Belongs to God? Matthew 22:15-22 • Today text the Pharisee were trying to trap Jesus with how he might respond to a tax question • The Herodian’s were present as well. The Herodians held political power, and most scholars believe that they were a political party ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

Denomination: Methodist

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