1. Bring a Friend Sunday will be October 23rd please see the attached flyer.
2. October 30th will be Youth Sunday and the young people of our congregation will be leading worship.
Scripture
Matthew 22:15-22 (ESV)
Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his talk. [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." [22] When they heard it, they marveled. And they left him and went away.
Questions for Reflection
1. What qualities mark a person of integrity?
2. What group sought to trap Jesus? How? (22:15)
3. What two groups were sent to Jesus? Why? (22:16)
4. How did the Pharisees address Jesus? (22:16)
5. How did the Pharisees describe Jesus’ character? (22:16)
6. How did the Pharisees describe Jesus’ manner of teaching? (22:16)
7. After all the flattery, what question did the Pharisees’ disciples and the Herodians finally ask Jesus? (22:17)
8. Why do we resort to flattery?
9. How does it make you feel to realize that Jesus can see right into your heart and tell when your motives are insincere?
10. What do you think Jesus called us to do when He said, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and give to God what is God’s”?
