Pendleton Center United Methodist Church - Sermons
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
Looking Back
Series: A Wonder-Full Life (November 2022)
Preacher: Pastor Scott Johnson
Date: 6th November 2022
Passage: Matthew 22:15-22
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Then the Pharisees met together to find a way to trap Jesus in his words ... "So tell us what you think: Does the Law allow people to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"
Knowing their evil motives, Jesus replied, "Why do you test me, you hypocrites? ... Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God."
When they heard this they were astonished, and they departed.
Our relationship with money has a history as long as our lives but also as expansive as the family systems and culture of which we are a part. Creating spiritual practices for how we deal with money invites us to look back to see with new eyes how and when our values and fears were initiated. Like George Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life," we sometimes need some help in the midst of the discouragement that can come with being in the "whale" of our fear about money. We look back with a practice of compassion for ourselves and others and a faith that reminds us of our true worth.
Mission Moment: S.E.R.V. Niagara
Before veterans in need can fully benefit from programs, skills training, or any other services, they have to have their basic human needs of food, clothing, and shelter met. S.E.R.V. Niagara provides support for addiction, veteran families, mental health, PTSD, transportation, combat-related injuries, and unemployment.
The "Basic Human Needs" builds a strong foundation of trust upon which other services can lead our veterans onto a path of self-sufficiency. Their main areas of focus are scholarship funding, therapeutic programs, community outreach, and housing.
You can give by adding "S.E.R.V. Niagara" to your gift online at (Give Online) pendletonchurch.org/give.
Learn more about S.E.R.V. Niagara at (http://servniagara.org) servniagara.org.
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