Sermons tagged #Render

How Can We Push Through? We render Him faithful. We seek, support, stand, and serve Him with our trust. We take Him at His word, rendering Him faithful, true, and trustworthy. We believe Him, His message, and His messengers. Believing is similar to swimming. Wanting to swim is not swimming. Wanting to believe and believing are not equal or the same. Wanting to trust God and trusting Him is NOT the same... but I have found that many get the two confused. You see, the one (those wanting to trust) places a higher value upon their own faith, which is saying their trust is worth more than Him and the other says, I trust Him, He's greater and worth more than our trust and obedience can ever imagine. Faith is not blind... not at all! Blindness is the inability to distinguish light and darkness. It takes light to see. Faith sees the purest and best light known to man, the very light or revelation of God. Hearing is essential in the kingdom because hearing from God is seeing in God's world. Faith doesn't have to see it all, it only needs to see what God is graciously revealing at the time. And faith never demands all the details before it says, "Yes!"... faith ONLY knows how to follow the voice of the Shepherd. When anyone is MORE concerned about being noticed for what they're doing, or SEEN for what they're not doing, while they claim to trust in "God" they cannot be following the one they "claim" to trust. Why? Because their desire to be trusted by "God" consumes their attention and supersedes their personal need to simply put their trust in Jesus. Don't confuse the two... wanting trust FROM someone and properly placing trust IN someone are two totally different aspect

Key Word Render Main Points God appointed all human authorities (Romans 13:1). God created people in His image (Genesis 1:27).

When faced with a devious question, the Lord Jesus Christ takes the opportunity to speak of a believer's obligation to the civil authorities.

Psalm 116 " I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. 6 The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. 7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee. 8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. 9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. 10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted: 11 I said in my haste, All men are liars. 12 What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? 13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. 14 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people. 15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. 16 O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. 17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD. 18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people, 19 In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD."

In 1st century politics—saying the wrong thing could get you killed! While we don't live in the Roman Empire—our society is increasingly hostile to Christianity, and so Christians more than ever need Jesus' wisdom for today's perilous politics.

In our study, Jesus is confronted by conniving, Bible-rejecting Pharisees who seek to trap Jesus in his words in order to turn him over to the Roman government but their efforts FAIL. We also discuss the implications for 21st Century Americans regarding the payment of taxes with a discussion of the Income Tax, 16th Amendment and the Federal Reserve. https://bbfohio.com

CURRENT EVENTS UPDATE: The Global Elites want to drag the American middle class down to third world status and replace meat with BUGS. In our study, Jesus is confronted by conniving, Bible-rejecting Pharisees who seek to trap Jesus in his words in order to turn him over to the Roman government but their efforts FAIL. We also discuss the implications for 21st Century Americans regarding the payment of taxes with a discussion of the Income Tax, 16th Amendment and the Federal Reserve. https://bbfohio.com

Matthew 4:1-11 Romans 5:6-20 Romans 13:1-7 References in Luke, Psalms, Genesis, Colossians, Revelation, etc.

The Pharisees, exposed by Christ's parable, send men to lie in wait to catch him in his words. To do this, they ask a question: "Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?" Christ's answer rises to a different plane, as he presses upon them the righteousness of submission to Caesar in his appointed sphere, and to God's in his. An answer that leaves his enemies dumbfounded leaves his disciples instructed with regard to our lives before God and men.

Christians today often wrestle with our proper relationship to the government. This dilemma isn't new. The very first Christians had to wrestle over this same issue as they tried to live as followers of Christ and citizens of Rome. In fact, even before this the Jewish people tried to solve this problem as they considered the implications of paying taxes to Caesar. So what is the Christian to do? Jesus answers this dilemma in Matthew 22:15-22 when the Pharisees challenge Him, asking, "Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?" Ryan explains in the following message entitled, "No King but Caesar?"

Honor & Salute Our Veterans Romans 13:7 Christians are to pay their taxes and to give honor to the authorities, even as they are to love one another, which is the essence of the Ten Commandments and the law (13:7–10). On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the world celebrated!Remember that courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to face it. It is in my opinion that every soldier is already a hero.People who join the military know that someday, sooner or later, will face conflict. That is heroism. But Jesus was committed to a cause! He wanted to save the world through the cross. Our veterans have demonstrated a heart committed to a cause: § The cause of freedom. § The cause of courage. § The cause of love of country. § The cause of Constitutional self-government. Jesus Christ was committed to a cause!Our veterans were committed to a cause!No greater price has ever been paid! Jesus paid in His blood for those who couldn't have cared less.

The right response to answered prayer is what this Psalm is all about, how do we respond when God answers our prayers - See PDF for detailed sermon outline.

We belong to a kingdom not of this world. When we truly understand that, we start living according to that. When we are invested in the eternal kingdom of Christ, we can let the world be the world.

Jesus Christ is able to transform the secular into something sacred, even taxes!

The Son of Man sees through the sinfulness of man. He speaks the truth. The question. "do we pay taxes" is deceptive, crafty, tricky. The Pharisees wished to trap Jesus into giving an answer the question that would either get him is trouble with the Roman governor or that the over taxed people would not like. He did neither. The Pharisees were self righteous and hated Jesus. In verses 17-18, Jesus quoted Psalm 118: 22, basically telling them the cornerstone would crush them. Jesus asked for a denarius and then asked them whose inscription was on the coin. Caesar was the answer. Jesus the replied "give to Caesar what is his and to God what is due him (Genesis 1:26-27). This rendered the Pharisees silent.