Category: Devotions

Scripture: Romans 7:18–25 We can speak sincerely about loving God and still find our actions and attitudes pulling in another direction. We resist being accountable to others, and we resist surrendering control to God. This week’s sermon does not excuse this hypocrisy; it names it honestly. We need more than a clever answer or a new […]

Scripture: Matthew 6:19–24 Jesus’ answer reaches beyond a question about taxes to a much larger question: Who has your heart? We can give our deepest attention and trust to money, approval, influence, comfort, safety, physical desires, or our plans for the future. These things may have a place in life, but they cannot bear the weight […]

Scripture: Genesis 1:26–27 Jesus points to Caesar’s image on the coin, then calls His hearers to give God what belongs to God. This week’s sermon draws out the deeper implication: while the coin bears Caesar’s image, our lives bear God’s image. We are not ultimately our own possessions. We belong to the One who made us, […]

Scripture: Matthew 22:19–21 Jesus does not let the trap dictate His answer. He acknowledges that Caesar has a legitimate claim represented by the coin, and He teaches His followers to recognize their responsibilities in earthly life. Government and other earthly authorities are not ultimate, but they can serve our common good. Paying what we owe in […]

Scripture: Matthew 22:15–18 The religious leaders approach Jesus with a question designed not to help them understand, but to trap Him. We may recognize this pattern in public arguments, but it can also appear in our own hearts. Sometimes we ask what God requires because we genuinely want to learn; at other times, we are looking […]