My sermon notes for Sunday morning, October 20th. Remember, these are my personal study notes and not a manuscript of the sermon. They are provided as an outline each week for our Tabernacle Church family. We provide the preaching each week through YouTube by Sunday afternoon. You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.
Luke 20: 19-26
INTRO
- Questions from the religious leaders.
- Testing… questioning Jesus
- The dialogue deals with the temporal verse the eternal
- Rendering to Caesar.
- Our role and responsibility in politics and with the govt.
- What is biblical submission?
- Who is our ultimate authority?
- Where do we place our hope?
The Motives of the Scribes and Chief Priests
- Opposed to Christ
- Feared the people
- Court of public opinion
- Watching Jesus
- Seeking to find
- Jealous
- Life of hypocrisy
- Pretending to be sincere
- Questioning Jesus
- His authority
- His actions
- Denying truth
Their Question
- Trying to set Jesus up for failure
- Is it lawful to give to Caesar
- Yes… denying God’s rule.
- No… God is supreme. Rebelling against earthly authority
- They knew it was a no-win situation.
Jesus’ Response
- Give to Caesar what is his
- Give to God what is His
The What Now
Submitting to God as we “render” to our earthly rulers
Remember our mission (Our purpose in life)
- Glorifying God
- Submitting to His Lordship
- As We Make Disciples
- Matthew 28:18-20
- All authority is given to Me…GO
Submit to God’s providence
- Those He ordains to lead His people
- Church – Believers
- Hebrews 13:17
- Household – Family
- Ephesians 5:23
- 1 Corinthians 11:3
- Government – Citizens
- Romans 13:1-7
- KEEP TEMPORAL AND ETERNAL IN PERSPECTIVE
Stand, proclaim, and defend the Gospel
- Acts 5:27–29
- 1 Timothy 3:15
- Biblical Truth
- Moral Truth
- Absolute Truth
- NO COMPROMISE… not an inch.
Putting it all into perspective – 1 Peter 2:9–17