Where Do Faith and Politics Meet?

We live in a culture where every election feels like a fight for the soul of the country. It's easy to let politics start doing the job your identity was supposed to do.

This week we open the Gospel of Matthew, where Jesus gets handed a political trap by two groups who agreed on nothing except wanting Him gone. He answers by holding up a coin: "Render to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."

We'll talk about what it looks like to let your identity in Christ come before your loyalty to any party, and why that order matters. If you've ever felt torn between showing up for your country and staying anchored in Christ, this message is for you.

Series: Questions & Answers
Speaker: Jeremy Norton
Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

Timestamps
00:00 - Family gatherings can get interesting these days
04:20 - We have two groups with nothing in common
06:30 - The coin
09:34 - Political trap turned into a core teaching on identity
11:29 - The Apostle Paul’s Letter to the Roman Church
16:07 - Is this still important today?
23:13 - What does this look like in daily life?
30:13 - Back to the trap Jesus faced in the temple courts
33:13 - Our sinful nature keeps pushing us into political traps
35:05 - Prayer
35:49 - Updates
40:26 - Discussion and Prayer Focus
41:52 - Come back next week

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