Sunday's sermon turned into a blog post with audio and video:
https://www.scottlapierre.org/give-to-caesar-what-is-caesars-and-to-god-what-is-gods/
The Pharisees and Herodians tried to trap Jesus with this question: “Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?” (Luke 20:22). If Jesus said they should pay the tax, it looked like He supported Rome, but if he said they should not pay the tax, He would be considered a traitor to Rome and arrested. He responded, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what Is God's” (Luke 23:25). Just as the coins with Caesar’s image belong to Caesar, people with God’s image belong to God.
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Simon of Cyrene carried the cross behind Jesus (Luke 23:26). A picture of discipleship: deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Him (Luke 9:23).
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📖 https://www.scottlapierre.org/simon-of-cyrene/
Crowds followed Jesus everywhere—but crowds aren’t the same as disciples.
In the Gospels, people could be near Jesus physically while being far from Him spiritually. Jesus defines discipleship clearly: deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Him (Luke 9:23; 14:27).
In this message, we look at the difference between being part of the crowd and truly belonging to Christ, and how Simon of Cyrene carrying the cross behind Jesus becomes a living picture of discipleship (Luke 23:26–27).
📖 Read: https://www.scottlapierre.org/crowds-vs-disciples-take-up-your-cross/
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Question: Are you in the crowd—or are you following Christ?
