Religious Freedom
Rev. Benjamin Wines
Matthew 22:15-22
We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. You can also find our services online at the HVBC YouTube Channel. Today’s sermon is titled, “Religious Freedom”. We will be reading from Matthew 22:15-22, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 99.
Call to Worship Psalm 99:2-4, 6-9
Leader: The Lord is great in Zion;
People: He is exalted over all the peoples.
Leader: Let them praise your great and awesome name.
People: Holy is he!
Leader: Mighty King, lover of justice, you have established equity;
People: You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Leader: Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel also called on his name.
People: They cried to the Lord, and he answered them.
Leader: He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud;
People: They kept his decrees, and the statutes that he gave them.
Leader: O Lord our God, you answered them; you were a forgiving God to them,
People: But an avenger of their wrongdoings.
Leader: Extol the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mountain;
People: For the Lord our God is holy.
Questions for Further Reflection:
In this passage, Jesus freely chooses to honor God and reject Caesar.
How do we, as Baptists, put God first in our lives?
What can we do to lead others to freely choose God as well?