This Sunday, we encounter the great wisdom of Jesus, responding to leaders who, in spite of their trickery, unsuccessfully try to de-rail his Kingdom-mission of hope & love for all (Matthew 22:15-22). Jesus extends the wonderful invitation to “give to God the things that are God’s” – knowing that all humanity belongs to God, as we have all been created in God’s beautifully diverse image. We hear Paul’s beautiful words of encouragement to early Christians in the city of Thessalonica, giving thanks to God for their example of faith, even in the midst of the difficulties they face (I Thessalonians 1:1-10). In the midst of challenges in our own lives, we are inspired by word of the Lord through the prophet Isaiah: “I am the Lord, and there is no other!” – and we rejoice with Psalm 96, “Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth!”
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God is Here; Text: Fred Pratt Green; Music: ABBOT’S LEIGH, Cyril V. Taylor Text © 1979 and Music © 1942 Hope Publishing Company.
How Great is Our God; CCLI Song # 4348399; Chris Tomlin | Jesse Reeves | Ed Cash © 2004 sixsteps Music;