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Lords Prayer Before we begin today’s sermon would you join me in praying the words our Lord taught us to pray? Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be donein earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: Amen Introduction Please stand for the reading of God’s Word. Luke 20:20-26 ESV  (20)  So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.  (21)  So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality, but truly teach the way of God.  (22)  Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?”  (23)  But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them,  (24)  “Show me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar’s.”  (25)  He said to them, “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”  (26)  And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent. You may be seated Today I want to talk about three things… what belongs to Caesar, that is, what belongs to the government, what belongs to God, and what belongs to the World.Because it is my firm opinion, particularly based on the scripture that we just read, that we as Christians ought to give to the Government that which is the Governments, give to the world that which is the worlds, and give to Christ that which is Christ’s. Show Title Slide Spoiler alert! We are going to spend the majority of this sermon talking about the things that belong to God!Someone say “The Lord has need of it”Y’all remember that sermon, well this sermon is going to add the practical to that spiritual concept, we are going to talk about the specific things that belong to God and why we should be giving them to Him.But first, let’s talk about the things that belong to Caesar… and even before that we are going to pray, amen?! Pray Pray Pray Pray Pray Pray Pray Pray Pray Pray Pray Point One – What Belongs to Caesar (The Government) Luke 20:25 ESV  He said to them, “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” Let’s start by talking about what belongs to Caesar… in other words, what belongs to our government…Because that’s what Jesus is talking about when He says “Give to Caesar that which is Ceaser’s”… or maybe you have heard this verse in the KJV, which it is famously quoted in… “Render unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s”.Really what Jesus is talking about, in a very literal sense is “Give to the government that which is the government’s”.Because some think to themselves “This is my money, I am not giving it to the government!”While others think “This is God’s money, I am not giving it to the government!”And the Pharisees, knowing that Christ represented a Kingdom not of Rome, not even of this earth, wanted to catch Jesus in a trap.So when they asked Jesus weather or not to pay taxes they thought that he would either say “No, this is God’s money” and that would give the Romans a reason to arrest Jesus.Or, they reckoned, that He would say “Yes, pay your taxes” which they thought would anger Jesus’ followers or at the very list cause them to question His divinity.Of course Jesus wasn’t tricked, Jesus is a pro… and He said “Who’s face is on this coin?”Of course they answered Caesar’sSo He said, well then give it to Caesar, but the things of God, give to God.So what actually belongs to the government? Your taxes Obviously the first thing that belongs to the government is your taxes.There are some Christian’s who erroneously believe that they do not need to pay taxes, they say “Everything I have is God’s, therefore I can’t giv