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October 22nd, 2023, 21st Sunday after Pentecost
Ben Colahan
Ben Colahan
Sunday, October 22, 2023
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Faith Lutheran Church: a community reflecting God's love with a place at the table for everyone. Join us every Sunday at 9:30am for worship online and in person. Faith Lutheran is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA), Sierra Pacific Synod. We are a Reconciling in Christ community, Lutherans for full participation.

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Isaiah 45:1-7

 1Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus,
  whose right hand I have grasped
 to subdue nations before him
  and strip kings of their robes,
 to open doors before him—
  and the gates shall not be closed:
 2I will go before you
  and level the mountains,
 I will break in pieces the doors of bronze
  and cut through the bars of iron,
 3I will give you the treasures of darkness
  and riches hidden in secret places,
 so that you may know that it is I, the Lord,
  the God of Israel, who call you by your name.
 4For the sake of my servant Jacob,
  and Israel my chosen,
 I call you by your name,
  I surname you, though you do not know me.
 5I am the Lord, and there is no other;
  besides me there is no god.
  I arm you, though you do not know me,
 6so that they may know, from the rising of the sun
  and from the west, that there is no one besides me;
  I am the Lord, and there is no other.
 7I form light and create darkness,
  I make weal and create woe;
  I the Lord do all these things.

Matthew 22:15-22

15Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap [Jesus] in what he said. 16So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality. 17Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?” 18But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites? 19Show me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. 20Then he said to them, “Whose head is this, and whose title?” 21They answered, “The emperor’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 22When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.