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This week Rev. Beverly Gibson and Johnny Gwin look at the nature of allegiance. Most of us have heard and comprehended the meaning of "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's," but what is our debt to God? The answer to this profound teaching, from the Gospel of Matthew, is found more in Jesus's unspoken parallel than what he said. What is God's image imprinted upon? God's image is upon "us." We are what is owed to our Heavenly Emperor. More specifically, giving our physical and spiritual presence to Him, ourselves and others is the true debt that is owed.

Also discussed in this episode:

Jesus's handling of those that are conspiring against him
Jesus's rabbinical teaching method
Tithing
The human and divine nature of Jesus
God's greatest gift to the world and His followers.

Pulpit To Pew wants to congratulate Christ Church Cathedral parishioner Carl Cunningham Jr. and the young men of the Kappa League of Mobile for earning their National Chapter of the Year Award. Your presence at Sunday services is always a gift, and thanks for sharing your achievements. Your diligence and accomplishments are an inspiration to our whole community.

Weekly Readings Exodus 33:12-23
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Matthew 22:15-22

Complete Show:

Carl Cunningham, Jr. and the young men Kappa League of Mobile and their success, 12 million in scholarships and the National Jay Crosby Award joined us at service
Rev. Marshall Craver as a new addition to the Christ Church Cathedral family and the adult education program
The Pharisees and Herodians laying a trap for Jesus in the gospel of Matthew
Is it lawful to pay taxes to the Emperor or not?
Jesus in true Rabbinical tradition answers a question with another question
The image on the emperor's coin
If the coin belongs to the emperor what does God own?
What does God have his image on? Us.
Tithing and "the more" that is asked of God
The sharing of each other's presence
Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons in ourselves and others?
How Rev. Gibson prepares for the podcast when she doesn't deliver a sermon
Rev. Craver's earthly father's advice of never to speak of politics, religion, and money in public
Facebook seems to break Rev. Craver's sound fatherly advice
How we are not too different from the Pharisees and the Herodians
Herodians and Pharisees make strange bedfellows aligning together against Jesus
What does God have his image on
The profound teaching is the unspoken parallel of what is not said
The light and dark side (Star Wars reference) of ourselves and one another
Arguing the exact nature of Jesus - fully human, fully divine, or both
God's great compassion is giving his only son as a human being and sending him to live and die among us
What was Jesus like during the time he was finding his way in life from the age of 13 to 30
We all were or are trying to discover our calling during our teens and twenties
Seeing Jesus in the people around us and sitting next to us
The divine in the human being is transcendent in many many religions
Is our soul the divine within each and every one of us
Johnny's need to explore William Blake other than his knowledge of this great artist from the Hannibal and Red Dragon movies
The Men of Kappa League wearing the garments of righteousness and inspiration
Big things are very important, but it is those little things that make us know we are loved
Nick Saban and The Process - nothing is minuscule, it's all important
God is in the details or is the Devil in the details
Workaholism and the temptation of working to help others instead of working on ourselves

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