Darwin Community Church

The world doesn't really understand God's love and equates it with a touchy, felling sensation that is based on circumstances and is always changing. God's love never changes, always remains the same despite circumstances it is eternal and unchanging.

Many religions believe in some form of life after death but many people today believe that once you die that is it, there is nothing more, you cease to exist, no afterlife, no judgment, no rewards. The Sadducees were our modern day atheists when it came to anything to do with supernatural, or miracles or life after death, they denied them and took the opportunity to debate Jesus about the subject.

Jesus uses a Roman coin with an image of Caeasar on it to answer a question posed who do we pay our taxes to and is it right. Jesus tells us to give to Caesar what is rightfully his and to pay what we owe to God. We will explore these in our text today

Jesus tells a story in which he exposes the intentions of the chief priest and scribes to kill him. In the story God is the owner of the vineyard, Israel the vine, The chief priests the tenant farmers, the owners son, is Jesus Christ. The scribes and priest do not being exposed and want to kill Jesus but fear the crowd if they do.

There are many people who will not recognise any authority but their own. Such was the case when the religious leaders confronted Jesus over the issue. He proved His source of authority and they didn't like it. Many Christians do not accept Jesus authority over their lives and resent being to how to live and what to do.