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SERMON HIGHLIGHTS: Jesus Criticizes the religious authorities, but we need to take his words to heart. We should be guided by the commandment to love God and love others. That should direct our lives, our judgment, and how we treat others.

SERMON HIGHLIGHTS: Render unto Caesar that which is Ceasar and unto God what is God’s. This familiar verse makes us consider what belongs to God, which is everything. We cannot compartmentalize life and in everything should work to feed the hungry, give voice to the voiceless, include the outcast and provide for justice for all.

SERMON HIGHLIGHTS: God’s kingdom is described as an incredible party with a huge buffet and open bar! Even better, everyone is invited. However, God’s expectation of us is that we participate in the party. Participation means that we partner with God to transform the world by making love, peace and justice.

SERMON HIGHLIGHTS: Life guided by love of God and other doesn’t make sense to the world. If God’s way is our authority then we have to question the ways of the world. Worrying more about others than ourselves, we put aside violence in favor of dialogue; we put aside selfish gain when others are in need. Living out love means sharing instead of acquiring.

SERMON HIGHLIGHTS: Who has authority these days? How do you know who to trust? Our faith tells us to trust in the God who created us out of love and who loved us enough to die for us. We find wholeness and completion surrendering to God’s authority and God only asks that we love.

SERMON HIGHLIGHTS: God’s economy is based on abundance – abundant grace, love, and salvation. That free gift encourages our own abundance with God’s gifts and shifts our concerns from self to other.

SERMON HIGHLIGHTS: Forgiveness has three parts – Asking, Granting, and Receiving. Forgiveness is incomplete without all these elements, but, when they all occur together, reconciliation happens and relationships are mended.

SERMON HIGHLIGHTS: Imagining God’s will is hard and sometimes we disagree on what God wants from us. When we do disagree, we need to talk together to resolve our differences. God prioritizes relationships over punishment for getting it wrong.

SERMON HIGHLIGHTS: Jesus was approached by a Canaanite woman, a woman on the margins. Jesus loved the woman and listened to her plea. In the act of loving and listening Jesus was changed. We are changed when we love and listen.