Rev Mendez Sermons & Notes

Rev. Arturo Mendez St. Matthew Lutheran church of Westfield 10/18/2020 Theme: Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.   May the peace and grace from our lord and Savior be with all of us.   15  Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.   16  They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians.“Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are.   17  Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial  tax [ a ]  to Caesar or not? ”   In this Pericope teach us about Jesus asking to the Pharisees from whom was the image in this coin, This particular text is common to use to the discussion about the separation off the  two kingdoms the church and  the state And the obligation of the Christians to pay their taxes including other duties as a citizens

Rev. Arturo Mendez  Sermon: 10-04-2020 Theme: Jesus is Our Corner Stone   The Parable of the Tenants 33  “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.  34  When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit. 35  “The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.  36  Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way  36  Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way. 37  Last of all, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.   Last Sunday we Heard about the Authority of Jésus and the Parable of the two Sons, and today Jesus Continued talking in the same way, why He Talk like that to them, Jésus is talking to the c