Jesus & Taxes

Jesus' famous line to "Render to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's" is jam-packed with all kinds of implications. To truly see what Jesus is saying we must unpack his lesson like a parable in order to find the prophetic meaning and conviction that is in his statement. We must also understand the culture of the time so that we can comprehend just how prevalent this hot topic was to Jesus' society.

From Riches to Rags

As we continue our journey through Mark, Jamin preaches a message that no one wants to hear. Jesus' words on selling everything we own and giving the proceeds to the poor are hard to take in. But it's supposed to be hard to hear—that's the point. And therefore, Jamin suggests that rather than try to water down Jesus' words, we should learn to live in the burden of them.

We Got the Building!

Thank you for all your financial and prayerful support as we have sought to buy the church building! The conference was moved by our proposal and after discussing it, created a counter-offer of $100,000 (50% of the appraisal price!), which will be graciously paid directly to them over the next 15 years at a very low interest rate. Your donations these past few weeks will go directly to a downpayment on the building and we will be in a safe place financially because of your current and continued faithfulness. We thank God for guiding us through this complicated conversation and for taking care of us in all of this!