Our Matthew series resumes with Pastor Kevin Maloney's return from sabbatical! Kevin picks up where we left off in Matthew 22, focusing on verses 15-22. In this passage, the Pharisees seek to manipulate Jesus through flattery and political incitement. Jesus responds in an unexpected way and the Pharisees are "amazed." How should we approach spiritual and political authority? What does it mean to render what is Caeser's to Caeser and to God what is God's? How might our understanding of God's authority impact the way we engage in political discourse?

This week, Reid Ferguson, former pastor of Evangelical Church of Fairport, shared with us from the book of Haggai. Haggai is structured on the prophet's four oracles given by God to the Israelites who were returned to the Promised Land from Babylon. Reid exposits the text and exhorts us to consider how the postures of our hearts might resemble those the Israelites are convicted of in this book. How do we neglect to consider God's priorities of our lives instead of our own? Are we simply about God's business for the sake of duty or are we motivated by deeper affection for God Himself? How might we better cherish the promises of God day to day?