1. Made in
the image
of God

2. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
11Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation:.” And it was so. And God saw that it was good.
20Then God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth.” And it was so. And God saw that it was good.
24Then God said, “Let the land produce living creatures. And it was so. And God saw that it was good.
26Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our likeness, And it was so. 31 And God saw that it was very good
(Genesis 1)

3. Warning The Bible is REALLY important
It raises really important issues

4. “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”
Whoever wants to be my disciple must strongly say no to focus on their own self and walk with me down death row.
For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it
(Mark 8:34,35)

5. Some people think that there are only two certainties in life ….
2 Important Issues
Some people think that there are only two certainties in life ….

6. 25 Mar 11:1-11 Palm Sunday
7 Jan 11:12-33 Fig tree & Temple
14 Jan 12:1-12 Tenants in vineyard
28 Jan 12:13-27 Tax & Resurrection
21 Jan 12:28-44 Greatest command & Widows mite
4 Feb 13:1-31 Apocalypse
11 Feb 14:1-11 Plot & Bethany
18 Feb 14:12-31 Passover
25 Feb 14:32-52 Gethsemane
4 Mar 14:53-72 Council & Peter
11 Mar 15:1-20 Pilate & Crowd
18 Mar 15:21-47 Crucifixion & Burial
1 Apr 16:1-8 Resurrection

7. How to tackle important issues?
Are Yes / No questions good ones?

8. Yes or No questions! Question: Is now the time to cut taxes?
Candidate 1: Yes! Why? Because the people of this country know how to spend their money better than the government does.
Candidate 2: That “under twenty word answer” is what will get many votes in an election.
But what are your next ten or so words? What are you actually proposing? If you can give me those and another ten or so words you can have my vote.
Every once in a while, there's a day with an absolute right and an absolute wrong, but those days almost always include body counts. Other than that, there aren't very many un-nuanced moments in making the right decision that's way too big for ten words.

9. Tax!
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10. UK Government spending (£bn)
Pensions + Benefits 240
Health Care 145
Education 102
Defence 46
Public order & safety 34
Housing + environment 34
Social services 30
Transport 29
Industry 24
Source: Office for National Statistics
Should we pay tax

11. Tax!
But also ….

13. What belongs to whom? Whose image is on it?
When dealing with money, we need to be faithful to family and community and to God

14. Mark 12
13 Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. 14 They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not? 15 Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”
But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why are you trying to trap me?” he asked. “Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.” 16 They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
“Caesar’s,” they replied.
17 Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”
And they were amazed at him.

15. What belongs to whom? Whose image is on it?
You may need to continue to think and pray about this.
Pray after the service, go to a house group, meet with a friend
(I am available 7:30pm Thursday evening)

16. Jesus, all for Jesus; All I am and have and ever hope to be. (repeat)
All of my ambitions, hopes and plans I surrender these into Your hands. (repeat)
For it’s only in Your will that I am free. (repeat)
Jesus, all for Jesus; All I am and have and ever hope to be.

17. Taxes and Death
The issue about tax isn’t simple we have to think about what belongs to whom.
The issue about resurrection isn’t simple We have to think about “eternal” life

18. An angel appeared to Moses in flames of fire from within a bush.
When the LORD saw that Moses had gone over to look, he called "Moses! Moses!"
And Moses said, "Here I am."
"Don’t come any closer," God said. "Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground."
Then he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I understand their suffering.
So I have come down to rescue them

19. Eternal life
No dying
No procreation
No marriage

20. Thank God for his written Word to us
18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. 19 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 20 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children. 21 The second one married the widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third. 22 In fact, none of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died too. 23 At the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”
24 Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? 25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. 26 Now about the dead rising—have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the account of the burning bush, how God said to him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? 27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
Thank God for his written Word to us

21. Eternal life No dying No procreation No marriage
You may need to continue to think and pray about this.
Pray after the service, go to a house group, meet with a friend
(I am available 7:30pm Thursday evening)

22. Our Gathered worship has ended, our Worship & Service continue
From Amen to Action
May you know the blessing of using money faithfully and generously of living without fear of death of knowing the Risen Jesus present with you
Today and every day, for ever. Amen? Amen
Our Gathered worship has ended, our Worship & Service continue
Tea, coffee and squash are served Children at the front, Adults at the back