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“I Will Make You Fishers of Money” (Matthew 17:24-27)
As my sons grow up, they are discovering what it means to be a son of a pastor. One of my boys asked one time, “Dad, what do other kids’ daddies do for a job?” As if pastoring was the only job for a man. Also, once in a while, they’ll say something like, “Well, my dad is the pastor!” Or, they’ll say, “Dad, you’re the pastor; why don’t you just do what you want to do.” I have to explain to them what it means to be humble and wise when you are serving in a position of authority, or when your father is in a position of authority.
In our weird story today, we’re going to hear Jesus speak about sons of a king and how they are treated because their father is in charge of all things.
So, let’s pray together, and then we’ll dive into this passage.
(prayer)
First, let’s give a little context for this story. Jesus has called His disciples, and they are ministering through Israel. Their base of operation is Capernaum. So, anytime they go to Capernaum, all eyes are on them. Oftentimes, people will question them or try to trap them in some controversy while they are there. So, that gives you a little background to this passage.
Ok. Let’s read the passage. Look at Matthew 17:24-27:
24 When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the temple tax approached Peter and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”
25 “Yes,” he said.
When he went into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes? From their sons or from strangers?”
26 “From strangers,” he said.
“Then the sons are free,” Jesus told him. 27 “But, so we won’t offend them, go to the sea, cast in a fishhook, and take the first fish that you catch. When you open its mouth you’ll find a coin. Take it and give it to them for me and you.”
Today’s sermon is entitled, “I Will Make You Fishers of Money.”
Of course, this is a play off of what Jesus said when He called His disciples, when He said, “I will make you fishers of men.”
Obviously, this sermon is not about gaining money. Well, what is this weird story about? I’m glad you asked.
First, let’s discover that we must . . .
I. Remember the Master.
One beautiful truth that comes out of this weird story from the Bible is that we serve the King!
Our God is Master of all of the universe!
We must maintain that truth in our hearts and in our minds.
The Bible paints a very clear picture that we should honor those in authority, even when we don’t agree with them.
We should honor our parents. We should honor our bosses. We should honor our elected officials. We should honor our pastors. Why? Because the one who is in ultimate authority (God) has commanded that we do so.
However, we should never forget, we know who is really in charge around here!
He is the King of kings! He is the Lord of lords! He is the Alpha and the Omega! He is Master of all.
We belong to the King! We belong to Jesus!
The exchange between Jesus and Simon Peter in verses 25 and 26 makes it very clear that we are children of the King, and the children of the King shouldn’t have to pay for the King’s home (which is what the Temple tax was).
Look again at verses 25 and 26:
“What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes? From their sons or from strangers?” “From strangers,” he said. “Then the sons are free,” Jesus told him.
The children of the King are free! Ultimately, we don’t owe anything to anyone because we are children of the Master.
So, we must remember the Master.
Second, we must . . .
II. Remember the mission.
Even though we only owe our allegiance to the Master, even though we only owe anythi
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As my sons grow up, they are discovering what it means to be a son of a pastor. One of my boys asked one time, “Dad, what do other kids’ daddies do for a job?” As if pastoring was the only job for a man. Also, once in a while, they’ll say something like, “Well, my dad is the pastor!” Or, they’ll say, “Dad, you’re the pastor; why don’t you just do what you want to do.” I have to explain to them what it means to be humble and wise when you are serving in a position of authority, or when your father is in a position of authority.
In our weird story today, we’re going to hear Jesus speak about sons of a king and how they are treated because their father is in charge of all things.
So, let’s pray together, and then we’ll dive into this passage.
(prayer)
First, let’s give a little context for this story. Jesus has called His disciples, and they are ministering through Israel. Their base of operation is Capernaum. So, anytime they go to Capernaum, all eyes are on them. Oftentimes, people will question them or try to trap them in some controversy while they are there. So, that gives you a little background to this passage.
Ok. Let’s read the passage. Look at Matthew 17:24-27:
24 When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the temple tax approached Peter and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”
25 “Yes,” he said.
When he went into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes? From their sons or from strangers?”
26 “From strangers,” he said.
“Then the sons are free,” Jesus told him. 27 “But, so we won’t offend them, go to the sea, cast in a fishhook, and take the first fish that you catch. When you open its mouth you’ll find a coin. Take it and give it to them for me and you.”
Today’s sermon is entitled, “I Will Make You Fishers of Money.”
Of course, this is a play off of what Jesus said when He called His disciples, when He said, “I will make you fishers of men.”
Obviously, this sermon is not about gaining money. Well, what is this weird story about? I’m glad you asked.
First, let’s discover that we must . . .
I. Remember the Master.
One beautiful truth that comes out of this weird story from the Bible is that we serve the King!
Our God is Master of all of the universe!
We must maintain that truth in our hearts and in our minds.
The Bible paints a very clear picture that we should honor those in authority, even when we don’t agree with them.
We should honor our parents. We should honor our bosses. We should honor our elected officials. We should honor our pastors. Why? Because the one who is in ultimate authority (God) has commanded that we do so.
However, we should never forget, we know who is really in charge around here!
He is the King of kings! He is the Lord of lords! He is the Alpha and the Omega! He is Master of all.
We belong to the King! We belong to Jesus!
The exchange between Jesus and Simon Peter in verses 25 and 26 makes it very clear that we are children of the King, and the children of the King shouldn’t have to pay for the King’s home (which is what the Temple tax was).
Look again at verses 25 and 26:
“What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes? From their sons or from strangers?” “From strangers,” he said. “Then the sons are free,” Jesus told him.
The children of the King are free! Ultimately, we don’t owe anything to anyone because we are children of the Master.
So, we must remember the Master.
Second, we must . . .
II. Remember the mission.
Even though we only owe our allegiance to the Master, even though we only owe anythi