Sermon audio Colossians 4: 12-13; Pastor Lenz explores what it meant when Paul describes Epaphras as one who "struggles in prayer." (David Lenz)

Sermon audio Matthew 22: 15-22; When Jesus is challenged regarding the payment of taxes, he responds with the now-famous phrase "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, and unto God what is God's." We understand he meant that if we're going to use the coin of the land, then we can pay taxes with it; but what did he mean by "rendering unto God what is God's?" (David Lenz)

Sermon Audio Matthew 21: 18-27; Pastor Lenz discusses "the challenge of the fig tree," the enacted parable in which Jesus curses a fruitless fig tree after his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Those following Jesus wonder about the source of his authority and power. (David Lenz)