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Amazed, But Not Convinced

Amazed, But Not Convinced

Mar 29, 2026

Passage: Matthew Matt. 22:15-22

Preacher: Rob Holster

Series: Gospel of the Kingdom

Summary:

This Sunday is Palm Sunday and on Sunday morning we'll read the passage from John where Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey's colt. We covered this several weeks ago––in Matthew 21––where the same event is recorded. In that event the people hailed Jesus as King––shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" And of course that event began what we now call "Holy Week" or "Resurrection Week". We celebrate it because of what it all meant for us, but it was a rough week for our Lord and his followers. As we saw with the rest of chapter 21 and then again in 22, Jesus is going to be––not accepted as king––but resisted by the religious leaders in Jerusalem. They might have been amazed at Jesus––his teaching, his ministry, his way with people, his authority––but they weren't convinced he was king, and definitely not the Son of God. But that's the way it was for Jesus. That's the way it still is for Jesus. To this day, people are still amazed at the person and work and teaching of Jesus Christ, but many are still not convinced that he is Lord and Savior. They're not convinced that he can change lives––He can even change your life. Our passage this week has to do with another question––this one about paying taxes. So it's fitting that we're covering it at this time of year, and we can all relate to that idea. The question is, "Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?" And of course Jesus is going to give the most brilliant answer which I'll cover Sunday. But we're also going to see how the exchange ends––because it's telling--there are those who are amazed at Jesus, but then they walk away. And like I said, the same thing still happens today because people are amazed by Jesus, but not convinced.

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