Whose Image Do You Bear? | Josh Brown | March 8, 2026

Whose Image Do You Bear? | Josh Brown | March 8, 2026

From Flourishing Grace Church by Flourishing Grace Church

March 9, 2026 · 40 min

About this episode

This episode explores Jesus' teaching on identity and authority in the context of a political question about paying taxes to Caesar.

Join Us for Worship: Sundays at 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM https://www.flourishinggrace.org/plan... In Luke 20:19–26, Jesus is confronted with a question designed to trap Him: Should God’s people pay taxes to Caesar or not? What seems like a political question quickly becomes something much deeper. In this message, we explore how Jesus takes a political trap and turns it into a profound teaching about identity, authority, and what it means to truly belong to God. As religious leaders attempt to corner Jesus in front of the crowd during Holy Week, He asks for a simple object—a coin. On it is the image of Caesar. With one question and one answer, Jesus dismantles the trap: “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” But Jesus’ teaching goes far beyond taxes or government authority. The deeper question is this: Whose image is on you? Scripture teaches that every human being is created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). That truth establishes something profound—ownership. Just as the coin bearing Caesar’s image belonged to Caesar’s system, every human life bearing God’s image ultimately belongs to Him. Our lives, our hearts, our minds, and our…

Topics covered

  • identity
  • authority
  • belonging
  • political questions
  • image of God

Keywords

  • Luke 20:19–26
  • Holy Week
  • ownership
  • civil government

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Scripture, Genesis 1:27, Luke 20

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