MY CIVIL AND

SPIRITUAL RIGHT
AGAINST THE POWER OF
MONEY
Matthew 22:15-21
Rev. Dr. Fernando Bawan
17 questions to ponder Filipinos must ask?

1. Filipinos are
attaches to whom?
now a days? 2. Do you think
there are existing
antagonism
between us
and our present
government?
 4. What are the

greatest

opponents we

face Amidst

Covid 19
3. What are the Pandemic?
highlight trouble
with regards to any
reigning power in
Philippines context
today?
5. Who are reigning over us today?

6. Why there are reigning forces

Dominion over us ?
7. Whose political power prevails
terrorizing or controlling us as people?

8. Be placed in our local growth and

development as people, were we holistically
affected by this reigning power?

9. Are we better Filipino Christian now

for a fact we have broader perspective in life,
due to our existing struggles, difficulties and
major crisis facing this pandemic?
10. If Millennial like you will be asked today,
Is it necessary to eradicate all dependency
on something that really enslaving us?

11. Do you know your real enemies?

12. Do you know how to fight for your right

and scape from possible exploitation?
13. Will you commit yourself to the real
Master who can teach you the right thing,
telling you to do it in the right way, and doing
it for the right reason? Whose Master?

14. What is the absolute implication if we

listen to the “Still Small Voice Of Jesus”
today? As Lord and Savior ?

15. Do you have total liberation from Jesus?

Do you want to be free indeed?
16. Are you aware of your bounded right and
civil spiritual right being an agent of
transformation?

17. Do you hear Jesus invitation to millennial

like you today? Or do you hear an invitation
to follow even after this Covid 19 pandemic
namely the post new normal pandemic?
 LET US PAUSE FOR A
WHILE AND HAVE A FOCUS
Mabuting Balita: Mateo 22:15-21
15 Umurong ang mga Pariseo at nagpulong kung paano nila huhulihin si
Jesus sa sarili niyang mga salita. 16 Kaya ipinadala nila ang kanilang mga
alagad kasama ng mga kampi kay Herodes. Sinabi nila kay Jesus: “Guro,
nalalaman namin na tapat kang tao at tunay na nagtuturo ng daan ng
Diyos; hindi ka napadadala sa iba at nagsasalita hindi ayon sa kalagayan ng
tao. 17 Kaya ano ang palagay mo: ayon ba sa Batas na magbayad ng buwis
sa Cesar? Dapat ba tayong magbayad sa kanya o hindi?” 18 Alam naman ni
Jesus ang masama nilang pakay, at sinabi niya sa kanila: “Mga
mapagkunwari! Bakit ninyo ako sinusubukan? 19 Ipakita ninyo sa akin ang
perang pambuwis.” Ipinakita nila ang isang denaryo, 20 at sinabi sa kanila
ni Jesus: “Sino ang nakalarawan dito, na narito rin ang kanyang pangalan?”
21 Sumagot sila: “Ang Cesar.” At sinabi niya sa kanila: “Kung gayon, ibigay
sa Cesar ang para sa Cesar, at sa Diyos ang para sa Diyos.”
Matthew 22:15-21KJVersion
15
Then went the Pharisees, and took
counsel how they might entangle him
in his talk.
16
And they sent out unto him their
disciples with the Herodians, saying,
Master, we know that thou art true,
and teachest the way of God in truth,
neither carest thou for any man: for
thou regardest not the person of
men.
Matthew 22:15-21
17
Tell us therefore,
What thinkest thou?
Is it lawful to give
tribute unto Caesar,
or not?
18
But Jesus
perceived their
wickedness, and
said, Why tempt ye
me, ye hypocrites?
Matthew 22:15-21
19
Shew me the tribute money.
And they brought unto him a
penny.
20
And he saith unto them, Whose
is this image and superscription?
21
They say unto him, Caesar's.
Then saith he unto them, Render
therefore unto Caesar the things
which are Caesar's; and unto
God the things that are God's.
 Paano
Nagiisip ang
mga tao
Ngayon
Ng
Paglaban
Paano kung
Ang kalaban
mo sobrang
Masalapi at
Makapang
yarihan
kalaban
Sobrang
Galing
at
Sobrang
Tuso
 kalaban
mo
sobrang
Nakakapit
Naka
Sandig
at
Buong
Inaasahan
 kalabang
Sobra
Sa
Pagiging
Ganid
Mapanakop
at
Mapang-api’t
Mapag-
Samantala
 Against
The Facing Their great Opponent
Power
Of
Money

Stumble Tempting TRAP

GAANO PO
KAYA
TAYO
NAKA
ATTACH
SA PERA?
THERE IS ONLY ONE ABSOLUTE
POWER LORD JESUS CHRIST
JESUS IS GOING TO THE ROOT

The would
Keeping the
Be nationalism
Money for Does not go
Themselves further
Message of the Jesus Unique Radical Eradication
Gospel of
1. It is important to eradicate
Transformation
all DEPENDENCY ON MONEY

2. It is important to break with the

OPPRESSION which comes from the
ATTACHMENT TO MONEY
and its POSSIBILITIES OF
EXPLOITING others.
 Jesus Basic Spiritual Truth
If they will give the coin back to Caesar then
therefore they will be liberated from money
Jesus Basic Spiritual Truth 2
Only then and it is the
right way, they will be
able
to worship the true God
and to give the Almighty
God , what belongs to
Him.
 Jesus Basic Spiritual Truth 3
Free ourselves from the Love and Power of Money
Covid 19
Pandemic
Scenario
Jesus is Inviting Us Today:
Give back to Caesar
His means of
Exploiting
And Forgetting
Others
 Jesus is Inviting Us Today:
To free ourselves of the
oppressive power
of money
 Jesus is Inviting Us Today:
To Be His Transformed Transformer
To recognize the convincing power and persuasive
presence of The Holy Spirit among us .
Empowered by the Spirit
Filled with the Spirit
Anointing with the Spirit
Fruition in the Spirit
Living in the Spirit