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Hey Kids! Bulletin Article – October 18, 2026
Hey, Kids! – In today’s Gospel reading (Matthew), a group of men tried to trap Jesus in his speech. They wanted him to say something that went against what he preached. Jesus always spoke about fairness, love and respect for one another. The men wanted Jesus’ opinion about paying the census tax to Caesar. Jesus knew they were trying to trick him into saying something he may regret later. Instead, he called them, “Hypocrites” – which is a word that means a person that may pretend to be good but actually be bad. Perhaps Jesus felt by them asking him this question, they were pretending to have good intentions and listen to his Word but really trying to trap him so that they could get him into trouble; which was very mean.
Instead, Jesus told them to look at the coin. He asked them whose image was on the coin and they told him it was Caesar’s image. He then told them, “Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.”
What this story tells us is Jesus was being very straight forward with them. Jesus was sent to us from God to teach us how to love and respect one another. He is not supposed to get involved with taxes and state issues. So, if those men had an issue with their taxes, they should go talk to Caesar about it.
Jesus does not want us to confuse His love for us with money. Money is something that is controlled by the state and he wants nothing to do with that. His purpose is to teach us how to get along with one another, not money.
What Jesus wants us to know is that we belong to God. Plain and simple. Jesus proved this to us by dying for us on the cross. Jesus loves us in a way that money cannot buy. Jesus paid for us with his own blood. He knew he would suffer greatly to prove God’s love for us – so, we owe him our lives in return. Our relationship with Jesus is what Jesus is concerned about.
Pray to Jesus to help you through anything; he is listening to you. He has given you the bible with so many stories to understand him. He wants you to grow in faith with him.
Let’s pray: Father, help me understand that Jesus is my friend and he cares very much about my relationship with Him.
Hey Kids! Bulletin Article – October 11, 2026
Hey, Kids! – Can you imagine putting in a lot of work to throw a party and not one person shows up? If that did happen, how do you think it would make you feel? Would you be angry or sad? What would you do? Jesus once told a story (a parable) about a king who threw a party. None of the people the king invited showed up for his party. In Jesus’ story, the king was going to have a party for his Son who was getting married. Since he was a king, and this was his only son, you can imagine that it was going to be quite a celebration and it was a great honor to be invited! All the plans had been made. The food was prepared. The invitations had been sent. The day of the celebration came, but no one showed up! The king sent his servants to see where the people were and why they had not come to his celebration. The people all began to make excuses about how busy they were. The king was very upset, so he told his servants to go out into the streets and invite everyone they saw to come to his son’s wedding celebration. They did exactly what the king told them to do and the Bible tells us that the wedding hall was then filled with so many guests.
In this story, the King represents God (or the story is told in a way to understand how God thinks), and the son represents Jesus, the Son of God. God is going to have a great celebration for His Son in Heaven, and we have all been invited. I can’t imagine why, but some people will turn down God’s invitation. You’ve been invited – I hope you will accept God’s invitation.
Dear Father, thank you for inviting us to join you in your celebration. If there are any here today who have not accepted your invitation, we pray that today will be the day. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.