This is a sermon preached at Maricopa Alliance Church in Maricopa, Arizona, in September 2026.

In Ezra 3, the foundation of the 2nd temple had been completed. The older generation mourned, comparing it to the 1st temple; but the younger generation celebrated in joy over what the Lord was doing.

How we look at something has power over how we walk through it. Remember, it's not always what it looks like, and with God, the best is always yet to come!

This sermon by Aaron Brewer was preached at Maricopa Alliance Church in Maricopa, Arizona, in August 2026.

The passage is Matthew 22:15-22, and verse 21 is the focal point: "Then he said to them, 'Give, then, to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.'"

RelationFit is a 14-day Bible study & walking plan based on 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. More information: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.aaronbrewer.org/relation-fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

RelationFit is a 14-day Bible study & walking plan based on 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. More information: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.aaronbrewer.org/relation-fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

RelationFit is a 14-day Bible study & walking plan based on 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. More information: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.aaronbrewer.org/relation-fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

RelationFit is a 14-day Bible study & walking plan based on 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. More information: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.aaronbrewer.org/relation-fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

RelationFit is a 14-day Bible study & walking plan based on 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. More information: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.aaronbrewer.org/relation-fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

RelationFit is a 14-day Bible study & walking plan based on 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. More information: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.aaronbrewer.org/relation-fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.