Although the readings and context listed below would be used on a normal 21st Sunday after Pentecost, We will be doing a Stewardship Sunday with emphasis on 2 Cor. 8:7.
"In today’s first reading God uses the Gentile ruler Cyrus to accomplish divine purposes. When the Pharisees try to trap Jesus, he tells them to give the emperor what belongs to him and to God what belongs to God. To gather for worship reminds us that our ultimate allegiance is to God rather than to any earthly authority. Created in the image of God, we offer our entire selves in the service of God and for the sake of the world."
"Readings and Psalm
Isaiah 45:1-7
An earthly ruler as the instrument of God’s will
Psalm 96:1-9 [10-13]
Ascribe to the Lord honor and power. (Ps. 96:7)
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Thanksgiving for the church at Thessalonica
Matthew 22:15-22
A teaching on giving to the emperor and to God"
-SundaysandSeasons.com