I'm looking on a your host and I'm joined by my husband Alex and our baby girl live

Today my husband will be preaching about overcoming anxiety.

We are continuing our series in Matthew looking at Chapter 17

verses 24 through 27. I will read those verses and Alex will share his message and

then we're doing something a little bit different since baby girl is with us.

We're going to read some of your amends from last

week's episode instead of having a Q&A time at the end of this episode.

So be sure to stick around for that time

and let's just get right into it.

I'll read. When they came to Capernum, the collectors of the two Drakma tax went up to Peter and said does your teacher not pay the tax?

He said yes and when he came into the house Jesus spoke to him first saying,

What do you think, Simon, from what do Kings of the Earth take toll or tax?

From their sons or from others,

others, and when he said from others,

Jesus said to him,

then the sons are free. However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up.

And when you open its mouth, you will find a chuckle.

Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.

Amen, amen. Amen. Thank you for reading that.

I want to start with a story.

So when I was about seven years old, my dad and I and my older brother went on a fishing trip. We prepared everything, got the worms, got the

tackle box ready and I was having a blast, just feeling like a grown-up big kid with my two

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