“Who’s Your King? The Right Response”
“A stir begins as soon as Christ is born. He has not spoken a word; he
has not wrought a miracle; he has not proclaimed a single doctrine;
but ‘when Jesus was born,’ at the very first, while as yet you
hear nothing but infant cries, and can see nothing but infant
weakness, still his influence upon the world is manifest. ‘When
Jesus was born, there came wise men from the east,’ and so on.
There is infinite power even in an infant Savior.” - Charles Hadden Spurgeon
Jesus->The Word became flesh-> was born.
King Herod The Great:
He was wealthy, politically gifted, intensely loyal, an excellent
administrator, and clever enough to remain in the good graces of
successive Roman emperors. His famine relief was superb and his
building projects (including the temple, begun 20 B.C.) were admired
even by his foes. But he loved power, inflicted incredibly heavy
taxes on the people, and resented the fact that many Jews considered
him a usurper. In his last years, suffering an illness that
compounded his paranoia, he turned to cruelty and in fits of rage and
jealousy killed close associates.” (Carson)
1. Curiosity-> (1-2)
Illustration: Cultivating Curiosity
Asking Questions
Rabbit Holes
Listening
Ditching Our Phones
Writing Down Thoughts
Curiosity is all about a posture to learn!
They were OPEN. There was an assumption that there is more to learn.
2. Indifference (3-6)
3. Hostility (3, 7-8)
Rise of the Church Of Satan
Deconstruction
Very Religious People:
Pharisees and Saducees. Legalists today. LAW, LAW, LAW!
False Teachers who teach against the TRUTH about Jesus
Distractions: (Unintentional Opposition).
Jesus: If you are not for me you are against me.
“Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working with
me is actually working against me. –Matthew 12:30 NLT
If He’s the King, I am not. I must surrender. I must obey. I must honor Him!
3. Joyful Worship (9-11)
-Gold-KING
-Frankincense-WORSHIP
-Myrrh-Death/Burial
