We Worship Christ the King
Welcome
Song of Praise “Hosanna (Praise is Rising)”
Call to Worship Zechariah 9:9
Song of Praise “O Worship the King, All Glorious Above”
Confession of Faith-Westminster Shorter Catechism Q.26
Song of Praise “Good and Gracious King”
Prayer of Adoration
Greet One Another
Children’s Sermon
Prayer of Intercession
Giving of God’s Tithes and Our Offerings
Song of Preparation “Before the Throne of God Above”
Scripture Reading Luke 19:28-48
Sermon “Is Jesus Your King?” Rev. Craig Swartz
Prayer of Commitment
Song of Response “Jesus Shall Reign”
Benediction
SERMON NOTES:
“In the threefold office of Christ, we are granted our freedom from sin.” R.C. Sproul
1st main point
JESUS AS THE TRUE
Psalm 118:25-26
“Where we are forbidden to honor a king, we will honor millionaires, athletes, film stars instead, even gangsters. For spiritual nature like bodily nature will be served. Deny it food and it will gobble poison.” C.S. Lewis
Luke 18:31-34
“The world is the theatre in which God displays his sovereign power to men.” John Calvin
“In the midst of this excited crowd an unbroken young animal remains completely calm, why? He is under the hands of the one who calms the sea. Thus the event points to the peace of the consummated kingdom, the wolf will lie down with the lamb and the bird will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling, together and a little child shall lead them. They will neither harm nor destroy on my holy mountain for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” D.J. Carson
“Disperse ye villains, lay down your arms in the name of George the Sovereign King of England.” British Major Pitcairn
“WE RECOGNIZE NO SOVEREIGN BUT GOD AND NO KING BUT JESUS!” John Adams and John Hancock
2nd main point:
JESUS AS THE GREATEST
Luke 19:37
Luke 19:41-44
“In this miracle [of a carpenter having such biblical insight] they ought to have perceived the hand of God; but their ingratitude made them cover themselves with darkness.” John Calvin
3rd main point
ON JESUS AS THE HIGH
Luke 19:45-48
“Jesus shall reign where’re the sun does its successive journeys run his kingdom stretch from shore to shore till sun shall rise and set no more.” Isaac Watts
“Jesus is the only one in the universe who can control us without destroying us.” Becky Pippert
“The key of one room was kept for personal use, and the Lord shut out. The effect of the incomplete consecration was found in lack of power, lack of assurance, lack of joy and peace. The joy of the Lord begins when we hand over the last key. We sit with Christ on His throne as soon as we have surrendered our crowns, and made Him sole and only ruler of our life and its possessions.” F.B. Meyer