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Opening
I love how that guy just ends by saying it would be a pretty big deal if Jesus were alive.
Like yes it would be a big deal.
For the past several weeks we have been looking at what Christians believe about Jesus.
We looked at Jesus as the perfect prophet proclaiming and fulfilling the Words of God.
We looked at Jesus as the Great High Priest who makes atonement for our sins being by the priest who intercedes with the sacrifice but also as the perfect sacrifice as our substitute.
Today we will look at how Jesus is the True King.
Kings and kingdoms are sometimes weird for us as Americans because we don’t have them.
We are a democratic republic, and even though we acknowledge a President, it is us the people, or rather everyone 18 or over, who have the authority of who governs over us.
But its interesting that in nearly every history or legend there is this idea of a perfect coming King who will bring peace and justice to the land.
King Arthur legend for Great Britain - that when King Arthur pulled the sword from the stone and became king he ushered in a perfect Kingdom and Great Britain has a story that he will come back.
Even in today’s stories you will find a savior figure who will defeat evil, think of
Harry Potter defeating Lord Voldemort
Neo in the Matrix
Or one of my favorite movies as a kid, The Lion King.
Simba will rise as king, defeating his uncle Scare and bring peace back to Pride Land.
I think these stories appeal to us, because there is an inner sense that we are waiting for a True and Perfect King who will bring peace and justice.
Transition
Jesus came preaching the coming Kingdom of God, but he was an unexpected King for the Jews.
Jesus the Unexpected King
When Jesus began his ministry proclaiming this Kingdom.
He was not speaking of something new.
All of the Jews were hoping and waiting for God’s Kingdom to arrive because all throughout the Old Testament we see the promises of a coming King and Kingdom.
In the Old Testament we see the promises of a coming King.
it is the promise of one who will crush the serpent, defeating the great enemy of mankind the devil.
Abraham is given the promise of a land and a people who would be God’s chosen people.
Moses is given the promise of a nation that would be governed by God’s perfect word.
Israel is then given a king in Saul followed by one anointed by God, King David
Even though David appeared to be the fulfillment of these promises.
David received the promise that one of his children would be the eternal King who David himself would bow down to.
But after David’s death and the death of his son Solomon Israel fell into sin and brokenness eventually being taken over by other nations.
Eventually to be taken over by Rome which is where Jesus finds Israel
But, the people longed for this promise King and His Kingdom, because as they looked around they knew this was not the home God designed for them to have.
God would send them a King who bring peace to the people of God and bring justice against the nations.
QUESTION
Have you ever felt that way?
Have you ever felt that you were missing something, that you were meant for something more, and nothing seems to satisfy that longing.
“If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy the most logical explanation is that I was made for another world.”
- CS Lewis, Mere Christianity
God has a home for his people.
A Kingdom of righteousness and justice.
A Kingdom where we are completely satisfied and cared for.
And that Kingdom is ruled by a perfect King who fights for his people and cares for them.
However, for the people of Jesus’s day, they did not expect Jesus, this son of a carpenter, someone preaching a message of repentance, to be that King.
They wanted a king like David, who killed giants and defeated their enemies.
They wanted a political and military leader to overthrow Rome.
TRANSITION
So, Instead of acknowledging Jesus as King they despised and hated him.
And the Jews were currently bein
Jesus the Despised King
The priests and pharisees, the religious and political leaders, actively plotted Jesus’s death until one of his own disciples betrayed him and handed him over to the High Priest.
The priests and pharisees actively plotted his death until one of his own disciples betrays him and hands him over to the High Priest.
They questioned Jesus, brought false accusations against him, and beat him.
You can hear their mocking.
They covered his face and hit him repeatedly saying prophesy, meaning if you are the Christ, the chosen King of God, then prophesy where this next punch is coming from.
They mocked him more by actually declaring him King of the Jews before they handed him over to the Roman officials.
Ands once they did that hey demanded that he be crucified.
Treat him like a criminal and nail him to a cross.
They then hand Jesus over to the Roman officials and say crucify him.
Treat him like a criminal and nail him to a cross.
Mk 14:
Amazingly, Pilate, the Roman governor doesn’t believe that Jesus should die, because Jesus was innocent of any crime and so he tries to release Jesus.
They said they would rather Barabbas, a murder released then Jesus.
And they cry out louder, Crucify, Crucify him!
And so Pilate had Jesus scourged, meaning whipped, before nailing his hands and feet into a wood cross and hanging him up for all to see his broken body.
Mk 15:
And the people continued to despise him
Mk 15:29-
They hated Jesus.
But if this were a movie this would be where the hero would be throw off his chains and defeat the enemy.
And everyone is waiting and saying If Jesus truly is king he wont die.
Listen to what they say
Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe.
If he would just save himself then we would believe.
QUESTION
How often do we say things like that to God.
God if would just help me out with this test then I will believe in you.
If you would just let me go on this trip or not be in trouble with my parents then I will know you are truly God.
If you will just do want I want then I will believe
We are telling God, the Ruler of the Universe what he must do for us to believe in him.
Do you understand how ridiculous that is?
Why do we do this?
Because we don’t want him to be King of kings and Lord of lords, at least not over our lives.
It is easier if Jesus just dies, because then he is just another guy.
There is nothing special about him.
Nothing divine.
No truth to his words.
He would have no authority over my life.
And he does die.
He breathes his last breath, is stabbed in the side just to make sure he’s dead, and buried in a tomb
TRANSTION
But, Jesus doesn’t prove that He is King by escaping death, no.
He proves that He is King by defeating death.
Jesus the True King
But, Jesus doesn’t prove that He is King by escaping the death, no.
He proves that He is King by defeating death.
Mk 16:4-
The resurrection of Jesus proves that Jesus is the True King.
He is the one ushering in God’s Kingdom, fulfilling every promise.
Jesus is the True King, not over a wordly kingdom, but over God’s Kingdom.
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