Roles of Christ #3
Christ as King
Series in a sentence
Jesus’ birth fulfills Old Testament promises while impacting our lives now
Wanting a ____________________
Read 1 Samuel 8:6-9, 19-20; Who was Israel’s original King? Why did the people of Israel reject God as King?
Read Deuteronomy 17:14-20; Centuries for 1 Samuel, what did God say about a human king for the people of Israel? What does this warning tell us?
Read 1 Chronicles 17:11-15; Isaiah 11; What do these passages tell us about God’s plan?
The Perfect _________________________
Read Luke 1:26-33; How is Jesus described in these passages?
Read Matthew 13; How does Jesus describe His Kingdom?
“We often treat Jesus the way Saul treated David. We want him to slay giants and sing evil spirits away, but we don’t want Him to be King.” AW Tozer
“Destroy in me every lofty thought, break pride to pieces and scatter it to the winds, annihilate each clinging shred of self-righteousness, implant in me true lowliness of spirit.” Valley of Vision
Worship Jesus as the True King