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The Ruler or Rival: Worshiping Jesus as King or Resisting His Authority

In this sermon from December 22, 2013, the message revolves around the concept of viewing Jesus as either a Ruler or a Rival. The Magi saw Jesus as the Ruler, while Herod saw Him as a threat to his power. The speaker emphasizes the importance of worshiping Jesus as the true King and not seeing Him as an intrusion on personal autonomy. Quoting Romans 12:1, the text reinforces the idea of offering oneself as a living sacrifice to worship God. References from Lee Strobel's "The Case for Christmas" and a quote on stewardship by James A. Lollis further develop the theme of honoring Jesus as the rightful authority in our lives.

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The Ruler or Rival: Worshiping Jesus as King or Resisting His Authority

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  1. Kim May, Sr. Pastor December 22, 2013

  2. “Ruler or Rival” Matthew 2:1-18

  3. The magi viewed Jesus as Ruler.

  4. The magi viewed Jesus as Ruler. Herod viewed Jesus as Rival.

  5. Either He rules over us as King or He rivals the throne of our hearts. Either we worship Jesus as God or we see Him as an intrusion to our autonomy.

  6. “In view of God’s mercy, offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship.” (Romans 12:1)

  7. The Case for Christmas by Lee Strobel

  8. To her, this child in the manger was the undeserved gift that meant everything – more than material possessions, more than comfort, more than security. And at that moment, something inside of me wanted desperately to know this Jesus – because, in a sense, I saw Him in Perfecta and her granddaughters. (Lee Strobel)

  9. Stewardship is more than the management of things, it is the refusal to let things manage us. (James A. Lollis)

  10. Jesus as Rival = An attitude which perceives Christ as Taker versus Giver – One who disturbs our time, demands our talent, and decreases our treasure.

  11. “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because the wickedness has come up before me.” But Jonah ran away…and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord. (Jonah 1:2-3)

  12. “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because the wickedness has come up before me.” But Jonah ran away…and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord. (Jonah 1:2-3) “So the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.” (Jonah 2:10)

  13. “The Word became flesh and lived for a while among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14)

  14. Jesus “being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross! (Philippians 2:6-8)

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