Tag: Christ the King Sunday

  • Dan

    Jesus doesn’t understand the gospel

    It is appalling how much Jesus just doesn’t get the gospel! Honestly! He gets asked by a young lawyer what it takes to have eternal life, which is an American evangelical’s dream question. You LIVE for this stuff! It’s teed up!

  • Dan

    Prayers for Christ the King Sunday

    Lord God You gave the peoples of the world as the inheritance of your only Son; you crowned him as King of Zion, your holy city, and gave him your Church to be his Bride. As he proclaims the law of your eternal kingdom, may we serve him faithfully, and so share his royal power forever. Amen. To Jesus Christ…

  • Dan

    The Great Invitation of the King

    While I haven’t paid as much attention to the liturgical calendar for preaching, I have kept our congregation on track with our readings every Sunday. Along with that it is the realization that this is the last Sunday of the liturgical year and it is Christ the King Sunday. Not being raised in the liturgical tradition, and still on the…

  • Dan

    The Readiness of God… and Our Own Readiness

    I fully admit I am a “Johnny come lately” to all things liturgical. Growing up Pentecostal and fundamentalist, I honestly have good experiences. I’ve long said I’m not a bitter, recovering Pentecostal. But I am handicapped. I thought all the liturgical churches were bound for hell. As I’ve grown up I’ve realized I don’t need to chuck out my Pentecostal…