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Upcoming Sermons & Devotional Message
November Sermons 2025
11-30- The Promise First Sunday in Advent
Isaiah 9:1-6 Luke 1:26-38
December Sermons 2025
12-7- Man of God
Matthew 1:18-21 Matthew 1:22-25
12-14- The Magnificat
Luke 1:39-45 Luke 1:46-56
12- 21- Prepare The Way of The Lord
Luke 1:57-66 Luke 1:67-80
12- 24- Good News
Luke 2: 1-7 Luke 2:8-20
12-28- We Have Seen His Star
Matthew 2:1-6 Matthew 2:7-12
Devotional Message : These will change 1-2 times a week. Stop by often to read the new message.
Some Thoughts on Serving Christ the King
This Sunday is the last Sunday in the Christian year—Christ the King Sunday. We're reminded that, someday, the world as we know it will end—Jesus will come in all His glory as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
In the meantime, Jesus has left us here—as a sign of His Kingdom in our world. One way we reflect this sign is how we relate to the world around us while serving Christ as our King.
In Romans chapter 13, the Apostle Paul addresses how we're to relate to the kingdoms of this world as citizens of Christ’s Kingdom. He writes:
“Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.” (Romans 13:1)
When believers in Rome came under the authority of Jesus, they wondered about their relationship to ungodly governments. If Jesus Christ was their King and the government did not acknowledge Him, were those early Christians obligated to obey their ungodly government? The short answer is yes. Paul saw governments as established by God.
This may have come as a surprise since the emperor at this time was Nero—who committed numerous evil deeds and even killed his mother. He likely set fire to a poor part of Rome to make space for new buildings—and then blamed the Christians. He then began a time of persecution in which many Christians were burned, crucified, and thrown to wild animals in the Coliseum.
If Paul required Jesus-followers to support a government led by Nero, then Christians should support their government. When a government breaks down, chaos erupts. Theft, murder, and rape go unpunished. That’s why Christians should think of government as a gift from God to be valued, obeyed, and supported.
The only time Christians should disobey the government is when it commands something God forbids. “We must obey God rather than human beings” (Acts 5:29).
Otherwise, we should be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established.
