In this Advent message, Mark Sayers invites us to see the Nativity through a royal lens—and to discover just how radically different Jesus’ kingship truly is. Drawing from Matthew 2, Mark shows that the Christmas story is not sentimental folklore but a confrontation of kingdoms: Herod’s fragile power versus the quiet arrival of the true King. While earthly rulers grasp for control, Jesus enters the world hidden, vulnerable, and unexpected—a baby in a manger, surrounded not by force but by worship. This upside-down kingdom overturns our obsession with status, power, and belonging, revealing a King whose authority is expressed through humility and whose reign is defined by love. At the heart of Christmas is not spectacle, but this simple and staggering truth: Jesus came because He loves you. As the year closes and the noise builds, Advent calls us to pause, bow like the Magi, and let the love of the true King reshape our hearts, our lives, and our hopes for what’s ahead.

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