Christ the King Presbyterian Church - Vero Beach, FL

What is the significance of the Kingdom of God? What images come to mind as you think of the Kingdom? Having just come through the Advent season, this message asks the question 'Why did Jesus come?' Luke 14 gives us the answer and teaches us three things:

Will be posted after Christmas

The last book of the bible, the Revelation, was given to the church in the midst of suffering and persecution. John identifies himself as 'your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus' (Rev. 1-9). This verse is key to understanding the message of the entire book. Jesus, the Revealer, and John the writer of this book, have the same concern: to give hope toa suffering church as it awaits the return of Jesus the King. revelation 12 shows the church three things:

When Jesus came in weakness and humility, he came, none-the-less, as the long-awaited King and is promised the throne of David. Jesus is now our reigning King who will return a second time to complete what He has begun. In this passage we gain a glimpse of what life will be like when Jesus returns.

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In Adam We All:

Died In Relationship to God - The Living God is now a real threat to us

Died To Moral Ability

Died To Relationship With Each Other

Died To Relation with Truth

The Great Good News Brings Rejoicing

Rejoicing in hope - a day is coming when we will be conformed to the image of Christ

Rejoicing in Suffering - our hope deepens

Rejoicing In God Himself

Adam was real

We were in Adam and affected by Adam when he sinned

We are in Christ and changed by His Life and Death