CTK Lord's Day Worship

On the night Jesus was born, God didn't send angels to palaces or temples—He sent them to ordinary shepherds working the night shift. Heaven broke into the darkness with news of great joy: "Unto you is born this day a Savior, which is Christ the Lord."

The shepherds didn't stay in the fields wondering. They ran to Bethlehem, saw the Christ, and couldn't stop talking about what God had done. Same work, same fields—but now their lives echoed the angels' song.

This Advent, God still comes to ordinary people in ordinary places with extraordinary news. Have you run to Christ? Are you joining the song?

Preacher: Derrick Taylor

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After 430 years of God’s apparent silence, the birth of John the Baptist announces that the covenant-keeping God has visited and redeemed His people. Zacharias’ “Benedictus” ties together Abraham, David, the Exodus, and the coming Christ, showing that Advent is not sentimental waiting but covenant anticipation. John is the forerunner sent “in the spirit and power of Elijah” to prepare the way, but Jesus is the true Dayspring from on high, shining light into the darkness and guiding our feet into the way of peace. Join us as we consider what it means to live as people who have been visited, redeemed, and sent as lights into the world.

Preacher: Derrick Taylor

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In the inaugural sermon of Christ the King Reformed Church, Derrick Taylor preaches on Mary’s Magnificat, the church’s first great Advent song, teaching believers to wait, hope, and sing as God fulfills ancient promises in Christ.

The sermon traces Mary’s humility, faith, and deep scriptural awareness, showing how she rejoices both in God’s personal kindness to her as a lowly servant and in His cosmic work of power, justice, and mercy that overturns the proud and exalts the humble. It emphasizes God’s covenant faithfulness from Abraham through the generations, culminating in the “fullness of time” when Christ is conceived in Mary’s womb.

Advent is framed as a season of deliberate, hopeful waiting that resists sentimental rush, calling Christians to imitate Mary: hear God’s Word, believe it, bear reproach if needed, and magnify the Lord in grateful, joyful song as heirs of the promises in Christ.

Preacher: Derrick Taylor

For more information about Christ the King Reformed Church please visit our website: https://ctkreformed.com

Passage: Esther 1:3–12

Passage: Esther 1:1–2

The Book of Esther reveals the hidden hand of God’s providence, working behind the scenes to preserve His people and fulfill His promises. Though His name is never mentioned, the sermon shows that Esther’s world—and ours—is governed by the same sovereign King, who turns apparent coincidences into kingdom victories.