2025 112325 Year C - Strive First - First Presbyterian Church - Shreveport

This sermon challenges the notion of Christ's reign as domination, contrasting earthly power with divine vulnerability. It explores how Jesus's kingship manifests through sacrificial love rather than force, using the crucifixion as the ultimate demonstration of God's different kind of sovereignty. The message emphasizes that Christ's reign operates through compassion, mercy, and solidarity with the suffering—inviting believers to participate in this transformative kingdom by embracing similar values of service and humility rather than pursuing worldly power and control.