Have you ever known exactly what God was asking you to do but didn't want to do it? Maybe forgiving someone, ending an unhealthy relationship, or getting honest about an addiction? This convicting message reveals why some people who witnessed Jesus raise Lazarus from the dead still plotted to end His life - and what it exposes about the throne of your own heart. Discover why we will always worship whatever is sitting on our throne, and the daily choice to crown Jesus king or guard your own control.

🎯 What You'll Learn:Why the religious leaders who should have believed in Jesus completely missed HimThe difference between believing Jesus is powerful and surrendering to Him as LordWhat it means that we were created with a throne in our hearts designed for worshipHow good gifts like family, comfort, and success become dangerous when misplaced on the throneWhy getting Jesus on the throne requires you to get out of it firstThe pastor's dream about needing to "get off Jesus's horse" and what it reveals about controlHow to do a daily spiritual inventory to identify idols you've placed on the throne🔥 This Message Is For You If:You believe Jesus is real and powerful but haven't fully surrendered control to HimYou've unknowingly made good gifts into gods (family, comfort, success, reputation)You need to examine what's truly sitting on the throne of your heart right nowYou struggle with wanting to control and fix everything instead of trusting JesusYou're more like the Pharisees than you want to admit when it comes to protecting what you haveYou want to understand why belief in Jesus must include surrender, not just acknowledgmentYou're ready to stop guarding your throne and crown Jesus as King of your life📖 Key Bible Passages:John 11:45-54, John 5:39-40, James 2:19, Romans 10:9-10, Luke 9:23, Psalm 51, Psalm 100💬 Discussion Starters:What is truly sitting on the throne of your heart based on your time, energy, and priorities?When have you known what God was asking but didn't want to do it? What was at stake?What good gift has become dangerous because you've elevated it to god-status in your life?How do you react when Jesus makes you aware of His presence and power - crown Him or guard your throne?What one new way will you pursue Jesus daily, and who will you tell about it for accountability?#ThroneOfYourHeart #JesusIsKing #Idolatry #SurrenderToChrist #WhatYouWorship #ChristianLiving #BiblicalTruth #CrownHimKing #DailyDiscipleship #heartcheck (0:00) Introduction - When You Know What God Wants But Don't Want to Do It(2:33) John's 7 Greatest Miracles - Building the Case for Jesus(4:37) Big Idea - We Will Always Worship What's Sitting on Our Throne(5:45) John 11:45-48 - Some Believed, Others Plotted to End Jesus(7:27) Theme - Those Who Should Have Believed Didn't, Those Who Shouldn't Did(9:35) What Does "Believe" Really Mean in Scripture?(12:36) The Tiny Throne Illustration - What We Were Created to Worship(14:59) Born Under the Curse - The Empty Throne We Try to Fill(17:41) Sex, Food, Comfort, Family - Good Gifts Made Into Gods(20:03) Don't Take a Beautiful Gift and Make It God(20:32) Two Reactions to Jesus - Crown Him King or Guard Your Throne(22:49) The Dream About Getting Off Jesus's Horse(24:42) Tuesday Morning - Control Is My Idol and I Can't Fix Everything(26:26) The Greatest Lie - We Would Make Better Gods Than Jesus(27:58) Pastor Ritch Quote - Yield to Christ or Demand He Yields to Me(29:44) Crisis Reveals Character - When We Fail to Keep Jesus on the Throne(32:02) Luke 9:23 - Daily Denying Self and Taking Up Your Cross(32:46) Two Application Questions - Do I Seek God Daily? What's on the Throne?(36:10) Caiaphas's False Justification for Plotting Against Jesus(38:27) We're More Like the Pharisees Than We Want to Admit(39:07) Jesus Is Worth It - No One Else Can Handle the Throne(39:53) Prayer for Salvation - Surrendering the Throne to Jesus