Tag: Christ the King

by-grace-of-god:

Inclusivity means ‘everyone is welcome to receive Jesus as King’ 

“Kingdoms have boundaries, rules, regulations, and kings. Jesus called himself king. Something really striking about His ministry – He made it clear that He established a new kingdom. Now, unlike any other kingdom, everyone’s invited to be part of the kingdom, which is amazing.

But that also means everyone is invited to accept His reign in their lives. I think sometimes we get confused when we talk about the ‘welcome’ the Church offers the world. We talk about inclusivity and we forget the fact that yes, everyone is welcome to receive Jesus as King. 

When you’re part of the Kingdom, that means bowing to His authority and living a certain way. We don’t get to say we’re part of the kingdom but we don’t accept His reign in our lives, we don’t obey His word. That’s just not how it works.“

– Chris Stefanick

sermoveritas:

Almighty ever-living God, whose will is to restore all things in your beloved Son, the King of the universe, grant, we pray, that the whole creation, set free from slavery, may render your majesty service and ceaselessly proclaim your praise.  Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.