King Jesus

Christ the King Who Forgives, John 18.33-38

When Jesus stood before Pilate, he confessed that his kingdom, and thus his kingship, was not from this world. What did he mean by this? Is his kingdom and kingship utterly separate from this world? Or do they overlap and interlock together, such that this world will be changed when Jesus returns?

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Hope for Us, Sinners, Psalm 122

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The Psalms have been known as a prayer book for thousands of years. They were part of the regular Jewish prayer life. These were prayers that Jesus himself prayed and yet, the psalms are about Jesus. All that the psalms are seeking God for, Jesus fulfills. This psalm specifically prays for the peace of Jerusalem and as we think about Jesus praying this very prayer, we know that he was going to become that peace that Jerusalem truly needs.

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