Sunday Morning Worship, 10:30 am
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 4:46PM Last week I asked on the blog if anyone would be interested in submitting thoughts about the upcoming Sunday reading. Some people responded they would be interested in doing this. My plan was to start this on November 29, but this week's readings are just to good to pass up. I want to hear your thoughts.
The last Sunday of the church year is Christ the King Sunday. I've said before I have some issues with Christ the King Sunday, because the image of "king" carries a lot of baggage and doesn't jive wive with my view of Jesus. But don't let my opinion sway your opinion, because there's a lot we can learn from celebrating Christ the King Sunday. For starters, we can learn about truth (with a capital T). Pilate asks Jesus in this week's reading, "What is truth?" What is truth for you? What do you think of calling Christ "king"? What is Pilate's goal? And what is Jesus' goal?
These are just some questions to get you thinking. Feel free to post your own thoughts. It's really easy to do!
Here is the reading:
John 18:33-37
33Then Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" 34Jesus answered, "Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me?" 35Pilate replied, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?" 36Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here." 37Pilate asked him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."
And here's a video to watch. It's to the song "Here Is Our King" by the David Crowder Band. It includes artists depictions of Jesus as a baby, different artistic ideas of Jesus as an adult, Jesus on the cross, etc.
See you in church!
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