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Jesus the King

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July 30, 2020 8:00 am

Jesus the King

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July 30, 2020 8:00 am

We love the idea of having a Savior, a rescuer, a friend in high places. But a ruler? Not so much. Dr. Tony Evans will remind us in this lesson that the gentle shepherd is also the king of kings. Join him for this look at why people often have problems when the conversation shifts from comfort to commands.

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Ms. King Dr. Tony Evans is people have problems with the conversation shifted from what Jesus offers to what he commands. What this is. The alternative only have author, speaker, senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas Texas and president of the Trinity.

We love the idea of having a Savior comforter. A friend in high places the ruler not so much.

But today Dr. Evans reminds us, Jesus, the gentle Shepherd is also the King of Kings. Let's join you all was smoking a cigarette. I would tell you you need to put the cigarette out. If you came into my home and you cuss like I would instruct you that you have to adjust your language because we do not allow profanity. Now the case is my there are certain government guidelines by which all must adjust someone paying the price. And so even though I have invited you into my house. It may not be a meaningful gathering in my house because you are in conflict with miles you're in conflict with me daughter conflicted with me about something.

I don't remember what it was but she was arguing with me about something, during her rebellious teenage episode and then I was trying to explain her how things were going to go and she walked away exactly. She walked away while I was exactly would not think you go. She says I'm going tomorrow to which I said no you going to the room, I might let you sleep sleep. She had a wrong view of that will give in my house because that is not how she only she gets to you because sometimes if you are a parent you know teenagers can get confused on who they want to conflict with you having not paid a bill, having borrowed your electricity, your gas will in your furniture, but they want to argue about what somebody told us that they bring it inside and they want me to adjust God's the name of his house is called God's kingdom is over his creation. This creation is called God's house. The art of the Lord there in the world and all they that dwell. He calls the creation of the bone. God decided that he was going to run this house a certain way and that way it was long run this house was through a creature he would create house on his behalf for him and that creature would be called mankind and sorrow in Genesis chapter 1 the Bible says that God created Adam and created Eve and he said Adam fumbled the ball because the running of the over to when he rebelled against the owner of the house. God said to the world, bringing chaos to humanity and God's creation.

God wants his house back. But because of how God set it up that he would only run his house through a man to a human being. He did not cancel that approach. And so we said, I need another man because the first Adam failed to run my way. This led to the unfolding of the Old Testament and dissipating a man who would run God's house God's way, if you will rule on the perspective of heaven the whole Old Testament is the anticipation of 15 when Jesus came John the Baptist took the center stay in Matthew chapter 3 verse two John the Baptist says repent for the kingdom of God is when Jesus began preaching in Matthew 417, he stepped onto the stage of history and he says repent for the kingdom of God is right in front of when he sent out his disciples to preach in Matthew chapter 10 verse seven he says you go out and you proclaim the kingdom of God has arrived because the king is so when we talk about Jesus Christ and the name that were talking about today. You may know, I met Savior and that he is, but today I want you to make sure you understand the Ms. King because he is King he has a kingdom house over which he will. It was this claim to his kingdom and asked King that got until in John chapter 19 verses 14 to 22 Pilate says here is okay. They said crucified him crucified him after they laid out palm branches on Palm Sunday and laid out for calls and says the king has arrived one week later crucified. Unfortunately, the day that many people come to church and say Hosanna, but leave and said crucified because we don't mind him being King by name as long as not king by authority. We don't mind Jesus carrying the title along the back telling me what to do to say that Jesus is King into the tire that he is the ruler of opiates kingdom. Jesus told his disciples in Matthew 2414 to preach the kingdom of God. Don't miss this. My job is not only to tell you how you get to heaven. My job is to tell you heaven you when you trust Jesus Christ as your personal savior that guides you to the Sweet by and by. When it comes okay he joined you in the nasty hearing. Unfortunately, we preach how people go to heaven by faith alone in Christ alone. But now people are to live under Jesus's role until they get because we wanted to be a Savior. We do not want them to be okay because he is a king. He demands allegiance in his kingdom. Jesus Christ wants to be your Savior takes you to have been annual King rules your life in history which means that no question on every subject in your life should be one. What do you want me to do about this when you begin asking that question to your King and answering that question in the affirmative that only two were just about to get that question, yes, Lord just came when you that question and answer that question. Now you are functioning as a citizen of his kingdom and not have a Benedict Arnold in his King now. The problem is when we come into God's kingdom, we bring no rules with us. We bring how we were raised, what mama taught me what daddy taught me what the media taught me what this taught me. We bring we bring our old way of thinking and living into this king will be conflict with your teenage kids bring their friends way of thinking into the house disagrees with you.

This will be conflict because they're insisting that you adjust how you run your house because of what they think what they believe what difference my father used to tell me, you may live long enough to recommend anything to me when it comes to the king of an monologue from everlasting to everlasting UA. Hello. He says I want all of your decision-making to come underneath my room. I am not just here so you can have a Sunday service to all of your life because I am your okay so you are no longer obligated to, which contradicts me, Dr. Evans will come back with more of our message just a moment for so don't forget to request his follow-up book for current series, the power of Jesus names to most of us a name is just a label but in the Bible, especially when referring to Jesus, it's much more how much more you'll find out as Tony translates in-depth Scripture research into clear, relevant insights into what it means to be the Lamb of God, the great high priest, and more right now if you can make a donation to help us keep Tony's teaching on the station will send you a copy of the power of Jesus names as a thank you gift. There's also an interactive study guide that will help you share these important insights during family devotions or with your small group plus a companion DVD loaded with custom content from Tony for each lesson. All recorded on location in Israel. Add to that all 11 CDs in his current series encountering Jesus names and you have one of the most comprehensive resource packages we've ever made available but the special offer runs out Monday so we don't want you to miss out.

Get the details and make the arrangements instantly@tonyevans.org or call our 24 hour resource Center at 1-800-800-3222 let one of our team members help you.

That's 1-800-800-3222. Dr. Evans will come back with more of today's message right after this too often it's an us versus them society even among believers. It shouldn't be like this and it can't be like this unity is key to spiritual victory and when believers stand shoulder to shoulder in prayer. Darkness is overcome in his book stronger together weaker apart powerful prayers to unite us in love.

Dr. Tony Evans urges you to unite in prayer, providing a starting place and then inviting you to pray in your own words.

Find out more about stronger together weaker apart visit Tony up and started toward. The Bible says seek first the kingdom of God.

Matthew 633 and his righteousness, and then he says, and then all these things will be added to words.

Seek my kingdom and the king got your back to your own kingdom in my kingdom is you taking yourself so folk want to say they don't want to King I don't want Jesus Christ to call the last shot or they have certain areas. We've given permission to call it but don't mess with the stuff over here this is me and as a result, the kingdom becomes the conflict becomes a becomes a nemesis to you so you want to search what you want kingdom. You know what rule the Bible says in Philippians 3 verse 20. You are now.

I am now. We are now to view ourselves as citizens of heaven should nation's official place of residence.

We are citizens of the united states of America. This is our kingdom kingdom is the US of a second because we belong to this kingdom we blown to its Constitution and its roles now if you travel, you have a passport that passport allows you to leave this kingdom and go to other kingdoms you other countries with your passport. That passport will identify whether you are in England or spray or Russia or China, what says I'm visit. I don't belong here, and I may be visiting for long time, but I'm not a citizen I'm citizen of the United States America when you accepted Jesus Christ you became a citizen of heaven. He does not expect you to leave your passport at home when you go to work when you go to play with your friends when you go to the bank. He does not expect you to leave your passport at home pretended that you don't blown only you are part of the kingdom of heaven, and the kingdom of heaven may when you're not in heaven, not in heaven right now.

That means that right now we have to carry out passport on the location that we happen to be because this is not kingdom. This is a foreign country with visiting was limited. A lot of Christians want to do.

They want to be here without passport. But if you lose your passport you lost your legitimacy. Jesus's name is K is role in the final authority and therefore he says repent for the kingdom of God is at hand. Not just talking about going to happen is talk about experiencing God, which starts off with accepting the Savior, but it but the kingdom of heaven is field of authority and rulership. Jesus says in Matthew 28 1920. All has been given to me not only in heaven but he says on in charge of what finally happens it works. What finally happened in your house I'm in charge of what finally happens in your relationship all so that it is your best interest to let me know, and so he says your job is to repent for the kingdom of God in repentance is the internal determination to turn proven by fruits, that is visible demonstration. You are serious God not taking the word for you just to be an emotional high right now. So he says no I will see some fruit on the street you got to show me something. I'm from Missouri. God said you got to show me something. Never let me figure serious by your decision not just by your church attendance. You must now say what ever you want me to do. I'm going to do it even though I don't want to do it. That's called faith because faith has to operate against emotion sometime. He is King and I will give you the final designation of his name.

In Revelation 1714 where it says there will these will wage war against the Lamb and the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of Kings and goes well with him all the called and chosen and faithful and then in chapter 19 verse 16 and on his robe and on his thigh he has a name, a name written, King of Kings and Lord of lords.

It says in verse 19 and I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies, assembled to make war against him settled the horse and against his arm. He's not only kidding. He's King of Kings domestic he's not only kidding just kidding, but he's also kingdom when he talks about being King of Kings. It says the kings of the go against him. That means all the other cheek. People think they are in charge of come against him.

Jesus is also the kings that is not only okay. He is the king of all the other kings involve the low level of mid-level management. The folk who think they can charge who think they have the last word.

He's King overtop Alfredo got more money than you did.

You are positioning king over them. Not only king over you king over the folk who you think I king over you only overload you in all role the people think The role and I am Lord of law that no human being have the last word on me.

No human being have the last word overview no human baguette game they may be. But then I got you know that and not to get King all the other because he is King of the book of Revelation when it comes then, in the be nice. He's coming to show up and show off if I command within us all the wagon run away with a little boy unit. He saw the wagon was was dragging a wagon. The board would be killed. The young man ran over to get the laws he stopped the horse wasn't save the young man's life young man grew up in the young man became a very terrible boy became a terrible young adult begin to commit a crime.

It was finally found for committing a crime. He was brought before the judge when the young man looked up and noticed he noticed that the judge was the same man would say when he was a boy. It was time for him to be sentenced. That's when the young man said to the judge on. I don't know if you remember the boy you say when I was young boy you delivered. When I was young when he was hoping was because he reminded him that that he would get a last sentence. That's when the judge set well back then I was saved but right now I am no judge right now God is no say when you stand before him, he will be your job. Want to know what did you do with my salvation in moving your life as a member of my kingdom. When you stand before me at the judgment seat of Christ that ingest me that in the 19 B King about to make the kingdom of all so that you can see what it looks like when the king takes over all of your life and if you're ready to do that. Here's Dr. Evans with word about how if you have yet to accept Jesus Christ as your personal savior, we can resolve that right now. I will say a little prayer I want you to print after me, but you gotta meaningful yourself, Lord Jesus, similar, and I know I need a Savior because I can't save myself so right now I trust you alone because you died for me and arose for me to be my sin.

There you are now my substitute and I'm believing you to forgive my sin and to give me eternal life.

Thank you for the free gift of salvation that you've given to me. Help me to live a life to please you in Jesus name, amen. Welcome to the family and will keep ministering to you for your spiritual growth through our broadcast God bless you, if you prayed that prayer right now. We encourage you to visit Tony heaven's.org and follow the link that says Jesus.

There you can download some free follow-up resources that will help you get your brand-new life started right what today's lesson was part of Tony's current series encountering Jesus names. Don't forget all 11 CDs in this brand-new collection will be yours with our thanks if you can help us out with a contribution to keep bringing you Tony's teaching every day when you do will send it along with the power of Jesus name's book study guide and DVD package. I told you about earlier again this special quadruple offer runs out on Monday so be sure to call today for details. 1-800-800-3222 resource members are on hand 24 seven to help you. That's 1-800-800-3222, or make the arrangements online@tonyevans.org mention the word priest and many people picture a man with a clerical collar or an ancient Jew offering sacrifices how many pictures Jesus probably not as many that will change tomorrow as Dr. Evans explores the deep meaning of Jesus role as our high surety joins the alternative with Dr. Tony heaven fighting urban alternative is made possible by the general fusions of listeners