1. I want you to know HIM!
1.1. Not distant, uninvolved angry judge, Man upstairs—Big guy skyJesus not your homeboy!
1.1.1. Not your 8 pound, 6 ounce Newborn Baby Jesus!
1.2. King of Glory
1.2.1. King of Righteousness
1.2.1.1. King of Ages
1.2.1.2. Of Kings!
1.2.2. Jesus is the King
1.2.2.1. Heals sick
1.2.2.2. Opens blind eyes
1.2.2.3. Heals deaf ears!
1.2.2.4. Strengthens the weak
1.2.2.5. Delivers the captives
1.2.2.6. Restores the broken
1.2.3. Shelter in time of trouble
1.2.3.1. Light when the world is dark!
1.2.4. Prince Peace
1.2.4.1. Lamb God
1.2.4.2. Alpha Omega
1.2.4.3. Resurrection and life!
1.2.5. Goodness indescribable
1.2.5.1. Power incomprehensible
1.2.5.2. Grace irresistible
1.2.6. At this name
1.2.6.1. Darkness trembles
1.2.6.2. In his presence
1.2.6.2.1. Demons flee!
1.2.7. Though the devil hated him
1.2.7.1. Couldn’t stop him!
1.2.7.2. Death couldn’t defeat him
1.2.7.3. Grave couldn’t hold him!
1.2.7.4. Jesus is King!
1.2.7.4.1. Want you to know him!
1.2.8. Afraid you won’t
1.2.8.1. Xmas is a Pass Thru
1.2.8.2. Won’t oppose him
1.2.8.2.1. Can’t ignore him
1.3. Submit
1.4. Surrender
1.5. Bow
1.6. Worship!
1.7. King Like No Other!
2. Three Responses to Jesus as King
2.1. Herod opposed Jesus as King
2.1.1. Don’t need religion
2.1.2. Control
2.1.3. Nobody tell me what to do!
2.2. The Jewish priests dismissed Jesus as King
2.2.1. Quoted scripture (Micah 5:2) prophesied ruler from Bethlehem
2.2.1.1. Micah 5:2 NLT 2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf.
2.2.2. 5 miles away from Jesus
2.2.3. Didn’t go to worship
2.2.4. Access to God, people don't care
2.2.5. Xmas
2.2.5.1. Gifts
2.2.6. Grandma’s house
2.2.6.1. Meals
2.2.6.2. Santa
2.3. The wisemen bowed to Jesus as King
2.3.1. Highest form of worship
2.3.1.1. Bow low!
2.3.1.2. Ultimate posture
2.3.1.3. Surrender
2.3.1.4. Submission
2.3.1.5. Reverence!
2.3.2. What about you?
2.3.2.1. What’s your response?
2.3.2.2. Oppose?
2.3.2.3. Dismiss him?
2.3.2.4. Bow and worship?!
2.4. King
2.4.1. Stripped himself from glory heaven
2.4.2. Sinner like me!
2.4.3. He alone is worthy
3. Never imagine
3.1. King Jews
3.1.1. Ride into Jerusalem on a donkey
3.2. Those cheering
3.2.1. Outcasts
3.2.2. Immoral
3.2.3. Rejected!
3.3. No one would expect King
3.3.1. Stand trial
3.3.2. Crimes he didn’t commit!
3.4. Innocent king
3.4.1. Beaten
3.4.2. Scourged
3.4.3. Bruised
3.4.4. Whipped!
3.5. Stripped naked
3.5.1. Hang a cross like a slave!
3.6. Father, forgive them
3.6.1. Into your hands!
3.7. Expected King
3.7.1. Rule/Reign
3.7.2. Come to die!
3.8. Earth to shake
3.8.1. Sky to grow dark
3.8.2. World to lose hope!
3.9. No one would have believed
3.9.1. Royalty buried borrowed cave!
3.9.2. 3 days later
3.9.2.1. Stone would be rolled away!
3.9.3. Tomb empty
3.9.3.1. Jesus is risen
3.9.3.2. King is alive
3.9.3.3. Sits on throne!
4. Message Video
5. Never imagined he’d choose uneducated fishermen, despised tax collectors, rebellious trouble-makers disciples
5.1. Forgive a woman caught in adultery?
5.2. Show grace to a woman of the street?
5.3. Same time confront hypocrisy of Pharisees
5.4. Overturn tables misusing his temple profit.
6. THE GIFT
6.1. A King Like No Other
6.2. It's Hard To Believe
6.3. NO ONE UNDERSTANDS ME
7. Jesus born
7.1. Bethlehem
7.2. Reign King Herod!
7.3. Wisemen
7.3.1. Wealthy
7.3.2. Highly educated
7.3.3. Wealthy
7.3.4. Matthew 2:10 (NLT) 10 When they saw the star, they were filled with joy!
7.3.5. Matthew 2:11 (NLT) 11 They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
7.3.6. The last few weeks
7.3.6.1. Frankincense
7.3.6.1.1. Jesus as High Priest
7.3.6.2. Myrrh
7.3.6.2.1. Jesus is the suffering servant of Is 61
8. Gold
8.1. One chief measures wealth
8.1.1. It has never been worthless
8.2. Because of scarcity and value
8.3. Gift for a KING
8.4. Jesus as KING
9. NAME THAT KING
9.1. Movies
9.1.1. Symba
9.1.1.1. Lion King
9.1.2. Gorilla
9.1.2.1. King Kong
9.2. Burger King
9.2.1. Hold the pickle
9.2.2. Hold the lettuce
9.2.3. Special orders don’t upset us
9.3. Personalities
9.3.1. Horror books
9.3.1.1. Stephen King
9.3.2. Basketball
9.3.2.1. KING James
9.3.3. Interviews
9.3.3.1. Larry King
9.3.4. Tennis
9.3.4.1. Billy Jean King
9.4. Music
9.4.1. (Blues)
9.4.1.1. BB King
9.4.2. (Jazz)
9.4.2.1. Nat King Cole
9.4.3. Rap—Kanye latest album
9.4.3.1. Jesus is KING!
9.5. Wisemen brought gifts
9.5.1. fit a King
9.6. Jesus a King like no other
10. JESUS IS A KING LIKE NO OTHER
10.1. 1 Timothy 6:15 NLT 15 For at just the right time Christ will be revealed from heaven by the blessed and only almighty God, the King of all kings and Lord of all lords.
10.2. Supreme authority over all the kingdoms in this world
10.3. The entire cosmos is in the hands of King Jesus!
10.4. King like no other!
11. Jews expected their King born in a palace!
11.1. Surrounded Wealth
11.2. Luxury
11.3. Comfort!
11.4. Crib Purple Lining
11.4.1. Gucci Onesie
11.4.2. Baby Yeezy’s
12. No one expected the King born
12.1. In Poverty
12.2. Cave
12.3. Farm Animals!
12.4. Didn’t expect Savior
12.4.1. Messiah
12.4.2. King
12.4.3. Nazareth
12.4.4. Son Carpenter
12.5. No one predicted
12.5.1. Son of God
12.5.2. King of Glory
12.5.3. Befriend prostitutes
12.5.4. Touch lepers
12.5.5. Love those religion rejected!