30 Nov Born Is The King | Part 1 “Joy To the World”
POINT ONE: LET EARTH RECEIVE HER KING.
A. Jesus did not come as an infant, he came as a King.
Joy to the world! The Lord is come; Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room, And heaven and nature sing,
God isn’t just a King, He is majestic. The world thinks of Jesus as a baby. We don’t want Jesus to be King of our lives, we want Him to be what we want him to be. However, Jesus did not come as a baby for us to teach him, He came as a King to reign over us.
B. Whether you believe it or not, it does not remove Christ from His throne.
Q. What childhood memories do you have about who Jesus was especially at Christmas time? Before you became a believer, what did Jesus mean to you?
POINT TWO: PREPARING ROOM; WITH A CURSE
No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found,
A. Joy: the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires: delight.
There is a big gap between what we want and what God wants. True joy is letting God be our King. When we let him be our King, we are ok with others succeeding, but when we want to be in control of our own lives, we want what is best for ourselves.
Q. What areas of your life do you have trouble letting Jesus have control over and why?
Paul is in prison with no way out, however his desires have been met. His King has come and taken the thrown of his life. Sin corrodes our lives. We want to be good but we also want what is best for ourselves. Paul’s desires were not about himself.
David is a king. He has everything, unlike Paul, but his desires were met by Christ. He can have joy even when someone else is succeeding.
Q. How would you compare yourself to either Paul or David? Can you honestly say you still have joy when you have trials or when you see others succeeding?
B. We have a curse.
It is hard to put yourself in someone else’s care. But we all fall short, we need someone who can save us. We cannot save ourselves. We have the curse of sin. Curse is part of our lives. We need someone bigger than us to carry the weight of our sin.
Q. When you first became a believer, did you have trouble believing that Christ could really take your sin away and why?
POINT THREE: …AND WONDERS OF HIS LOVE.
He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of His righteousness, And wonders of His love,
It is hard to admit we are weak. We work hard, we get the promotion and we get it done. When we discuss our weaknesses, it takes us off the thrown. We are not good enough. No person is good enough. We need a King to take the thrown of our lives.
Q. What ways have you struggled with showing your weaknesses and why?
This King will go above and beyond for us. He will not force Himself into our lives, but he will put people in our lives to guide us back to Him.
Q. What people in your life do you believe were strategically placed to bring you back to Jesus?
Give up your throne. It is heavy. Jesus will carry the weight of your life for you. No one can carry their throne.
(Leaders: if you have any non-believers in your group, here is a great opportunity to lead them to Christ).
Pray for each other, the church, lost, campuses, nation and leaders. Pray also for those who are invited to come to church this Christmas season.
This weeks Podcast: https://youtu.be/5O0K2SMZpgw
December Small-group Leader Blog: http://sgl.waterschurch.org/2017/11/30/power-up/
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