Posts tagged with ‘Christ the King Sunday’

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Sunday, November 25, 2018 – Christ the King Sunday

November 25, 2018 by Melissa VanTassell

Even after Israel had experienced the vagaries of kings, they still longed for a true king to set things right. He would have the king’s title of Anointed One (Messiah); he would be the “one like a human being” (Son of Man) given dominion in Daniel’s vision. Jesus is given these titles, even though he […]

Sunday, November 20, 2016 – Christ the King Sunday

November 20, 2016 by Melissa VanTassell

Jeremiah’s promise of the execution of “justice and righteousness in the land” finds ironic fulfillment in the execution of Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. It appears so utterly contradictory that the king should be crucified with the criminal. This victory appears for all the world as ignominious defeat. Yet through the gate […]