“Who’s Your King? The Right Response”

“A stir begins as soon as Christ is born. He has not spoken a word; hehas not wrought a miracle; he has not proclaimed a single doctrine;but ‘when Jesus was born,’ at the very first, while as yet youhear nothing but infant cries, and can see nothing but infantweakness, still his influence upon the world is manifest. ‘WhenJesus was born, there came wise men from the east,’ and so on.There is infinite power even in an infant Savior.” - Charles Hadden Spurgeon

Jesus->The Word became flesh-> was born.

King Herod The Great:

He was wealthy, politically gifted, intensely loyal, an excellentadministrator, and clever enough to remain in the good graces ofsuccessive Roman emperors. His famine relief was superb and hisbuilding projects (including the temple, begun 20 B.C.) were admiredeven by his foes. But he loved power, inflicted incredibly heavytaxes on the people, and resented the fact that many Jews consideredhim a usurper. In his last years, suffering an illness thatcompounded his paranoia, he turned to cruelty and in fits of rage andjealousy killed close associates.” (Carson)

1. Curiosity-> (1-2)

Illustration: Cultivating Curiosity

1. Asking Questions
2. Rabbit Holes
3. Listening
4. Ditching Our Phones
5. Writing Down Thoughts

Curiosity is all about a posture to learn!

They were OPEN. There was an assumption that there is more to learn.

2. Indifference (3-6)

3. Hostility (3, 7-8)

• Rise of the Church Of Satan
• Deconstruction
• Very Religious People:Pharisees and Saducees. Legalists today. LAW, LAW, LAW!
• False Teachers who teach against the TRUTH about Jesus
• Distractions: (Unintentional Opposition).
• Jesus: If you are not for me you are against me.

“Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working withme is actually working against me. –Matthew 12:30 NLT

• If He’s the King, I am not. I must surrender. I must obey. I must honor Him! 3. Joyful Worship (9-11)

• They were not satisfied with looking at the star and admiring it; they did something about the star, and set out and followed it.

• They sensed an urgency to worship Him now and not wait until later.
• When they worshiped, it was to give something – not empty-handedadoration.

-Gold-KING

-Frankincense-WORSHIP

-Myrrh-Death/Burial