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โข What are the ideal characteristics you are looking for in a king, ruler, or leader?
โข What was the highest position of authority you were given? What was the most significant thing you did while you were in this position?ย
โข If you meet an authority figure with the power to make an impact in your life, what would you ask him or her to do for you?ย
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๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ท๐ช๐ฅ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ฎ. ๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ช ๐ญ:๐ญ
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ง๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ด๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ด๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐บ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฎ. ๐๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ. ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ณ:๐ญ๐ฎโ๐ญ๐ฏ
By introducing Jesus as the ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ท๐ช๐ฅ in his Gospel, Matthew established Jesusโ royal lineage and connection to Godโs covenant with Israel. God promised David an offspringโa future king who would establish a kingdom that would never end. By linking Jesus to David, Matthew emphasized that Jesus is the promised King from Davidโs line. Jesus is the one building Godโs true house. It is not a physical temple, but a spiritual one composed of believers who have been set apart for Him. Today, we will look at two reasons we celebrate the birth of Jesus, the King God promised to His people.ย
๐ญ. ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ง๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ด๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ด๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐บ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฎ. ๐๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ. ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ณ:๐ญ๐ฎโ๐ญ๐ฏ
Just like the Israelites who clamored for a king, people in our present age also tend to look at different leaders for guidance and security. However, history tells us that great leaders are rare. God made a promise to David that he would have a future descendant who would establish an eternal kingdom. Upon hearing this, the people of Israel waited for a king who would rule justly here on earth and defeat their enemies. But Jesus is not just an earthly ruler. He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅย (Jeremiah 23:5). In Jesus, we finally find the King we have been waiting forโone who rules with love and justice, and who brings the presence of God into our lives. When was the last time you waited on Jesus to move in your situation? What happened and how did King Jesus show you that He is in control of details in your life?
๐ฎ. ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.
๐๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ. ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ณ:๐ญ๐ฏ
Unlike earthly rulers, whose reigns are temporary and often marked by failure, Jesusโ reign is permanent and unshakable. His eternal reign ensures that God's kingdom is secure and will never be overthrown or replaced. The house Jesus is building is not just a physical structure, but a spiritual dwellingโthe Churchโwhere Godโs presence abides with His people. Because of this, we can have hope and security, knowing that we are under the rule of a King who will never fail us. His perfect, just, and loving leadership gives us the confidence to face uncertainty and challenges. No matter what happens in the world, we know that King Jesus is in charge, and His kingdom will endure. What does Isaiah 9:6โ7 say about Jesus and His kingdom?ย
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โข Is there any area in your life that you need to surrender to Jesus as the King of your life? What do you think King Jesus is telling you to do regarding this?ย
โข Have you placed your trust, hope, and security in leaders more than Jesus? What do you think you will do differently as a result of todayโs lesson?
โข This week, make a list of your friends or family members who need to experience the peace and security that comes from knowing Jesus as the King who rules and reigns forever. What are the things you can do to reach out to them in the coming days?
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โข Praise God for fulfilling His promise by sending Jesus who rules the world in justice and loving kindness. Ask Him to give you faith to believe that He is in control despite what you see from leaders around you.ย
โข Pray for more people with the fear of God to be placed in positions of authority. Pray for godly rulers who will reflect Christ and lead with wisdom, righteousness, and integrity.ย
โข Pray for two or three people you know who have been waiting for God to move in their lives. Pray that they would see Jesus for who He is, and put their complete trust in Him.ย