Sermon Outline

1. Feast of Christ the King
   1. End of our liturgical year
   2. Luke’s point is fairly obvious
      1. Christ is King
      2. Different kind of king
         1. Reigns from the cross
      3. But what does this mean?
      4. What does it have to do with us?
   3. What it does NOT mean
      1. Everything that happens is Christ’s will
         1. “God’s plan”, “Everything happens for a reason”
         2. Disease, accident, natural disaster?

• Christ’s crucifixion itself?

1. Christ endorses the agenda of the powers-that-be

1. What it means
   1. Everything that exists/happens is material that Christ can work with (including the crucifixion)
      1. God’s vision – “the kingdom of heaven”
         1. Less to do with what happens
         2. More to do with who we are
      2. Christ is establishing a new order, over and against the powers-that-be
   2. Was the cross God’s plan for Jesus?
      1. 1. To say Yes is to accept the unacceptable (“cosmic child abuse”)
      2. Crucifixion was the powers’ plan for Jesus
         1. Prophets expose the sins of…