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King of Kings Commitment
with Travis Aicklen
This sermon concludes a series on church and state, outlining ten commitments for Christians to engage in civic life with a Christ-like posture. The message emphasizes the importance of prioritizing Jesus' Lordship, loving our neighbors, honoring the image of God in all people, seeking biblical wisdom, and pursuing justice and peace.
The King of Kings Commitment:
- Worship: Pledge your allegiance to King Jesus over all other idols and ideologies.
- Love of Neighbor: Participate in civic life as a means of loving and serving your neighbor, not just your own interests.
- Image of God: Honor the image of God in all people by treating them with respect and abstaining from dehumanizing caricatures.
- Biblical Wisdom: Have your views challenged by the biblical story rather than using the Bible to prooftext your predetermined positions.
- Fruitful Speech: Engage in political discourse with speech marked by the fruit of the Spirit.
- Humble Learning: Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, seeking to learn from diverse perspectives within the body of Christ.
- Remove the Log: Give more attention to critiquing the potential flaws in your own political leanings than to scrutinizing others.
- Biblical Justice: Understand and pursue justice as defined by Scripture, allowing it to critique popular conceptions of justice in our culture.
- Peacemaking: Engage in face-to-face conflict resolution rather than arguments on social media.
- Love Your Enemies: Love and pray for your political enemies, including government leaders, regardless of their positions.
The sermon highlights the example of the early church, which turned the world upside down through their radical love, service, and commitment to Jesus' Lordship. It concludes with a call to embrace these commitments and live as distinct followers of Christ in the midst of a divided and challenging world.
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