Sermons About Herod
Rejecting the Savior
Luke 23:8-25 As Jesus moves to the cross, Luke increasingly highlights His innocence, and the gross suspension of justice necessary to His death sentence. But along the way, we the readers are forced to ask ourselves important questions: what are we doing with Jesus? and what has His death to do with us?
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The Dark King
He came to earth as an infant, but He came to reign! To acknowledge Him intellectually as King of kings is one thing; but to actually let Him reign is quite another. There is a bit of King Herod in all of us; a paranoid fear of letting go the controls of our life. But there can only be one king... Key Passage: Matthew 16:24
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God Connoisseurs
At The Oaks, we believe that all of life is worship. King Herod was a man who worshiped himself and his own rule above all else. Matthew contrasts Herod with a mysterious group of men called "The Magi". These men rolled into town and had a life-transforming encounter with the one true God, and were transformed. Pastor Kevin connects what we can learn about worship from both parties, and what true transformation looks like.
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First to Worship
How do you respond when your enemies fall in worship before the Lord? That question might sound like a hypothetical debate for us today, but for the original readers of Matthew’s gospel account they had to face it head on. The very first people to engage in formal worship of the newborn king were from “the east.” We might call them the “Babylonian worship team.” The enemies and oppressors of the Jews were on their face in worship. Wow! What a paradigm shift! Key Passages: Matthew 2:1 & Isaiah 49:6
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The Savior King
The Magi knew that a new King had come. It changed their lives as they sought to give him their worship and allegiance. It changed the life of King Herod as he sought to destroy Jesus as a threat to his own reign. But did you realize you have a "kingdom" too? And Jesus' coming has implications for your reign as well. How will you respond?
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Death of the Baptizer
In Mark's recounting of the death of John the Baptist, he reminds us of the cost of being associated with Jesus and the message of the Kingdom.
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The First Star Trek
Pastor James talks about the amazing journey of the three Magi to visit the newborn baby Jesus.
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The Grinch Who Tried To Destroy Christmas
The story of King Herod and his futile attempts to stop the arrival of King Jesus on Earth.
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No Sittin' on the Fence
Different people had different responses to the arrival of the Messiah. What is our response?
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