The King and His Castle

 Rev. Bruce Brown

 II Samuel 5:1-25

November 29, 2020   

I.    The King Reigns by God's Pleasure  (verses 1-5)

II.    The King Reigns in God's Place  (verses 6-12)

III.   The King Reigns with God's Presence    (verses 17-25)

"By faith, let us see Jesus as he is, exalted at God’s right hand in the heavens, “far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come” (Eph. 1:21). Christ’s kingdom is now advancing by faith as new believers are gathered in, with the time soon ahead when all of creation will be transformed into the city of his glory and peace. Revelation 14:1 anticipates the coming scene of his glory, together with his gathered people: “behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.” Of this coming scene, the angels sing, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever” (Rev. 11:15). Let us therefore hasten to make covenant with King Jesus through faith in his gospel, securing our own place in his city that will endure in glory forever."  ~ Richard Phillips