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“A Curious King is Crowned”
A Service of the Word for the Christ the King Sunday
November 23, 2025: IN-PERSON and ONLINE at 10:30 a.m.
The Rev. Matthew Emery, lead minister, preaching
Luke 23:33-43
This weekend we mark Christ the King Sunday (also known as Reign of Christ Sunday). On this final Sunday of our annual worship cycle, before a new liturgical year begins next week with the First Sunday of Advent, our journey through the life, teachings, and ministry of Jesus culminates in a celebration of his ultimate lordship over all. As we celebrate Jesus Christ as King, though, just what sort of "king" is he? Our scene from the Gospel of Luke will certainly suggest that he's not the sort of king we're accustomed to seeing in our normal realms. What do we make of a "king" for whom the clearest declaration of his "kingship" comes as he hangs dying on a cross, rejected by so many, executed by the state for sedition and treason... and yet one who nevertheless extends the invitation to join him today "in paradise"?