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Woe to the Shepherds

The Days Are Surely Coming

Christ the King / Reign of Christ, Year C

Whether you use the traditional title for this final day of the Christian Year, “Christ the King Sunday,” or the newer designation, “Reign of Christ Sunday,” the emphasis is on allegiance to the Savior, Jesus the Christ.

Let us be reminded that the days are surely coming when every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.

Abbreviations:

  • UMH: United Methodist Hymnal
  • TFWS: The Faith We Sing
  • W&S: Worship and Song

Theme Hymn:

  • How Firm a Foundation UMH 529

Service Music:

  • Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying TFWS 2193
  • Sent Out in Jesus’ Name TFWS 2184

Music Notes

Jeremiah 23:1-6

Who are you following? Who are you believing in? Who is the bearer of your hope? Who speaks into your hunger and fears? Who defines what a life of meaning and fullness means? For whom are you waiting? And do you wait with joy? What we learn this Christ the King Sunday is that allegiance to this king invites us to consider how we wait and not just that we wait. Since waiting is living, or living is waiting, the real question for us this day is, “How shall we live day by day?”

  • God the Spirit, Guide and Guardian UMH 648
  • Crown Him with Many Crowns UMH 327
  • Jesus Shall Reign UMH 157
  • He Is Exalted TFWS 2070
  • We Will Glorify the King of Kings TFWS 2087

In This Series...


Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost, Year C - Lectionary Planning Notes Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, Year C - Lectionary Planning Notes Christ the King / Reign of Christ, Year C - Lectionary Planning Notes

Colors


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In This Series...


Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost, Year C - Lectionary Planning Notes Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, Year C - Lectionary Planning Notes Christ the King / Reign of Christ, Year C - Lectionary Planning Notes