Cedar Hills Community Church - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Just a king… worrying. Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - Most kings are tyrants, but Jesus is a different kind of king. TEXT - Matthew 2:31. Too much king brings worry.  Matthew 2:1-3Psalm 119:1342. Too much king brings trouble.Matthew 2:3-8Matthew 2:16-18Jeremiah 31:153. Too much king brings the unexpected.Matthew 2:9-15Hosea 11:1Isaiah 54:15NEXT STEPS1. Watch out for tyrant kings. 2. Welcome the newborn king.3. Read about the grace and truth of King Jesus in the Bible recap.GO DEEPER - Reflect on these lyrics:It came upon the midnight clear,That glorious song of old,From angels bending near the earthTo touch their harps of gold;"Peace on the earth, good will to menFrom heaven's all-gracious King" –The world in solemn stillness layTo hear the angels sing.Still through the cloven skies they comeWith peaceful wings unfurled,And still their heavenly music floatsO'er all the weary world;Above its sad and lowly plainsThey bend on hovering wing,And ever o'er its Babel-soundsThe blessed angels sing.But with the woes of