Christ the King (or Reign of Christ) Sunday
November 23, 2025
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Colonists at the First Thanksgiving were Mostly Men
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When Massachusetts Banned Christmas
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A History of Thanksgiving Proclamations
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Worship Series: "The Days Are Surely Coming"
from umcdiscipleship.org
We are bringing Liturgical Year C to an end with this series. Instead of dwelling on the end, however, we are encouraging a look ahead. We return to the promises of God, the promise of a new reality, a new hope, and an ongoing presence that will usher all of creation into this new kingdom and kin-dom of relationship and joy. It is, in a way, a pre-Advent anticipation that ends with a celebration of the Reign of Christ or Christ the King Sunday. Though this series is grounded in the Hebrew scripture lectionary texts, Christ is the center of our worship and the ground of our hope. Let us be reminded that the days are surely coming when every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.
This is the last service of a 3 service Worship Series from the Discipleship Ministries.
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Liturgical Resources
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.
Worship Planning Notes
Preaching Notes
Lectionary Scriptures:
Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 46; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43;
Suggested Hymns . Music Notes . DM Accompaniments Sources of Music for the following hymns are:
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"How Firm a Foundation"
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"Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying"
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"Sent Out in Jesus' Name"