How Is Christ the King?

On Palm Sunday, Psalm 24 lifts our eyes to see Jesus not as the political king the crowds expected, but as the true King of Glory who comes to claim His world, cleanse His people, and take His eternal throne. This sermon traces David’s psalm through three movements: Christ the King who rules over all creation, Christ the King who makes clean hearts and calls us to seek His face, and Christ the King who enters—not into earthly Jerusalem for worldly power, but into His Church and into the hearts of His people. As the ancient gates are commanded to lift their heads, we are called to open our own hearts to the Lord strong and mighty, the Lord who saves, the King who still comes to reign in grace today.