{"id":29205,"date":"2015-12-23T00:55:06","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T05:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=29205"},"modified":"2015-12-23T06:39:53","modified_gmt":"2015-12-23T11:39:53","slug":"how-many-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/12\/23\/how-many-kings\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/phssChristmasgraphic2014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23090\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/phssChristmasgraphic2014.jpg\" alt=\"phssChristmasgraphic2014\" width=\"560\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/phssChristmasgraphic2014.jpg 560w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/phssChristmasgraphic2014-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\">Follow the star to a place unexpected<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> Would you believe, after all we\u2019ve projected, a Child in a manger<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> Lowly and small, the weakest of all<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> Unlikeliest hero, wrapped in His mother\u2019s shawl \u2013 just a child \u2013<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> Is this who we\u2019ve waited for<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"><em>How many kings stepped down from their thrones<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> <em>How many lords have abandoned their homes<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> <em>How many greats have become the least for me<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> <em>And how many gods have poured out their hearts <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> <em>To romance a world that is torn all apart <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> <em>How many fathers gave up their sons for me<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\">Bringing our gifts for the newborn Savior<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> All that we have, whether costly or meek<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> Because we believe<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> Gold for His honor, and frankincense for His pleasure<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> And myrrh for the Cross He will suffer<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> Do you believe is this who we\u2019ve waited for<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\">Only One did that for me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> All, all for me\u2026<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> All for you\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/noz8hc8u7Xc?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><center>DownHere<br \/>\nWritten by Marc Martel and Jason Germain\u00a0<\/center><center><\/center><center><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\">\u00a0 \u00a0* \u00a0 \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271d \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2605 \u00a0 \u00a0*<\/span><\/center><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"><em>How many<\/em><\/span> do<em> you<\/em> know of? \u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\">How many<\/span><\/em> would have such a depth of love? \u00a0<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"><em>How many<\/em><\/span> would sacrifice? \u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\">How many<\/span><\/em> would choose to be sacrificed? \u00a0<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\">How many<\/span> would give their most precious? \u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\">How many<\/span><\/em> would leave the most perfect place\u2026for such a broken place? \u00a0<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"><em>How many<\/em> <\/span>would do all this for sinful humanity? \u00a0<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"><em><strong>Only ONE<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u00a0God\u2026<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"><em><strong>only\u00a0ONE<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/span>Lord.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\">only ONE Lord\u2026only ONE Great\u2026only ONE God\u2026<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\">only ONE Father\u2026only ONE Son<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\">only ONE King<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>The <em>love<\/em>\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son,<br \/>\nso that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">John 3:16<\/p>\n<p><strong>The <em>sacrifice<\/em>\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[Here is] the High Priest [perfectly adapted] to our needs, as was fitting\u2014holy, blameless, unstained by sin, separated from sinners, and exalted higher than the heavens.<br \/>\nHe has no day by day necessity, as [do each of these other] high priests, to offer sacrifice first of all for his own [personal] sins and then for those of the people, because He [met all the requirements] once for all when He brought Himself [as a sacrifice] which He offered up.<br \/>\nFor the Law sets up men in their weakness [frail, sinful, dying human beings] as high priests, but the word of [God\u2019s] oath, which [was spoken later] after the institution of the Law, [chooses and appoints as priest One Whose appointment is complete and permanent], a Son Who has been made perfect forever.<br \/>\nNow the main point of what we have to say is this: We have such a High Priest, One Who is seated at the right hand of the majestic [God] in heaven,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hebrews 7:26-8:1<\/p>\n<p><strong>The <em>humility<\/em>\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let this same attitude and purpose and [humble] mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus: [Let Him be your example in humility:] Who, although being essentially one with God and in the form of God [possessing the fullness of the attributes which make God God], did not think this equality with God was a thing to be eagerly grasped or retained, But stripped Himself [of all privileges and rightful dignity], so as to assume the guise of a servant (slave), in that He became like men and was born a human being. And after He had appeared in human form, He abased and humbled Himself [still further] and carried His obedience to the extreme of death, even the death of the cross! Therefore [because He stooped so low] God has highly exalted Him and has freely bestowed on Him the name that is above every name, That in (at) the name of Jesus every knee should (must) bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, And every tongue [frankly and openly] confess and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Philippians 2:5-11<\/p>\n<p><strong>The <em>greatness<\/em>\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you<br \/>\nmust be your servant, and whoever would be first among you<br \/>\nmust be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served<br \/>\nbut to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.<br \/>\nMatthew 20:26-28<\/p>\n<p><strong>The \u00a0majesty\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">He who descended is Himself also<br \/>\nHe who ascended far above all the heavens,<br \/>\nso that He might fill all things.<br \/>\nEphesians 4:10<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,<br \/>\nthat though He was rich,<br \/>\nyet for your sake He became poor,<br \/>\nso that you by His poverty might become rich.<br \/>\n2 Corinthians 8:9<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>And the ONLY response\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By this the love of God was manifested in us,<br \/>\nthat God has sent His only begotten Son<br \/>\ninto the world so that we might live through Him.<br \/>\nIn this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us<br \/>\nand sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.<br \/>\nBeloved, if God so loved us, <strong><em>we also ought to love one another.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n1 John 4:9-11<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By this we know that we love the children of God,<br \/>\nwhen we <strong><em>love God and obey His commandments.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nFor this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments.<br \/>\nAnd His commandments are not burdensome.<br \/>\n1 John 5:2 and 3<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you <strong><em>keep My commandments<\/em><\/strong>, you will abide in My love;<br \/>\njust as I have kept My Father\u2019s commandments and abide in His love.<br \/>\nJohn 15:10<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\">\u00a0* \u00a0 \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271d \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2605 \u00a0 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