{"id":26960,"date":"2024-11-24T13:03:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T13:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=26960"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:35:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:35:30","slug":"christ-the-king-the-servant-king","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?ctc_sermon=christ-the-king-the-servant-king","title":{"rendered":"Christ The King: The Servant King"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><u>First Reading<\/u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Daniel 7.9\u201310, 13, 14<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;As I watched,<br \/>\nthrones were set in place,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and an Ancient One took his&nbsp;throne;<br \/>\nhis clothing was white as snow,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and the hair of his head like pure&nbsp;wool;<br \/>\nhis throne was fiery flames,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and its wheels were burning fire.<br \/>\n&nbsp;A stream of fire issued<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and flowed out from his presence.<br \/>\nA thousand, thousand served him,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and ten thousand times ten thousand stood attending&nbsp;him.<br \/>\nThe court sat in judgement,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and the books were opened.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As I watched in the night visions,<br \/>\nI saw one like a human being<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;coming with the clouds of&nbsp;heaven.<br \/>\nAnd he came to the Ancient One<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and was presented before him.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;To him was given dominion<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and glory and kingship,<br \/>\nthat all peoples, nations, and languages<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;should serve him.<br \/>\nHis dominion is an everlasting dominion<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that shall not pass away,<br \/>\nand his kingship is one<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that shall never be destroyed.<\/p>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Reading&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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