What happens when the gospel of Jesus Christ enters an upside-down world? It turns that world right side up.
Preaching from Acts 17 and Psalm 2, Stan Key explains why the early Christians were accused of turning the world upside down. Their message was both simple and revolutionary: Jesus came, died, rose, reigns, and is coming again. Jesus—not Caesar or any earthly ruler—is Lord.
This sermon explores why Psalm 2 was so important to the early church and what it reveals about Jesus: he is the sovereign, universal, divine, fearsome, and welcoming King. His kingdom challenges the world’s ideas about wealth, power, wisdom, strength, and life itself.
Christians live as representatives of King Jesus in “enemy-occupied territory.” We therefore face a defining question: Will we resist his reign, or will we “kiss the Son” and take refuge in him?
