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fulfillment of his promise

Season after Pentecost

Reign of Christ

heaven to earth as Lord and Christ: the Second Coming

All Saints Day, Reign of Christ the King

Romans 14:7-9

return, seeking to please him in all things

As we labor in his

Revelation 5:9-13

Christ’s return, the

ascended Lord will

Soon the risen and

world, so we await

harvest field in the

return to gather his

We live and work in

The Bridegroom

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 His soon return from

and Coming King

consummate his work

Bride, the Church, and

expectation of his soon

The Heavenly Session of Christ

Season after Pentecost

The Reigning Lord in Heaven

Ephesians 4:15-16 Acts 2:32-36

Trinity Sunday

dead, and supreme Lord in heaven

Now Reigning at God’s right hand till his

Firstborn from the

Spirit, and empower us to advance Christ’s

1 Corinthians 15:25

Head of the Church,

Father’s right hand as

enemies are made his

Kingdom in the world

Come, indwell us, Holy

Jesus is installed at the

Spirit and his gifts, and

The sending of the Holy

footstool, Jesus pours out his benefits on his body

Christ’s session in heaven

at the Father’s right hand

Easter, Ascension Day, Pentecost

and death

Eastertide

The Victorious Conqueror

witnesses, and his

Philippians 2:5-11

Ephesians 1:16-23

His resurrection, with appearances to his

Colossians 1:15-20

The Resurrection and Ascension of Christ

death, disarmed Satan, and rescinded the Curse

In his resurrection from the dead and ascension to

In his resurrection and

ascension to the Father

in the victory of Christ over the power of sin, Satan,

God’s right hand, Jesus is

proclaimed as Victor over

Let us participate by faith

ascension, Jesus destroyed

the power of sin and death

for sin

Holy Week Passion

The Lamb of God

2 Corinthians 5:18-21 Isaiah 52-53 John 1:29

crucifixion, death, and burial

His suffering,

The Suffering and Death of Christ

As God’s perfect

sin offering on behalf of the entire world

Lamb, Jesus offers

May those who share the Lord’s death be

As both High Priest and Paschal Lamb, Jesus

resurrected with him

himself up to God as a

our behalf as a sacrifice

offers himself to God on

Lent

works

The Suffering Servant

In Jesus, the

Mark 1:14-15

promised Kingdom of God has come visibly to earth,

Matthew 12:25-30 Luke 17:20-21

the power of the reign of God has come to earth and to the Church

demonstrating his

demonstrates God’s reign present through his

rescinding the Curse

words, wonders, and

binding of Satan and

His teaching, exorcisms, miracles, and mighty

As Inaugurator of the

The Ministry of Christ

Kingdom of God, Jesus

In the person of Christ,

works among the people

The Manifestation of Christ

of Man

The Son

Season after Epiphany

to the Magi and to the world

Baptism and

Luke 1:78-79

Transfiguration

Numbers 24:17

Matthew 2:1-11

and divine Son of Man, Jesus reveals the

shown his salvation to the entire world,

In Jesus, God has

His manifestation

Father’s glory and

Divine Son of Man,

show the nations your salvation and glory

As the promised king

salvation to the world

including the Gentiles

dwell

Father’s glory in fullness

Advent Christmas

The Word

the Lord has come to the world

John 1:14-18

birth to Mary

His conception by the Spirit, and

Made Flesh

God has come to us; Jesus reveals to

humankind the

In the person of

Philippians 2:6-8

O Word made flesh, let us every heart

Matthew 1:20-23

The Coming of Christ The Birth of Christ

Jesus of Nazareth,

In the Incarnation,

prepare him room to

David

The Promised Messiah

who would redeem his people

Isaiah 9:6-7

only begotten Son of God in glory

Coming, let us

Isaiah 11:1-10

The biblical promise for the seed of

Israel’s hope of

As we await his

Jeremiah 23:5-6

proclaim and affirm the hope of Christ

The pre-incarnate,

Yahweh’s anointed

like Moses, the son of

Abraham, the prophet

Year

Jesus’s

Church

History

Biblical

Spiritual

Scripture

Formation

References

Framework

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The Theology of Christus Victor: A Christ-Centered Biblical Motif for Integrating and Renewing the Urban Church Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis