Marking Time: Forming Spirituality through the Christian Year

Ses s i on 2: Chr i s tus Vi c tor

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benefits on his body, the Church. Soon, at God’s appointed time, the risen and ascended Lord will return to gather his Bride, the Church, and consummate his work–the reign of Christ, the King.

2. Exemplar Scripture references

a. Matt. 28.18-20 (ESV) – And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. [19] Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [20] teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” b. Rom. 14.7-9 (ESV) – For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. [8] If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. [9] For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.

c. 1 Cor. 15.25 (ESV) – For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.

d. Heb. 1.1-4 (ESV) – Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, [2] but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. [3] He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, [4] having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.