11.23.25: ”More Than a Memory: The Presence of the King” —Rev. Dr. Jarrod Longbons

On Christ the King Sunday, we meet a King unlike any other. His throne is a cross. His crown is shame. His power is self-giving love. And from this place of agony, Jesus offers a pardon that does more than excuse — it transforms.Two thieves hang beside Him, sharing the same pain and the same vantage point, yet seeing Him in utterly different ways. One mocks. One believes. And the believer asks for nothing more than a memory. But Jesus offers him presence: “Today you will be with me in paradise.”In a world tempted by nostalgia, performance, and worldly ideas of power, this sermon invites us into the imagination of God’s Kingdom — a kingdom where humility saves, where pardons heal, and where even the smallest, most overlooked people (like Tolkien’s hobbits) carry world-changing grace.Come behold the King who reigns in weakness, gives away His power, and transforms all who draw near.#ChristTheKingSunday #KingdomOfGod #JesusOurKing #GospelImagination #PardonThatTransforms #PeachtreeChristianChurch #RootedAndRenewed #FaithInAtlanta #MidtownAtlanta #FollowingJesus #CrossAndCrown #UpsideDownKingdom