Bowing the knee to Jesus Christ is something each person will do, whether on this side of heaven or the next. Everyone will come to the realization that Jesus is the Son of God:

Isaiah 45:23 [God says], “To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.”

Romans 14:11 “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.”

Philippians 2:10 At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth.

How can it be that every knee will bow to Christ when we know many have rejected him? There are two ways people bow the knee to Christ: willingly in this life, or unwillingly in the next life.

Table of ContentsFamily Worship Guide for Bowing the Knee to Jesus ChristSermon Notes for Bowing the Knee to Jesus ChristLesson One: Jesus repeated people’s names when they failed but would recover.Lesson Two: Sorrow is a Christlike response to sin.Lesson Three: We choose how we bow our knee to Christ.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NXPE_X8DbABowing the knee to Jesus Christ is something each person will do, whether on this side of heaven or the next (Isaiah 45:23, Romans 14:11, Philippians 2:10).

Family Worship Guide for Bowing the Knee to Jesus Christ

Directions: Read the verses and then answer the questions:

Day 1: Luke 10:38-42, 13:34, 22:31, John 12:1-8, Acts 9:1-5—How do you think Jesus spoke to Martha? Why did Jesus rebuke her in Luke 10, but not in John 12? How do you think Jesus spoke to Peter? What did Jesus want Peter to do after he recovered? How do you think Jesus spoke to Saul? How did each of these people recover from the rebuke Jesus gave them?

Day 2: Psalm 118:22-26, John 12:12-13, Romans 11:25-27—How do you think Jesus spoke to the Jews when he repeated the name of their capital? Why was he sorrowful? Can you think of other times Jesus seemed sorrowful over sin? What about angry? Can you think of examples of Old Testament versus quoted in the New Testament and explain the way the context applies?

Day 3: Luke 19:41-44, Zechariah 12:10, Isaiah 45:23, Romans 14:11, Philippians 2:10—Why did Jesus weep after his triumphal entry? What does it mean that every knee will bow to Christ? How can this be true when we know that many reject Christ? Why do you think Jesus compared himself with a mother hen? How can you see this being a fitting illustration?

Sermon Notes for Bowing the Knee to Jesus Christ

The title this morning’s sermon is, “Bowing the Knee to Jesus Christ.”

On Sunday mornings we’re working our way through Luke’s gospel verse by verse and we find ourselves at chapter 13, verses 31-35. We started these verses last week and we will finish them this morning.

Please stand with me for the reading of God’s Word.

Luke 13: 31 At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” 32 And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. 33 Nevertheless, I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.’ 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! 35 Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

Let’s pray.

Because we have to read Scripture instead of listen to it, or to be specific for this morning’s verses, because we have to read Jesus’s words, versus hear them, we have to guess how he said this to the Jews.

As we talked about last week:

Because the Jews murdered the prophets…

Because they would murder Jesus…

Because Jesus – according to his own words – often reached out to them,