"That's My King!" Who Prayed All Night With His Delight!

"That's My King!" Who's Righteous Pure!

 

"That's My King!" In Matthew 5!

Up The Mountain Jesus Went

The Greater Moses God Has Sent

To Teach What His Word Really Meant

The Poor In Spirit Blessed Content

Helpless Apart From God They're Spent

They Cry To Him By Grace Repent

Christ Died And Rose This Grand Event

Bought Mercy Now God Will Relent

From Condemnation Hell's Torment

And Give Us Peace Through Christ's Advent!

That's my King!

Jesus Mourned For Sin Abhorred

But He Had None To Be Explored

For Our Sins That We Have Whored

He In Sadness Took God's Sword

Of Justice He Was Slain, Ignored

Man Of Sorrows Wrath Was Stored

No Comfort When God's Anger Soared

He Paid The Debt We Can't Afford

Then Rose Our Everlasting LORD

To Be Forever Loved, Adored

We Worship Him With One Accord

And Mourn He'll Bless With Rich Reward!

That's my King!

Jesus Humble, Gentle, Meek

Lived And Loved And Served Unique

With Compassion Helped The Weak

Words Of Grace Alone He'd Speak

Yet Suffered Pain He'd Cry And Shriek 

He Died To Take Our Curse So Bleak

Then Rose The First Day Of The Week

So Trust In Him Love's Highest Peak

His Meekness You Will Learn And Seek!

That's my King! Do you know Him?!

Christ's Blood And Righteousness Alone

Can Heal And Save The Lives We've Blown

For All Have Sinned And Evil Sown

But Christ Obeyed And Did Atone

Though Hungry He'd Not Change That Stone

Then Thirst And Die With Pains Unknown

He Rose Now Death Is Overthrown

You Cannot Make It On Your Own

Trust In Him He's On The Throne

He's King Of Kings The God-Man's Known

As Everlasting Cornerstone

A Hungry Thirst In You He'll Clone

For Righteousness As He Has Shown!

That's my King!

Jesus Most Blessed Is Mercy's Foundation

Showed Mercy To All And Won Admiration

Fed, Healed, And Saved A Broken Creation

Raised Up The Dead Conquered Death's Condemnation

Yet At The Cross He Took Our Damnation

For Us He Suffered God's Anger Conflagration

He's God's Propitiation The Perfect Oblation

Then Rose From The Dead To Save Every Nation

The Grave And All Death Received Cancellation

Trust In The LORD To Receive This Salvation

By Faith Alone There's Justification

Then You'll Show Mercy As Christ's Blood Relation!

That's my King!

Jesus Lived With Purest Heart

Did All Things Well Right From The Start

His Thoughts And Mind And Every Part

Are Beautiful Like Finest Art

In Death He Made Our Curse Depart

Then Rose To Tear All Death Apart

Trust In Him With All Your Heart

His Purity Impute, Impart

You'll See God's Face And Life Restart

And Every Sadness Will Depart!

That's my King!

Jesus Christ Is The Greatest Peacemaker

Who Came To Save From Every Peacetaker

He's The Everlasting, Impossible Waymaker

Who Made All Wrongs Right – Our Loving Caretaker

Yet Was Abused As A Demon Troublemaker

He Died And Rose The Liberation Earthshaker

Trust In Him Every Sinful Lawbreaker

He'll Save You From Being An Evil Peacefaker

And Make You A Son, A True Child, His Peacemaker!

That's my King! I wonder if you know Him today?!

Jesus Faced The Supreme Persecution

Righteous He Was, Sin's Only Solution

From Glory On High To Low Destitution

He Knew No Sin Yet Became Our Pollution

Beat Down And Mocked Our Pure Substitution

God's Wrath He Endured At His Cross Execution

And Paid For Our Wicked, Sin Prostitution

Rose Up Alive Causing Death's Dissolution

Faith Alone Secures Full Absolution

We Follow Him In Holy Revolution

Even At The Cost Of Our Own Persecution

Because He's Our All – The World's Resolution

The Kingdom Is Ours We're A Blessed Institution!

That's my King!

Jesus Is The Salt Who Wins Preservation

If Not For Him We'd All Face Damnation

Deserving God's Judgment And Wrath Conflagration 

He Took God's Curse Our Propitiation

And Died To Give Us Eternal Salvation

Then Rose Killing Death Our Justification

By Faith Alone There's No Condemnation

Now We're The Salt As God's New Creation

Redeemed From Every Tribe And Tongue And Nation

All For His Glory And Praise Adoration!

That's my King!

Jesus Is The World's Eternal Light

He Can't Be Hidden Out Of Sight

He Loved And Preached And Did What's Right

He Died And Bore God's Wrathful Smite

Was Crushed Under His Cursing Might

Then Rose And Conquered Death's Dark Night

The Son Has Risen Shining Bright

Now No More Condemnation Fright

By Faith In Him We Are The Light

We Shine For Him In The World's Sight

In Him We Find Our Chief Delight

Our Good Works Others Shall Ignite

To Give God Glory Hearts Unite!

That's my King!

Christ Won't Abolish But Fulfill

Accomplishing God's Perfect Will

No Jot Or Dot Will Pass Until

All In The Law Is Done And Still

He Died For Wicked Men Would Kill

He Suffered For Our Sinful Thrill

Then Rose New Life In Us Instill

As Salt And Light Up On A Hill

The Law Is In Our Hearts With Zeal

In Christ The Law We Shall Fulfill!

That's my King!

Christ Is The Better Everything

Fulfilling All The Prophets Bring

He Died To Take God's Judgment Sting

Then Rose Eternal Life's Wellspring

All God's Promises Shall Ring

True And Yes In Christ Our King

By Faith Alone To Him We Cling

Our Sin Behind God's Back He’ll Fling

With Joy He Makes Us Shout And Sing

All Sadness, Pain, And Death With Sting

We Shall Forget While Worshiping!

That's my King! Do you know Him?!

Christ Cares For Details To The Dot

In God's Scriptures There Will Not

Be One Small Stroke Missed In His Plot

All Accomplished – None Forgot

For Jesus Died And Took Our Lot

Then Rose To Cleanse Our Every Blot

By Faith Alone In Christ We've Got

A Righteousness Without One Spot

In Christ Good Works We'll Do A Lot

And By His Spirit Live Each Jot

All Sin And Evil Boycott

And For God’s Glory We'll Burn Hot!

That's my King!

Christ Died And Rose To Save Us All

Murderous Angry Men Who Brawl

Those Aborting Children Small

Loss Of Tempers Make Us Fall

Into Hell Just Like Them All

Christ Never Sinned In Anger Raw

Yet Took God's Angry Wrath Fireball

For All Our Sinful Rage Like Saul

Then Rose To Save From Angry Maul

By Faith Alone In Christ Wrote Paul

With Righteous Robes In Christ Stand Tall

Our Hearts Are Changed As God Would Call

And Brought Down Every Anger Wall

Now In Patience We'll Love Y'all

Even Those Who Rub Us Raw

Because The Christ He Is Our All

Who Will Forever Hearts Enthrall!

That's my King!

"But I Say!" Is King Jesus' Claim

No One Ever Spoke The Same

He Taught Our Hearts Are Oft To Blame

We Kill And With Our Anger Maim

And All God's Wrath In Hell Inflame

But God In Flesh Our Sin Became

And Jesus Took God's Wrath Who Came

To Die And Rise To End Our Shame

To Kill Our Anger, Make Us Tame

To Make Us Loving Was His Aim

So Trust Alone In His Great Name

All For God's Eternal Fame!

That's my King!

Jesus Gives The Gift Of Peace

Making Sin And Judgment Cease

Through His Life And Death Decrease

But Resurrection Life Increase

All Conflicts Cease And He Wins Peace

And From Sin's Bondage Does Release

So Trust The Son The Prince Of Peace

In Christ You'll Be God’s Masterpiece

And Reconcile To Him Increase!

That's my King!

Jesus Our Faithful Husband Pure

Without A Hint Of Lust For Sure

He Lived The Perfect Life For Your

Salvation Died And Rose Secure

So Turn From Lust It's All Manure

By Faith In Purity Endure

For Christ Our Beauty Does Allure

He Satisfies And Makes Us Pure!

That's my King!

Christ Will Never Divorce His Bride

He Loved And Served And For Her Died

Then Rose Ensuring She'd Abide

In Him Forever By His Side

So When We Marry He's Our Guide

By Faith Alone We're Justified

And Selfish Pride Is Mortified

So Husbands Never Leave Your Bride

And Wives Be Faithful Don't Divide

In This The Christ Is Glorified

His Name Be Praised By All Worldwide!

That's my King!

Jesus Spoke What's Good And True

He Is The Truth – The God-Man Jew

Who Lived And Spoke Like No One Knew

And Our God Swore To Send Him To

Bear God's Wrath For Me And You

He Died To Hell And Sin Undue

But Now He's Risen – Death Is Through

By Faith Alone We're All Made New

Reflecting God In All We Do

We Tell The Truth And Lies Subdue

In All His Glory We Pursue!

That's my King!

Christ Gave Us More Than Tooth And Eye

God's Perfect Justice Magnify

We Take And Take "For Me!" We Cry

But He Gave All For Sinners Die

And Bore God's Wrath Forsaken Why

So It Is Finished Risen High

Now Death Shall No More Terrify

By Faith Alone He'll Justify

Our Heart's He'll Change And Purify

All Selfishness We'll Crucify

To Give And Give And Glorify

Our God Alone Will Satisfy!

That's my King!

Christ Loved His Enemies Though We Hate

And Turned From God Like Reprobate 

In This Is Love He'd Demonstrate

The Wrath Of God In Fullest Weight

Would Fall On Christ To Devastate

He Died For Sinners Rose Up Great

To Change Our Hearts And Kill Our Hate

By Faith Alone New Life Create

And In His Love We Satiate

Now Love Like Him Who'd Liberate

Our Perfect Father Imitate

Who Loves The Good And Bad Who Hate!

That's my King! That's my King!

"That's My King!" Who Loves His Enemies!

"That's My King!" By S. M. Lockridge

He is my most favorite preacher ever: Dr. Shadrach Meshach Lockridge was the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in San Diego, CA, for over forty years. He died and went to be with his King Jesus on April 4, 2000.

In a sermon on the word "Amen" from the Lord's prayer, Dr. Lockridge broke out into a glorious description of the Lord Jesus Christ known as "That's My King!" Outside the Bible, it is the most glorious, powerful, amazing, beautiful, wonderful description of Jesus Christ I have ever read or heard. Nothing outside the Bible, prayer, and the local church has helped me fight depression, loneliness, sadness, self-pity, selfishness, fear, anxiety, and all manner of other sins more than this glorious description of Jesus Christ. It has helped me fix my eyes on Jesus – "the Founder and Perfecter of our faith" (Hebrews 12:2) – like almost nothing else!

He is my most favorite preacher ever because he preached the greatest poem ever written by man (outside the Bible) that you will ever read or hear. And here it is:

"Whoever heard of a Kingdom without a King?

Everybody's got a King!

Who is your King?

If when I ask you “Who is your King?” – you ask me Who is mine.

You got a minute?

My King is the only One qualified to be King!

My King has always been King!

You know these other Kings, they were born a prince and had to wait till their father died or their mother, if she was the ruling monarch, wait until she died and then become king!

But my King was born King!

In fact the Bible says He's a Seven Way King!

He's the King of the Jews – that's an ethnic King!

He's the King of Israel – that's a national King!

My King will let you know who's who and what's what!

My King always has been King and always will be King!

He's the King of righteousness!
He's the King of the ages!
He's the King of heaven!
He's the King of glory!
He's the King of kings,!
And He is the Lord of lords!
Now that's my King!

Well David said the heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth His handiwork!

That's my King!

My King is the only One of Whom there are no means of measure that can define His limitless love!

My King is a sovereign King!

No far seeing telescope can bring into visibility the coastline of His shoreless supplies!

That's my King!

Nobody can keep Him from saving me!

I don't care what you tell Him about me – He knows me!

No barrier can hinder Him from pouring out His blessing!
He's enduringly strong!
He's entirely sincere!
He's eternally steadfast!
He's immortally graceful!
He's imperially powerful!
He's impartially merciful!
He's the greatest Phenomenon that has ever crossed the horizon of this world!
He's God's Son!
He's the sinner's Savior!
He's the Centerpiece of civilization!

That's my King!

What I like about Him – He doesn't need me, and He doesn't need you!

He stands alone in Himself!
He's august!
He's unique!
He's unparalleled!
He's unprecedented!
He's supreme!
He's preeminent!
He's the loftiest Idea in literature!
He's the highest Personality in philosophy!
He's the supreme Problem in higher criticism!
He's the fundamental Doctrine of true theology!
He's the cardinal Necessity of spiritual religion!
He's the only One qualified to be an all sufficient Savior!

That's my King!

He's the Miracle of the age!
He's the Superlative of everything good that you choose to call Him!
He's in every way able to satisfy every need – your need and mine!
He's the only One able to supply all of our needs simultaneously!
He can hear all of us pray at the same time!
He supplies strength for the weak!
He's available for the tempted and the tried!
He sympathizes, and He saves!
He's the Almighty God Who guides and keeps all His people!
He heals the sick!
He cleanses the lepers!
He forgives sinners!
He discharges debtors!
He delivers the captives!
He defends the feeble!
He blesses the young!
He serves the unfortunate!
He regards the aged!
He rewards the diligent, and He beautifies the meek!

Now that's my King! Well! Do you know Him?!

Do you know Him?! Do you know Him?!

That's my King!

My King is the Key to knowledge!
He's the Wellspring of wisdom!
He's the Doorway of deliverance!
He's the Pathway of peace!
He's the Roadway of righteousness!
He's the Highway of holiness!
He's the Gateway of glory!
He's the Master of the mighty!
He's the Captain of the conquerors!
He's the Head of the heroes!
He's the Leader of the legislators!
He's the Overseer of the overcomers!
He's the Governor of governors!
He's the Prince of princes!
He's the King of kings, and He's the Lord of lords!

That's my King! Is He yours?!

What I like about Him . . .

His office is manifold!
His promise is sure!
His light is matchless!
His goodness is limitless!
His mercy is everlasting!
His love never changes!
His Word is enough!
His grace is sufficient!
His reign is righteous!
His yoke is easy, and His burden is light!

I wish I could describe Him to you, but He's indescribable!

He's indescribable!
He's incomprehensible!
He's invincible!
He's irresistible!
I'm trying to tell you, the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him, let alone a man explain Him!
You can't get Him out of your mind!
You can't get Him off of your hand!
You can't outlive Him, and you can't live without Him!

That's my King!

The Pharisees couldn't stand Him, but they found out they couldn't stop Him!
Pilate couldn't find any fault in Him!
The witnesses couldn't get their testimonies to agree about Him!
Herod couldn't kill Him!
Death couldn't handle Him!
And the grave couldn't hold Him!

That's my King!

He always has been, and He always will be!
I'm talking about He had no predecessor, and He'll have no successor!
There was nobody before Him, and there'll be nobody after Him!
You can't impeach Him, and He's not gonna resign!

That's my King! That's my King!"

This is my favorite video of Dr. Lockridge preaching this poem.

This is my second favorite video of his poem.

Please watch "American Gospel: Christ Alone" to learn more about King Jesus and His Gospel message!

The Cross Of Christ Our Preoccupation!

 

Come My LORD! Take Me Home!

I really enjoy this song called "Take Me Home, Country Roads," but the song makes me long for my home in heaven with Jesus, not in West Virginia :) 

I wrote some new lyrics for the song to express my desires, which are really the desires of every follower of the Lord Jesus Christ:

There in heaven, I'll see Jesus!
Fullest pleasures, joys forevermore!
Life is true there, more true than my pain!
Greater than my sorrows, forgotten memories!

Come my LORD! Take me home!
To the place, I belong!
There in heaven, right beside You!
Take me home! Come my LORD!

All our sadness, will be untrue!
Death is banished, joys will be greater!
Love and dancing, all our tears are gone!
Perfect peace is given, sin is cast away!

Come my LORD! Take me home!
To the place, I belong!
There in heaven, right beside You!
Take me home! Come my LORD!

I hear His voice in the morning hour, He calls me!
The Word of God reminds me of my home far away!
Reading in His Word, I get a feeling!
That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday!

Come my LORD! Take me home!
To the place, I belong!
There in heaven, right beside You!
Take me home! Come my LORD!

Come my LORD! Take me home!
To the place, I belong!
There in heaven, right beside You!
Take me home! Come my LORD!

Take me home! Come my LORD!
Take me home! Come my LORD!

"For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain . . . My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better." Philippians 1:21, 23

". . . so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for Him." Hebrews 9:28

"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away." Revelation 21:4

"'Surely I am coming soon.' Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!" Revelation 22:20

To know how to make it to heaven - which is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, according to the Bible alone, all for the glory of God alone - please watch "American Gospel: Christ Alone."

And meet me in heaven!