This Week’s Sermon is entitled:
“The Least Of These”
Scriptures Used: Matthew 25:34-45, Luke 6:38 & Colossians 3:23
-Matthew 25:34-45: 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
-Luke 6:38: 38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
-Colossians 3:23: 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
God’s dealing with each of us to do our part in helping the world around us. Part of that for me was sponsoring a child through World Vision. It may not be where God leads you but it was for me. What I ask you to do is to really ask God what He wants you to do to reach out. He’ll answer you. Reaching out is an important part of being a Christian because it’s your opportunity to show the love of Christ to this world. The same love that gives us the forgiveness, grace and salvation we all are so blessed to have.