This Sunday

Matthew 25:31-44

31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 

32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 

33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

NEEDING HELP

I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink.

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD.

FEELING ALONE

I was a stranger and you invited me in.

HURTING

I was sick and you looked after me.

FORGOTTEN

I needed clothes and you clothed me.

TRAPPED

 I was in prison and you came to visit me.

Hebrews 13:3 says:

Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison.

Jesus says, Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of Mine...You did for Me.

Matthew 25: 42-43

I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

Ephesians 2:8–9: 

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith... not by works, so that no one can boast.

Ephesians 2:10“ For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works.”

Matthew 25:44

 44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

Romans 5:8 says:

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.