FAKE VS. REAL CHRISTIANITY (1 OF 3)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46
This content is part of a series.
Fake vs. Real Christianity (1 of 3)
Series: W.A.T.S. - We Are the Sermon
Jeff Strite
Matthew 25:31-46
OPEN: One night a woman dreamed that she was having a conversation with God. She was angry about all the suffering and evil she saw around her, so she complained to the Lord. ''God, why don't You do something about all this?''
God gently replied: ''I did. I created you.''
APPLY: Over the next couple of weeks we're going to talk about a concept we're calling our W.A.T.S. series: We Are The Sermon
Here in Matthew 25, Jesus is telling His followers that He wanted them to be a sermon. He wanted them to be walking, talking, living, breathing sermons
I. Now, this is one of the hallmarks of Jesus ministry. This is what He did.
When the crowds were gathered around Him, Jesus said: ''Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.'' Matthew 11:28
In the book of Acts, Peter tells us ''how (Jesus) went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.'' Acts 10:38
And Luke tells us Jesus taught His followers: ''when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind.'' Luke 14:13
- Jesus taught this.
- He lived this.
- He modeled this.
- And He conducted His ministry in this way because that was what God had ALWAYS said He wanted of His people:
In Proverbs 19:17 God promises us that ''He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done.''
Proverbs 22:9 says ''A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.''
And Psalms 41:1-3 gets really explicit by promising: ''Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the LORD delivers him in times of trouble. The LORD will protect him and preserve his life; he will bless him in the land and not surrender him to the desire of his foes. The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness.''
Being kind ...
Series: W.A.T.S. - We Are the Sermon
Jeff Strite
Matthew 25:31-46
OPEN: One night a woman dreamed that she was having a conversation with God. She was angry about all the suffering and evil she saw around her, so she complained to the Lord. ''God, why don't You do something about all this?''
God gently replied: ''I did. I created you.''
APPLY: Over the next couple of weeks we're going to talk about a concept we're calling our W.A.T.S. series: We Are The Sermon
Here in Matthew 25, Jesus is telling His followers that He wanted them to be a sermon. He wanted them to be walking, talking, living, breathing sermons
I. Now, this is one of the hallmarks of Jesus ministry. This is what He did.
When the crowds were gathered around Him, Jesus said: ''Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.'' Matthew 11:28
In the book of Acts, Peter tells us ''how (Jesus) went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.'' Acts 10:38
And Luke tells us Jesus taught His followers: ''when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind.'' Luke 14:13
- Jesus taught this.
- He lived this.
- He modeled this.
- And He conducted His ministry in this way because that was what God had ALWAYS said He wanted of His people:
In Proverbs 19:17 God promises us that ''He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done.''
Proverbs 22:9 says ''A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.''
And Psalms 41:1-3 gets really explicit by promising: ''Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the LORD delivers him in times of trouble. The LORD will protect him and preserve his life; he will bless him in the land and not surrender him to the desire of his foes. The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness.''
Being kind ...
There are 13193 characters in the full content. This excerpt only shows a 2000 character sample of the full content.
Price: $5.99 or 1 credit
