IT WILL BE THE BEST OF TIMES AND IT WILL BE THE WORST OF TIMES
Scripture: Matthew 25:31-42, Matthew 25:44-46
It Will Be The Best of Times and It Will Be The Worst of Times
Donald Cantrell
Matthew 25: 31 - 46
I - The Mighty Throne that's Described (31)
A) Christ and His Grand Sighting ''Awesome Arrival''
B) Christ and His Glorious Seat ''Angelic Attendants''
II - The Massive Throng that's Divided (32 - 33)
A) A Clear-Cut Distinction and Plan (32)
B) A Clear-Cut Division and Placement (33)
III - The Main Trait that's Distinguished (34 - 45)
A) The Lovely Trait That Identifies the Sheep
B) The Lacking Trait That Incriminates the Goats
IV - The Mandated Trip that's Dissimilar (46)
A) The Eternal Punishment of the Sinner
B) The Everlasting Pleasure of the Saved
Theme: ''There is coming a day that will be glorious and grievous''
A Pastor in Disguise
A few years ago at a Methodist Church in North Wales, as worshippers arrived at the church, they were distressed to see a dirty, drunk, smelly homeless man on the front steps. They didn't realize this bum was actually their pastor, Derek Rigby, who had disguised himself as a homeless man.
To prepare for that morning, Derek hadn't shaved that week. He caked dirt on his hands and face and drew on tattoos. He went to a thrift shop and bought old clothes and ripped them, rubbed them in dirt and soaked them in beer. To complete his disguise he donned a scraggly wig and put on thick broken glasses and hung a half-smoked cigarette from his mouth.
Then he sat on the church steps clutching a can of beer. On that morning not one of the members of his congregation spoke to him or offered to help.
You can imagine their shock when it came time for the sermon and this homeless man walked on staged and took off the wig. Then he told them they were a stingy lot. He talked about how Jesus said that when we help one of the ''least of these'' we are helping Jesus. It was a disturbing experience.
He Inspected Her Fruit
A young lady was sunbathing on the beach when a little boy in his swimming trun ...
Donald Cantrell
Matthew 25: 31 - 46
I - The Mighty Throne that's Described (31)
A) Christ and His Grand Sighting ''Awesome Arrival''
B) Christ and His Glorious Seat ''Angelic Attendants''
II - The Massive Throng that's Divided (32 - 33)
A) A Clear-Cut Distinction and Plan (32)
B) A Clear-Cut Division and Placement (33)
III - The Main Trait that's Distinguished (34 - 45)
A) The Lovely Trait That Identifies the Sheep
B) The Lacking Trait That Incriminates the Goats
IV - The Mandated Trip that's Dissimilar (46)
A) The Eternal Punishment of the Sinner
B) The Everlasting Pleasure of the Saved
Theme: ''There is coming a day that will be glorious and grievous''
A Pastor in Disguise
A few years ago at a Methodist Church in North Wales, as worshippers arrived at the church, they were distressed to see a dirty, drunk, smelly homeless man on the front steps. They didn't realize this bum was actually their pastor, Derek Rigby, who had disguised himself as a homeless man.
To prepare for that morning, Derek hadn't shaved that week. He caked dirt on his hands and face and drew on tattoos. He went to a thrift shop and bought old clothes and ripped them, rubbed them in dirt and soaked them in beer. To complete his disguise he donned a scraggly wig and put on thick broken glasses and hung a half-smoked cigarette from his mouth.
Then he sat on the church steps clutching a can of beer. On that morning not one of the members of his congregation spoke to him or offered to help.
You can imagine their shock when it came time for the sermon and this homeless man walked on staged and took off the wig. Then he told them they were a stingy lot. He talked about how Jesus said that when we help one of the ''least of these'' we are helping Jesus. It was a disturbing experience.
He Inspected Her Fruit
A young lady was sunbathing on the beach when a little boy in his swimming trun ...
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