I highly recommend this sermon! It truly hits the nail on the head of the issue of indifference & the lukewarm attitude within the American Church today and how risky it is. The Focus in Scripture: Matthew 19:16-26, Luke 19:1-10, Revelation 3:14-22 Additional Supporting Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24, Matthew 8:19-22, Matthew 16:24-28, Matthew 25:31-46 WHAT DID JESUS TEACH ON GIVING TO THE POOR? - Matthew 25:31-46 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 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. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. “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. 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, 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.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ 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.’ Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 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.’ “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.’ Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” In light of this, let us meditate day and night on how rich we are (compared to the rest of the world), and how that can be a source of blessings or curses depending on how those riches are used. Zacchaeus shows us that although it is hard for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, it isn't impossible! (Matthew 19:1-10)
If we truly give all we have (besides the necessities) to the poor in generosity or charity (if God calls us to), then we will be truly rich in the Lord's eyes. Let us live eternally! In other words, let us live focusing on the big picture, which is that this life is like a vapor, but the life that Christ gives and the riches He gives are everlasting! (Matthew 6:19-24) K. P. Yohannan's book Revolution in World Missions focuses on why God has given the West so much money, and how God is calling us to spend His money. Grace & Peace
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