The Parable of the Sheep and Goats

BCS Deaf Church Sermon from September 6th, 2015 covering the parable of the sheep and goats from Matthew 25:31-46.

Transcript

1. Sheep and Goats
 Matthew 25:36-41! ! September 6, 2015
2. *Home - Robbie Seay Band! *Knees to the Earth - Watermark Worship
3. Matthew 25:31-46
4. Matthew 25:31-46
5. Matthew 25:31-46 Who is in the story?! *Jesus (shepherd)! *People of the nations (sheep and goats)! *Least of these (needy people)
6. Sheep and Goats
7. Sheep! *A little crazy! *Can’t calm during crisis! *Eventually learns to trust shepherd! *Trusts shepherd will provide and protect! Goats! *Trouble! *Independent! *Selfish! *Huge appetites! *Don’t learn from consequences Matthew 25:31-46
8. Works vs. Grace
9. Works vs. Grace Ephesians 2:8-9! ! “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”
10. Works vs. Grace Ephesians 2:8-9! ! “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”! ! *What is "grace"?! *Why does it say "through faith"?
11. Two ways to give gifts:! *Reluctantly! *Joyfully Works vs. Grace
12. Romans 3:28! “We hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.”! ! Isaiah 64:6! “All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away.” Works vs. Grace
13. Ephesians 2:10! “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”! ! James 2:26! “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so Faith without works is dead also.” Works vs. Grace
14. It’s about as useless as a screen door on a submarine! Faith without works, it’s just not happening! One is your left hand, one is your right! It’ll take two strong arms to hold on tight…! There’s a difference, you know! Between having faith and playing make believe! One will make you grow, the other one will make you sleep! Talk about it, but I really think you ought ! To take a leap off of the ship before you claim to walk on water! Faith without works is like a song you can’t sing! It’s about as useless as a screen door on a submarine! “Faith without Works” by Rich Mullins
16. Works show faith! ! Works do not save us Works vs. Grace
17. Works vs. Grace
18. 18 *Glena - friend, Paula, lost husband to cancer! *Glena - Friend, Alex Grey, lost biological mother! *Dessirie - friend, Candace, has an injured hand.! *Liz - friend Sarah has heart condition, needs transplant
19. 19 *Deaf social at Grand Station - 4:00pm, September 12th! *Church website: bcsdeafchurch.radiantwebtools.com! *Next Sunday - Second Sunday Supper dinner at church. Please bring a dessert