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Why The Least Of These Matter Most: Matthew 25:31-46 Dr. Wess Stafford
Series :: You Are Not Your OwnMatthew 25:14-30 :: Andrew Rutten05–04–25providenceomaha.orgFacebook InstagramYouTube
In this full-length episode of Draw Near, we return to the mic for a heartfelt conversation on one of the most essential themes of our faith—mercy. What does it really mean to be merciful? Is mercy just forgiveness, or something more? And in a world full of division, anxiety, and wounds, how can God's mercy truly heal us and flow through us to others? Together, we explore: How Scripture and the Catechism define mercy The surprising ways we've experienced God's mercy in our lives Why mercy is essential to healing broken relationships—and how to live it Practical ways to grow in compassion, patience, and forgiveness (including with ourselves) Why mercy and truth must go hand-in-hand in today's Church and culture A powerful story about St. Francis and rebuilding the Church with love and mercy What it means to show mercy without compromising truth We also share personal stories of struggle, healing, and God's never-ending patience, including a time of wrestling with anger toward God—and how mercy transformed it. Book Fred and/or Kara to speak by visiting the Draw Near "booking page (https://www.drawnear.me/booking)." Click here (https://www.drawnear.me/donate) to become a patron! Patrons are essentially "sponsors" and co-producers or Draw Near as it could not happen without them. "Like" and follow us on Facebook! (https://www.facebook.com/fredandkara). Follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/drawnear.me/)! Who are "Fred and Kara?" Find out by visiting our home page. (https://www.drawnear.me/) Like our podcast? Hit that “subscribe” button AND the notification button/bell to know when new episodes are posted! Give us a rating! Leave a review! Tell your friends! Even more, pray for us! Draw Near Theme © Fred Shellabarger & Kara Kardell
2025.04.13 - Ryuta Kimura
The Third Servant - Matthew 25:14-30 by Edgington EPC
[Due to technical difficulties, we were unable to make a recording of this lesson. Sorry about that! -MRW] Matthew 25 Matthew 25:1-1…
Genesis 43-44; 19 Psalms 50-51; 40 Matthew 25
Send us a textThis week we finish Matthew 25 by looking at the sheep and goats judgment of Christ and wrap up this week by looking at the woman that anointed Jesus.Main Scripture:Matthew 25:31-46Additional Scripture:Psalm 98 1-9Romans 8:34Matthew 26:1-51 Corinthians 2:6-9Matthew 26:6-13Mark 14:3Luke 7:381 Corinthians 11:15Genesis 3:15
Send us a textThis week we take a look at Matthew 25 and the parables of the ten virgins and the talents and how it shows that we must be intimate and faithful with Christ in the days ahead. Main Scripture:Matthew 25:1-13Additional Scripture:1 Corinthians 1:30Psalm 119:105John 17:20-23Matthew 10:21-23Matthew 25:14-291 Corinthians 12:20-31
Jesus tells two parables about the judgment. The forgiveness of sins is something God has entrusted to His servants. And are the sheep and the goats divided up according to what they have and have not done? Have a listen. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Celebrate 2,000 Episodes of Christian History Almanac! The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book 1 of 2 by Amy Mantravadi More from the hosts: Daniel Emery Price Erick Sorenson
The Good News of Jesus - The Gospel According to Matthew. March 9th, 2025. Jesus Teaches in Jerusalem: Faithful Stewardship.
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“The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’” (Matthew 25:21 NLT) After Jesus described the events surrounding His Second Coming, He ended His Olivet Discourse by sharing four parables with His disciples. The parables continue the themes of punishment and preparing for the Master’s return. But each one adds a new perspective to the discussion. The first parable, found in Matthew 24:45–51, deals with a faithful servant who manages his master’s household wisely while his master is away. The faithful servant cares for and feeds his fellow servants. When the master returns, he rewards the faithful servant by entrusting him with greater responsibilities. An evil servant, on the other hand, beats his fellow servants, parties, and gets drunk while his master is away. When the master returns, he punishes the evil servant. The wise servant was faithful because he trusted that his master would return. That’s why he took his responsibilities so seriously. The evil servant acted wickedly because he had some doubts about his master returning. He chose to follow his own agenda instead of his master’s. The second parable, found in Matthew 25:1–13, involves ten bridesmaids who go to meet the bridegroom at midnight. Five wise bridesmaids made sure to take enough olive oil for their lamps; five foolish bridesmaids didn’t. The five foolish bridesmaids leave to buy oil. While they’re gone, the bridegroom comes and escorts the five wise bridesmaids to the wedding feast. The five foolish bridesmaids are locked out. The bridegroom is Jesus. The five wise bridesmaids are followers who are prepared for His return. The five foolish bridesmaids are those who are unprepared for His coming. The third parable, found in Matthew 25:14–30, deals with a master who entrusts three servants with money while he’s away. Two of the servants invest the money entrusted to them so that they have a return to show their master when he comes back. They are rewarded for wisely using what their master gave them. The third servant buried the money entrusted to him because he was afraid of losing it. He is punished for his foolish use of his resources. The first two servants knew and trusted their master. The third servant did not. The fourth parable, found in Matthew 25:31–46, is set after Jesus returns to judge the world. He will separate the sheep, the people who accepted Him as Savior and Lord, from the goats, the people who rejected Him. The sheep, whose lives were changed by Jesus, cared for those closest to His heart—the poor, the needy, the outcasts. The goats, whose lives were unchanged, ignored those people. Two thousand years after Jesus shared these parables with His followers, their truths still resonate. We don’t know when Jesus will return. But we have important responsibilities to fulfill in the meantime. Let’s make the most of our time by growing in our faith, encouraging and supporting our fellow believers, and sharing Jesus’ message with the people who need to hear it. Reflection question: What do you take away from the last four parables Jesus shared with His followers?Support the show: https://harvest.org/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Holy Spirit has been generously sharing with Pastor Bryan, from the Scriptures, his heart for our Missions future and, also, making incredible promises to our Church (and every member of it) as we faithfully serve him in supporting the work of the Gospel I these ways.
"True citizens of the kingdom will love and serve their King by loving and serving others." Pastor Dave Bertolini
Sermon by Christopher Atkins on April 6, 2025.
Are you waiting for God to open doors in your career, business, or calling? The truth is, promotion comes through stewardship, not just prayer. In this video, we break down practical, biblical keys from Matthew 25 that can change the way you approach work and success.Learn how to:✅ Stop waiting and start multiplying what's in your hands✅ Overcome fear that's keeping you stagnant✅ Position yourself for divine promotion through excellenceSubscribe to grow your faith and career!
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The Lord invests in all of us, starting with life and time as essential resources. What we do with that investment is consequential and requires proper perspective and humility to honor the Lord with it. In this episode, Pastor Matt concludes his sermon series on the Kingdom Parables in Matthew 25.Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa
Send me a Text Message!At Calvary (my church) every fourth Sunday is CWOW Sunday, church without walls. Rather than going to church, we go out to be the church. You know we call Sunday morning a worship service. We sing and we pray. We listen for a word from God to our hearts and we experience God's presence in many different ways. We call it a worship service. But in this episode I will suggest another term, another way to worship. Rather than just going to a worship service, what if we participated in service-worship? Service in the name of Jesus, serving people with the love of God is real worship. Instead of just saying, I worship you. We show that we worship Him. Generosity can be a simple, profound act of worship!
Send me a Text Message!Mary had this opportunity that I don't have to give an extravagant gift to Jesus, face to face, to see his expression of gratitude. I have to be honest, I'm kind of jealous of this woman who has been remembered for centuries as someone who was so crazy in love with Jesus, that you cannot talk about the good news with out talkng about her. I would love Jesus like that, if I had a chance. I tell myself, "Jesus would not go hungry or thirsty in my town." I tell myself, "Jesus would have a place to live in my world." I tell myself, if I had anything to say about it Jesus would be taken care of...but Jesus isn't around anymore. I tell myself.But what if He is? What if the story Jesus is telling is just a figurative life-principle but a spiritual reality? Then I have to ask myself, "She was crazy in love with Jesus, am I?"
Send me a Text Message!When it comes to living God's dream for our lives, the journey to become someone great, a true follower of Jesus; sometimes we focus so much on the process, all the stages that we have to master, all the different things we have to learn to do right, that we lose sight of the motivating passion that inspires us to keep going no matter how many times we fall & fail. Our motivating passion gives us no other choic, something inside just won't let us stop. I think we begin to find that motivating passion when we ask the question, "Will Jesus remember me?"
Audio Bible New Testament Matthew to Apocalypse King James Version
25 : Gospel of Matthew 25 1. Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4. But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. ; AB church Lausanne
Send me a Text Message!We've all felt the emotion of urgency, right? That sense that smthng needs to be done right now. Somethings gotta change. Can't wait. It's urgent. Sometimes we get confused about the difference between what's important and what's urgent. We often hear people say, something like this, "Sometimes we get so wrapped up in what's urgent that we have no time for what's important." But what that really means is that we have mislabeled what's important. The dictionary defines urgency as something of importance requiring swift action. In other words, urgency is a subset of what's important. It can't be urgent, if it's not important.Any number of issues in our world today could cause a sense of urgency. But I think Jesus is suggesting in this episode that nothing is more important or urgent than love. So let's love urgently!
Send me a Text Message!In Matthew 25, Jesus tells a story about a rippled of generosity that travels all the way to His heart. You might think that it would take a really big act of kindness to ripple that far. But actually, it's pretty doable, it's a small act with a massive impact. Because when you do it, you are doing it for Jesus. In fact, that person in need, that person living in the margins of life, may be the only Jesus you see today!And whatever you do, this Lent Season, don't miss Jesus!
Join us for Week 3 as we explore more about lifestyle evangelism and serving others in Jesus' name. Don't miss out on this Box Church discussion as we come toward the end of our reading in the Gospel of Matthew.
In seeking to grow significantly in how we disciple the next generation, extend the hospitality of Jesus, cultivate leaders church-wide, and multiply Gospel-centered ministry, we're embarking on a two-year path of generosity that will ask something of each of us. As this series continues, we hope the life and leadership of our generous King (2 […]
en[trust]ed | Living In Light Of Eternity | Pastor Michael Kennedy
Lord, Open My Lips is a daily devotional produced by Fr. Josh Fink and John Caddell in association with All Souls Church in Lexington, South Carolina. New devotionals are available every day. More information can be found at allsoulslex.org/dailyprayer.Original music is composed and recorded by John Caddell. Our liturgy is based on "Family Prayer" from the Book of Common Prayer (2019), created by the Anglican Church in North America and published by the Anglican Liturgical Press. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Lord, Open My Lips is a daily devotional produced by Fr. Josh Fink and John Caddell in association with All Souls Church in Lexington, South Carolina. New devotionals are available every day. More information can be found at allsoulslex.org/dailyprayer.Original music is composed and recorded by John Caddell. Our liturgy is based on "Family Prayer" from the Book of Common Prayer (2019), created by the Anglican Church in North America and published by the Anglican Liturgical Press. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
This sermon was preached by Pastor Kyle Huber at Greentree Church on March 16, 2025. Series: Faithful unto Him, Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30
In Matthew 25: 31-46 we learned that Jesus' judgment is based on our response to his message and his messengers.
This passage has often been misused because of how one phrase has been neglected. What is Jesus really teaching here? You can watch this message here.
Jesus said to his disciples:"When the Son of Man comes in his glory,and all the angels with him,he will sit upon his glorious throne,and all the nations will be assembled before him.And he will separate them one from another,as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.He will place 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.Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.For I was hungry and you gave me food,I was thirsty and you gave me drink,a stranger and you welcomed me,naked and you clothed me,ill and you cared for me,in prison and you visited me.'Then the righteous will answer him and say,'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you,or thirsty and give you drink?When did we see you a stranger and welcome you,or naked and clothe you?When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?'And the king will say to them in reply,'Amen, I say to you, whatever you didfor one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.'Then he will say to those on his left,'Depart from me, you accursed,into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels.For I was hungry and you gave me no food,I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,a stranger and you gave me no welcome,naked and you gave me no clothing,ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.'Then they will answer and say,'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirstyor a stranger or naked or ill or in prison,and not minister to your needs?'He will answer them, 'Amen, I say to you,what you did not do for one of these least ones,you did not do for me.'And these will go off to eternal punishment,but the righteous to eternal life."
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Here are the three points: The master's entrustment The two faithful servants The unfaithful servant Application: Live in light of Christ's return Be faithful with what God has entrusted us Don't play the comparison game Fight against the sin of slothfulness Be encouraged: True Christians will receive an abundant reward You can watch this message here.
Send us a textGood morning! Thank you for taking a few minutes to listen. If you are interested in the Daily Bible Devotional, you can find it at the links below:Amazon - (paperback, hardcover, and Kindle)Spiritbuilding.com - (premium quality paperback)Youtube Video Introducing the ContentFeel free to reach out with any questions: emersonk78@me.comMatthew 25Jesus tells three stories to drive home one crucial point: “Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.” Whether addressing Jerusalem's destruction or the final day, this message is needful. Whenever Christ comes in judgment, we must be prepared. The first story is about ten virgins waiting to enter a wedding feast. The groom delays and the five who brought extra oil stay ready and enter in, while the five foolish virgins run out. The second parable describes three men given talents and time to develop them. The first two immediately gain more. The third man does nothing and is unprepared when the master returns. Lastly, Jesus describes the judgment day scene. Those who serve others are saved. And those who do not are lost. The kingdom of heaven includes a unique kind of people. While many would take enough oil to get into an important event, disciples over-prepare to make sure they can wait patiently for the Master. The world may have talents and do just enough to keep from losing them. But kingdom citizens want to use the time they have to cultivate the Father's gifts and return to Him as much profit as possible. The world may serve those who serve them and most look out for themselves. But those preparing for Christ's return will fill their lives with serving fellow believers and all people in any way they can! Jesus is showing us who He will save. We must listen carefully. Dear Lord, we are not worthy to be saved in the judgment. We are entirely dependent upon Your grace to be saved on the last day. But Father, we know You have called us to make a great effort to glorify You every day. Help us to get prepared and strive to stay ready. May we be driven to grow in our gifts and use the time we have to do more for You. And Father, make us servants of others. Help us remember that eternity will be decided by how we help those around us in need. Thought Questions: - Spiritually speaking, what does it mean to have your lamp burning and extra oil with you? How do you stay that prepared to see Jesus? - What is a talent God has given you, and how are you presently developing it? What can you do immediately to help it grow for God? - If eternity is determined by how you help fellow disciples in their time of need, how much time and effort should you devote to them?