A Famine Not of Bread

This sermon is adapted from a stewardship sermon series written by Reed Lessing, "Parables and Possessions." Click here to listen to this sermon. 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, I was a stranger and you welcomed Me, I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited Me, I was in prison and you came to Me.’ Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?   And when did we see You a stranger and welcome You, or naked and clothe You? And when did we see You sick or in prison and visit You?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you did it to Me’” (Matthew 25:34-40). Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus ...

Click here to listen to this sermon. The text for today is Matthew 25:31-46, which has already been read. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! It was 3:00 a.m. A piercing scream woke me. I thought it was the fire alarm, until I realized it was my own sweet baby daughter. Through the fog of my interrupted sleep I somehow realized that I was not equipped with the physical ability to nurse the famished little girl, especially at such an ungodly hour. So I nudged Aimee, who never has been as light a sleeper as I am. “She’s awake,” I said. Her response came so quickly I can only imagine that she had been rehearsing it every day while she’d been taking it easy in the hospital. “What’s your point?” Always the patient one, I said calmly and quite rationally: “She’s hungry. I can’t feed her. I don’t have the right equipment.” Again, it was like she had it all planned out. “Well, she probably also has a dirty diaper and the last time I noticed you still h...

"The Last Judgment" by Michelangelo Click here to listen to this sermon. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Ready for a pop quiz? I’m going to read a quote and I want you to determine whether it is a statement of sound doctrine or false teaching. Don’t worry. I’m not taking grades. I’m not even going to ask you to raise your hands. Just answer in your own mind. Give yourself bonus points if you can identify the source. At [Christ’s] coming all people will rise again with their bodies and give an account concerning their own deeds. And those who have done good will enter into eternal life, and those who have done evil into eternal fire. This is the catholic faith; whoever does not believe it faithfully and firmly cannot be saved. So, is it sound doctrine or false teaching? It’s sound doctrine. In fact, it’s part of the Athanasian Creed, one of three ecumenical creeds of the Church.   One Sunday, a dear woman approached me after...

Giotto, Last Judgment, Scrovegni Chapel Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God the Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Are you ready for a pop quiz?   I’m going to read a quote and I want you to determine whether it is a statement of sound doctrine or false teaching.   Don’t worry.   I’m not taking grades.   I’m not even going to ask you to raise your hands.   Just listen and answer in your own mind.   Give yourself bonus points if you can identify the source.   “At His coming all people will rise again with their bodies and give an account concerning their own deeds.   And those who have done good will enter into eternal life, and those who have done evil into eternal fire.   This is the catholic faith; whoever does not believe it faithfully and firmly cannot be saved.” So, is it sound doctrine or false teaching?   It’s sound doctrine.   In fact, it’s part of on...