11-26-17 Who's In Charge Here?

Rev Richard Koehneke


 

Matthew 25:31-46

 

31 [Jesus said:] “When the Son of Man comes in his glory,
and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious
throne.32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and
he will separate people one from another as a shepherd
separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place
the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 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. 35 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, 36 I was naked
and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was
in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will
answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and
feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we
see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 
39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
40 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.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed,
into the eternal
fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was
hungry and you gave me no food,
I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me,
naked and you did not
clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then
they also
will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a
stranger
or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’
45 Then he will answer them,
saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not
do it to one of the least of these, you did not
do it to me.’ 46 And these
will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into
eternal life.”