The Sheep, The Goats, & The King Who Sees The Difference

Sunday 30th May, 2021

The following aspects of a worship service are included as a suggested guide to worshipping as a household.

This is one of the less well known of the four servant songs in Isaiah regarding
the true and suffering servant’s determination to bring about God’s will. What does he achieve and how? In verses 10-11, what choices do we have?

Prayer: Praise and confession in light of the above:

 
Pray for each other | our church | our nation |our world
 

 

Bible talk- Matthew 25:31-46 (outline below)

 
Outline

Intro: Being foolishly not ready….
V31: A cosmic, definitive, Kingly appearance
V32-33: Cosmic, definitive, Kingly rulings
V34-40: Kingly ruling #1: “Come…. inherit the eternal kingdom”
V35-39: “You did well (righteously)….”
V40: “…. And I took it personally”
V41-45: Kingly ruling #2: “Go…. to eternal hell”
V42-44: “You did badly (cursedly)….”
V45: “…. And I took it personally”
V46: Rulings implemented – promptly, & for eternity
Application: Considering my readiness today – ICOPS
Identity, Corporality, Opportunity, Proximity, Sustainability