November 10 2019 Judgement of the Nations Matthew 253146 31 When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him then he will sit on the throne of his glory 32 All the nations will be gathered before him and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd ID: 777085
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Matthew 25
Webster Groves Presbyterian Church
November 10, 2019
Slide2Judgement of the Nations: Matthew 25:31-46
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“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.
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All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,
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and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left.
Slide3Matthew 25:31-46
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Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
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for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
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I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’
Slide4Matthew 25:31-46
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Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink?
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And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing?
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And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’
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And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.
Slide5Matthew 25:31-46
Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;
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for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,
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I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’
Slide6Matthew 25:31-46
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Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?’
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Then he will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’
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And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
Slide7Slide8Action of the 222nd
General Assembly (2016)
Recommit ourselves at the congregational level, the mid council level, and the national levels of our church to locate ourselves with the poor, to advocate with all of our voice for the poor, and to seek opportunities to take risks for and with the poor (in the soup kitchens and catholic worker houses, among the immigrants, with those working to end mass incarceration, and with those who seek to protect all of us, especially the poorest of the poor around the world, from the vagaries of climate change).
Call on our churches to commit to a year of Bible study focused on issues of social justice.
Slide9On Choosing to be a church committed to the Gospel of Matthew 25
The Presbyterian Mission Agency implements a coordinated strategy or “cycle of social engagement” that will assure that concerns around confronting racism, environmental concerns, standing against violence and militarism, and advocating for the dispossessed come before the assembly on a regular and consistent basis, consulting on mission strategies and overtures with affected and engaged presbyteries before each General Assembly on topics of the most immediate concern."
Slide10Call on our presbyteries and synods to examine their own practice, placing these commitments at the center of their concerns, and to streamline the way that issues of immediate significance can be forwarded to the General Assembly by adopting procedures so that overtures and proposals on peacemaking and social justice concerns from sessions and committees may be considered quickly.
On Choosing to be a church committed to the Gospel of Matthew 25
Slide11Judgment of Nations Systems
Treatment of the hungry (access to land)
Treatment of the thirsty (access to clean water)
Treatment of the stranger (new arrivals)
Treatment of the naked (vulnerable persons)
Treatment of the sick (access to health care)
Treatment of Prisoner (access to justice)
Slide12“Momentum is building within our denomination and throughout our society to courageously confront the challenges of our time: a new civil rights movement, a new peace movement, a new economic justice movement is on the rise, and we are in a position to stand in solidarity with the poor in a uniquely powerful way.”
Matthew 25
Slide13Matthew 25 - Principle
What we DO matters to God
As you did it unto the least of these my brothers and sisters, you did it unto me…
Matthew 25:40
Everyone
who hears these words of mine and does them, he/she is like a person who built their house on a rock…
Matthew 7:24
Slide14Slide15Connect
and unite the PC(USA)
Celebrate
and call forth
Clarify
the self-understanding of Christians in the PC(USA)
Matthew 25 - Purpose
Slide16Matthew 25 – Origin & Practice
Building Congregational Vitality
Dismantling Structural Racism
Eradicating Systemic Poverty
Slide17Congregational Vitality
Intentionally and Continuously Develop in Faith
&
Actively Engage the Community
Slide18Structural Racism/White Privilege
Laws, Policies & Practices that Structure, Reinforce and Perpetuate Discrimination, Bias, Prejudice and Oppression of People of Color
Slide19Systemic Poverty
The Economic Exploitation of People who are Poor through Laws, Policies, Practices & Systems that Perpetuate an Impoverished Status
Slide20We ask ourselves
Does our faith and tradition give us strength to face the truth?
Does our faith and tradition give us the intelligence to listen?
Do our ordination promises as teaching elders, ruling elders, and deacons give us strength to serve the church with energy, intelligence, imagination and love and face racism?
Can we face the reality of a racist system that we may not have
created
but now need to work on dismantling?
Slide21Matthew 25 - Impact
Increase in
spiritual energy
of congregations
Increased
impact
of church of the world
Increase in
new disciples
and participation in ministry
Ignite
PC(USA)’s Witness & Work!
Slide22Matthew 25 – Principle
Active Engagement in
The Kingdom of Heaven
vs.
Systems of this World
Slide23We invite you to join us
on this journey by choosing to become a
Matthew 25 church.
The Invitation
Slide24How do you become a Matthew 25 Church?
pcusa.org/matthew25
or
800-728-7228, ext. 5988
to express your commitment to one or more of the 2019-2020 Mission Emphasis:
Congregational Vitality
Systemic Poverty
Structural Racism
Slide25Share stories regarding the
impact of Matthew 25 with the PMA
Matthew 25
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