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Matthew 25:31-46
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• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
  • Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
  • The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
  • The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
  • The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary & sermons.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
  • Chapter LXXVI, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
  • II.VII.3, II.XXXII.1, III.XXIII.3 (agrees with Codex Bezae), IV.XVIII.6, IV.XXVII.4, IV.XXVIII.2, IV.XXX.3, IV.XXXIII.11, IV.XL.1, 2, IV.XLI.3, V.XXVII.1, V.XXXV.2, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
  • Chapter X, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
  • Chapter XXVI, On Prayer,  Tertullian (c. 199)
  • Chapter IX, Exhortation to the Greeks, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • I.8, III.4, III.12, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • II.16, III.6, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • Chapter XI, Against Hermogenes, Tertullian (c. 205)
  • Chapter XIV, On the Flesh of Christ, Tertullian (c. 211)
  • Chapter XI, Scorpiace,  Tertullian (c. 213)
  • Chapter I, Chapter XIII, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
  • III.I.6, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
  • On the Lord's Prayer -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
  • Epistle LIX -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 253)
  • Concerning Works and Almsgiving -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 254)
  • From the Catena Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas.
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "A graphic setting forth of the everlasting judgment which is to come."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
    • "This is a description of the last judgment. It is as an explanation of the former parables."
  • The Eternity of Hell-Torments (Matt 25:46): sermon by George Whitefield.
    • "But since the torments of the damned are not only possible, but certain (since God himself, who cannot lie, has told us so) for men, notwithstanding, to persist in their disobedience, and then flatter themselves, that God will not make good his threatenings, is a most egregious [gross, excessive] instance of folly and presumption."
  • From Wesley's Notes.
    • "All these works of outward mercy suppose faith and love, and must needs he accompanied with works of spiritual mercy. But works of this kind the Judge could not mention in the same manner. He could not say, I was in error, and ye recalled me to the truth; I was in sin, and ye brought me to repentance."
  • Sermons by John Wesley: 
    • The Reward of Righteousness (Matt 25:34)
      • "Good works are so far from being hindrances of our salvation; they are so far from being insignificant, from being of no account in Christianity; that, supposing them to spring from a right principle, they are the perfection of religion."
    • On Visiting the Sick (Matt 25:36)
      • "One great reason why the rich, in general, have so little sympathy for the poor, is, because they so seldom visit them. Hence it is, that, according to the common observation, one part of the world does not know what the other suffers."
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
    • "The surprise expressed is not at their being told that they acted from love to Christ, but that Christ Himself was the Personal Object of all their deeds: that they found Him hungry, and supplied Him with food: that they brought water to Him, and slaked His thirst; that seeing Him naked and shivering, they put warm clothing upon Him, paid Him visits when lying in prison for the truth, and sat by His bedside when laid down with sickness."
  • From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
    • "It should be noted (1) that the duties named are such duties as every one can perform. Chrysostom says: "He said not I was sick and ye healed me; or in prison and ye set me free; but ye visited me and came unto me." (2) A real, personal service of Christ is implied, one involving some sacrifice of ease, time and property."
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Matthew 25:31-46, David Schnasa Jacobsen, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2017.
  • The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2017.
  • "The Being of the Son of Man when the Son of Man is not the Son of Man," D Mark Davis, Left Behind and Loving It, 2017.
  • "Glory and the Desperate Stranger," Nancy Rockwell, The Bite in the Apple, 2017.
  • "Seeing the Face of Jesus," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2017.
  • Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2017.
  • "The Politics of a Love beyond Dualism," Fritz Wendt, Political Theology Today, 2017.
  • "It's Not Up To Us," TJ Tetzlaff, Modern Metanoia, 2017.
  • "Members of the Family - the Final Word," Glenn Monson, Law & Gospel Everywhere, 2017.
  • "Meeting Christ in the Least," Commented Bible Passages from Taize, 2010.
  • Commentary, Matthew 25:31-46, Greg Carey, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2014.
    • "Goats do not see themselves as goats -- but neither do sheep recognize themselves as sheep."
  • "The Unexpected God," David Lose, ...In The Meantime, 2014.
    • "...they are surprised by their failure to recognize the Son of Man. Or, more to the point, they are surprised by where the Son of Man hangs out."
  • "Throne Mentality," Karoline Lewis, Dear Working Preacher, 2014.
    • "At the end of the day, to claim Christ as king, to believe in God's reign, has to be a claim on our present, and not just the future glory of 'thy kingdom come.' That how we decide to live matters."
  • "Jesus, Poor People and the Underside of Thanksgiving," Billy Honor, ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2014. Video: Midnight Run.
    • "Specifically, those of us who call ourselves Christians should feel some inner nudging to use our holiday gratitude and thankfulness as motivation to seek out and serve the disinherited, dispossessed, and disenfranchised in our society."
  • "Team Goat, Team Sheep, and the Strange King of Everything," Sharron R. Blezard, Stewardship of Life, 2014.
    • "Jesus the King of Everything knows more than a little bit about humankind, about suffering, and about stewardship of all life."
  • "Unfinished Business," Andrew Prior, 2014.
  • "King of the World," Lynn Miller, Art & Faith Matters, celebrating our creative and living God by generating art and architecture resources for congregations and individuals. Art and Faith Matters facebook page contains additional resources.
  • "Is That You?" Andrew King, A Poetic Kind of Place, 2014.
  • "Goat Cheese and Starfish," Bob Stuhlmann, Stories from a Priestly Life, 2014.
  • "The Great Sorting," Nancy Rockwell, The Bite in the Apple, 2014.
  • "The Face of Christ," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2014.
    • "It is a 'judgment scene' that is described today. It seems to be meant as a gift for us.."
  • Radical Gratitude: Christ the King A, Christ the King C, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
  • Commentary, Matthew 25:31-46, Carla Works, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
    • "The Lord's teaching on the final judgment challenges every disciple of Jesus to be a harbinger of God's kingdom in a broken world."
  • Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours, Matthew 25:31-46, David Ewart, 2011.
    • "The judgement is NOT based on doing the right things to/for Jesus. Of course we would do all those things if we knew it was Jesus. (Wouldn't we?) But unfortunately, the judgement is based on just doing the right things for the dispossessed. This is not rocket science; it only requires common sense and human decency. And we all have that don't we?"
  • "Four Spiritual Practices for Preaching on Matthew 25," Carl Gregg, Patheos, 2011.
    • "The day-to-day practice of compassion and of love toward your neighbors (all your neighbors!) is much more important and difficult than simply believing a creed or a set of doctrines."
  • "The Politics of Matthew 25:31-46," Timothy F. Simpson, Political Theology, 2011.
    • "Matthew’s Jesus is thus not trying to carve out a welfare exception for his followers on the grounds of faith, as if they were deserving of special treatment because they believed in him. Rather, he is demanding justice in the traditional biblical fashion based upon the longstanding and widespread belief in Judaism that economic justice was owed to whomever was on the bottom of the pecking order."
  • Exegeting Matthew 25, Brian D. McLaren.
  • "The Feast of Christ the Comrade" Peter Woods, I Am Listening, 2011.
    • "So as this Christian year ends, excuse me if I don't get too excited about your Imperial Christ the King, I am only four Advent weeks away from the Crib and I can smell the straw and the dung. That's where my Comrade calls me to be."
  • "Sheepish," Fr. Rick Morley, a garden path, 2011.
    • "Jesus is talking about a manner of living here, and it's one that isn't motivated out of the fear of Hell or the hope of heaven, but a life that's driven by an authentic love. "
  • Judgment of the Nations, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2011.
  • "Judging Sheep and Goats," Alyce M. McKenzie, Patheos, 2011.
  • "Sheep and Goats and Judgment, Oh My" David Lose, Dear Working Preacher, 2011.
  • "Drawing Line Between//'The Other'," Mike Stavlund, The Hardest Question, 2011.
    • "How 'glorious' is this throne, if it is based on exclusion and judgment? "
  • "Love Changes Everything," Andrew Prior, First Impressions, 2011.
    • "In church on Sunday, or at the cricket, we will be a motley bunch. There’ll be folk like my grandma who always worried, a little bit, that grandpa might not make it into heaven. And some of us will worry that perhaps we will not be among the sheep."
  • Comentario del Evangelio por Amaury Tañón-Santos, San Mateo 25:31-46, Working Preacher, 2011.
    • "Esta es la lección evangélica que culmina el Tiempo Ordinario o la Temporada después de Pentecostés, dando paso para al nuevo año litúrgico, y su celebración inicial de Adviento."
  • "Portraits of Prison Ministry," study guide for adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Prison," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2012. (Matthew 25:31-46) Focus article: "Reading for Life," Alesha D. Seroczynski, "Project TURN," Sarah Jobe, "The Hospitality House," Mary Alice Wise.
  • Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen, at CrossMarks.
  • "David M. Granskou ("Preaching on the Parables") picks up on this theme with this brief comment: "More important is the observation of Jeremias that this is not a typical judgment story insofar as the righteous are surprised at being among the saved." [p. 124]."
  • Commentary, Matthew 25:31-46, Dirk G. Lange, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
  • Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • Commentary, Matthew 25:34-40, Jonathan L. Walton, The African American Lectionary, 2009.
    • "We celebrate a God who chooses to keep company with the least of these."
  • "The Sheep and Goats," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
    • "The people with Christ?s heart, hands and feet are those people who follow him. Christian people in all centuries have reached out to the hungry, the thirsty, the strangers, the naked, the sick, the imprisoned."
  • "First Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Christ the King," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "Jesus was not an exception in the life of God, but the rule."
  • Dylan's Lectionary Blog, Christ the King Sunday, 2005. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal Church.
    • "But the coming of God's kingdom is like this: people will be going about their business in precisely the way described above ... and then the final coming of the Son of Man will reveal to everyone's eyes just how empty that way of life is, just how much pain and how little reward comes of living that way."
  • Sermon Preparation Thoughts and Questions by Wesley White, 2005.
  • "The Lord's Call Is My Part In God's Plan," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
    • "If the Lord appeared to you this very moment, what could you show him?"
  • Wellspring of the Gospel, Ordinary 34A, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
  • "The Enlightenment of a Goat: A Reflection on Matthew 25:31-46," Dr. William R.G. Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "I dreamt a dream. I dreamt a parable."
  • "The Vision of the Supreme Court," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
  • "The Parables in the Olivet Discourse," by Hampton Keathley IV at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
    • "The works are the fruit that demonstrates the reality of the conversion of one?s heart. The love shown by these deeds of mercy springs from true faith. As Walvoord affirms, 'What is presented here is not the basis or ground of salvation but the evidence of it?. Accordingly, while works are not the ground of justification for salvation, they can be the fruit or evidence of it.'"
  • "The Sheep and the Goats," wikipedia.
  • "Matthew's Nonviolent Jesus and Violent Parables," Barbara E. Reid, O.P., (other resources at) "Parables," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2006.
    • "Jesus' Sermon on the Mount instructs us to not return violence for violence; instead we should be like God, who offers boundless, gratuitous love to all. But in the same Gospel Jesus tells eight parables in which God deals violently with evildoers. Which of the divine ways are we to imitate?"
  • "Untamed Hospitality," Elizabeth Newman, (other resources at) "Hospitality," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
    • "While our culture reduces 'hospitality' to friendliness and private entertaining, Christian hospitality remains a public and economic reality by which God re-creates us through the places and people we are given."
  • "Toward a Welcoming Congregation," Paul J. Wadell, (other resources at) "Hospitality," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
    • "In a world that has grown frighteningly guarded and harsh, Christian congregations are called to imitate the 'table manners' of Jesus by being sacraments of God?s hospitality in the world."
• Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
  • Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, "The Coming of Jesus in Our Midst," The Living Pulpit, 1997.
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      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Brown Jillian, "Sermons," Black Theology, 2004. (Sermons on Matthew 10 and Matthew 25:31-46.)
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  • Burghardt, Walter J., S.J., "A Just King, A Just Kingdom," The Living Pulpit, 2006.
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  • Culbertson, Philip, "The Pharisaic Jesus and His Gospel Parables," The Christian Century, 1985.
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  • Cooper, Burton, "The Disabled God," Theology Today, 1992.
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  • Cope, Lamar, "Matthew 25:31-46, 'The Sheep and the Goats' Reinterpreted," Novum Testamentum, 1969.
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  • Donahue, John R., S.J., "The 'Parable' of the Sheep and the Goats: A Challenge to Christian Ethics," Theological Studies, 1986.
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  • Dupuis, Jacques, "The Practice of Agape Is the Reality of Salvation," International Review of Mission, 1985.
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  • Edelman, Marian Wright, "A Parent, Community, and National Audit: Who Are Our Children Modeling?" The Living Pulpit, 2003.
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  • Erickson, Millard J., "Principles, Permanence, and Future Divine Judgment: A Case Study in Theological Method," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1985.
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  • Gathje, Peter R., "Shalom and a Consistent Ethic of Life," The Living Pulpit, 2006.
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  • Heil, John Paul, "The Double Meaning of the Narrative of Universal Judgment in Matthew 25:31-46," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1998.
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  • Johnson, Stephen C., "The 'Future' of Preaching: Apocalyptic Eschatology and Christian Proclamation," Restoration Quarterly, 2007.
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  • Kelly, Geffrey B., "A 'Mysticism of Joy' in the Lord -- In Life As In Death," The Living Pulpit, 1996. (see Joy issue focus of The Living Pulpit 5.4, 1996.)
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  • Krentz, Edgar, "Justice and Judgment," The Christian Century, 1996.
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  • Lovette, Roger, "On Not Missing the Circus," The Living Pulpit, 1997.
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  • Michaels, J Ramsey, "Apostolic Hardships and Righteous Gentiles, A Study of Matthew 25:31-46," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1965.
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  • Moore-Keish, Martha L, Living by the Word Lectionary Reflections, The Christian Century, 2014.
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  • Nelson, Susan L., "Facing Evil: Evil's Many Faces," Interpretation, 2003. (See also, "Evil," issue focus, Interpretation, 2003.)
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  • Neville, David J., "Toward a Theology of Peace: Contesting Matthew's Violent Eschatology," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2007.
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  • Newman, Elizabeth, "Flannery O'Connor and the Practice of Hospitality," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 2005.
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  • Peter, David J., "Homiletical Helps on the LSB Series A - Gospels," Concordia Journal, 2005. (Section on this text begins on page 432.)
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  • Pond, Eugene W., "The Background and Timing of the Judgment of the Sheep and Goats," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2002.
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  • Pond, Eugene W., "Who Are 'The Least' of Jesus' Brothers in Matthew 25:40?" Bibliotheca Sacra, 2002.
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  • Pond, Eugene W., "Who Are the Sheep and the Goats in Matthew 25:31-46?" Bibliotheca Sacra, 2002.
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  • Reid, Barbara E., O.P., "Violent Endings in Matthew's Parables and Christian Nonviolence," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
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  • Reynolds, Thomas E., "Welcoming without Reserve? A Case in Christian Hospitality," Theology Today, 2006.
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  • Robinson, Anthony B., "At the Clothing Bank," The Christian Century, 1993.
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  • Roldan-Roman, Ingrid; Flesher, LeAnn Snow (translator), "Reclaiming the Reign of God for the Poor,"Review and Expositor, 2012.
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  • Senior, Donald, C.P., "Between Two Worlds: Gentile and Jewish Christians in Matthew's Gospel," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1999.
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  • Shriver, Donald W., Jr., "Leave No Child Behind," The Living Pulpit, 2003.
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  • Siker, Judith Yates, "Unmasking the Enemy: Deconstructing the 'Other' in the Gospel of Matthew," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 2005.
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  • Thomas, Robert L., "Jesus' View of Eternal Punishment," Master's Seminary Journal, 1998.
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  • Toussaint, Stanley D., "A Critique of the Preterist View of the Olivet Discourse," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2004.
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  • Via, Dan Otto, Jr., "Ethical Responsibility and Human Wholeness in Matthew 25:31-46," Harvard Theological Review, 1987.
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  • Walvoord, John F., "Christ's Olivet Discourse on the End of the Age: The Judgment of the Nations," Bibliotheca Sacra, 1972./
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  • Weaver, Alain Epp, "On Exile: Yoder, Said, and a Theology of Land and Return," Cross Currents, 2003.
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  • Weber, Kathleen, "The Image of Sheep and Goats in Matthew 25:31-46," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1997.
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• Sermons:
  • "If Christ Is King, What Does That Mean?" Greg Garrett, Day 1, 2011.
  • "Heaven's Audit of One's Soul," the Rev. Dr. Wiley Stephens, Day 1, 2008.
  • "Thoughts about Judging and Pleading," 31 December 2006, David Zersen, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
  • "Our Spiritual Bottom Line," the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Carter, Day 1, 2005.
  • "Sheep or Goat," Last Sunday after Pentecost - 20 November 2005, Walter W. Harms, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
  • "Going Incognito," "Our Final Day in Court," "Sheep and Goats," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Sermons from Seattle.
  • "The Light Never Turns Green," the Rev. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts, Day 1, 1996.
  • "The Power of Love," (Matthew 25:31-40), by Paul Tillich. From The New Being (1955), at Religion On-Line.
  • Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily
    • Christ the King, 2005
    • Christ the King, 2002
    • Christ the King, 1999
• With Children:
  • Worshiping with Children, Christ the King / Reign of Christ, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2014. 2011.
  • "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," November 23, 2014, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: Ezekiel 34:11-16 and I Will Protect You From the Jungle Beasts by Martha Alexander, Ephesians 1:15-23 and Grandpa Green by Lane Smith, Matthew 25:31-46 and Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud. 2011.
  • Faith Formation Journeys, Children Sermon, 2011.
  • A Prince In Disguise, Richard J. Coleman, SermonStudio.
  • "The Least of These," "Encouraging Children to Serve Others," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
  • "Unto the Least of These," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
  • "We Care for Jesus through His People," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
  • Matthew 25:40, memory verse activity, MSSS Crafts and Resources for Bible Stories.
• Drama:
  • "Parable of the Sheep and the Goats," Reader's Theater, Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia, 2012.
  • "Feeding the 500," Dan Wilson, dramatix.
  • "Judgment Day for All Nations," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art Images: Matthew 25:31-46, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
  • Matthew 25:31-46, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
  • Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
  • Matthew 25:31-46, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
• Hymns and Music:
  • “Whatever You Do,” an original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette.  This hymn is inspired by Matthew 25:31-46 and is in the United Methodists’ Worship and Song (2011).  Tune:  ST. DENIO 11.11.11.11 (“Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”).
  • Abraham Journeyed to a New Country, Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, BUNESSAN 5.5.5.4 D (?Morning Has Broken?), A hymn for the church?s ministry with immigrants.
  • Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
  • Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Matthew 25:31, 32, 40, 41, 46. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
  • At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
    • More Love to Thee
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
• Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
• Study Links and Resources for the Book of Matthew

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• Pentecost June 5
  

• Calendars
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• YEAR B
• YEAR C

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