Week 10 | Day 5 SHEEP AND GOATS Matthew 25:31-46
In Matthew 25:31–46, Jesus described the final judgment, when the Son of Man returns in glory and separates the nations as a shepherd separates sheep from goats. The sheep—those welcomed into the Kingdom—are commended for acts of compassion: feeding the hungry, welcoming the stranger, clothing the naked, caring for the sick, and visiting the imprisoned because their faith was genuine. The goats are condemned not for overt cruelty, but for their unbelief that shows up as neglect for these same acts of mercy. Both groups are surprised by the King’s verdict, revealing that their true allegiance was shown through their everyday actions, not their religious awareness because faith without works, love, and compassion is no faith at all.
The significance of this passage is sobering and clarifying: faith that belongs to Christ produces visible fruit in love and compassion. Jesus doesn’t teach salvation by works, but He makes unmistakably clear that works of mercy are the evidence of a transformed heart. How a person responds to “the least of these” reveals how they truly respond to Christ Himself. This final scene underscores that eternal destiny is inseparably connected to how faith is lived out in real, embodied love.
APPLICATION
1. Love for Jesus is Revealed through Love for People
Genuine devotion to Jesus shows up in tangible care for others, especially the vulnerable and least of these.
2. Compassion is not Optional for Kingdom People
Acts of mercy are not spiritual extras but essential expressions of Christlike faith. True faith results in actions that love God and love people—no matter who they are or what they’ve done or not done.
3. Everyday Obedience Carries Eternal Weight
Small, unseen acts of faithfulness matter deeply in God’s final evaluation. Our godly actions ripple into eternity.
4. Neglect is a Serious Spiritual Failure
Jesus condemns not just harmful actions, but the refusal to act when compassion is needed. God’s people are His hands. feet, and voice to the world around us. We are to be Jesus with skin to the world we live in.
5. Jesus Identifies Personally with the Vulnerable
How we treat those with the least power reflects how we treat Christ Himself.
PRAYER
King Jesus, search my heart and align my life with Yours. Teach me to see You in the faces of the hurting, the forgotten, and the overlooked. Deliver me from indifference and empower me to live a faith that loves boldly, serves faithfully, and honors You in both word and deed. May my life reflect Your mercy until the day You come in glory. Amen.
The significance of this passage is sobering and clarifying: faith that belongs to Christ produces visible fruit in love and compassion. Jesus doesn’t teach salvation by works, but He makes unmistakably clear that works of mercy are the evidence of a transformed heart. How a person responds to “the least of these” reveals how they truly respond to Christ Himself. This final scene underscores that eternal destiny is inseparably connected to how faith is lived out in real, embodied love.
APPLICATION
1. Love for Jesus is Revealed through Love for People
Genuine devotion to Jesus shows up in tangible care for others, especially the vulnerable and least of these.
2. Compassion is not Optional for Kingdom People
Acts of mercy are not spiritual extras but essential expressions of Christlike faith. True faith results in actions that love God and love people—no matter who they are or what they’ve done or not done.
3. Everyday Obedience Carries Eternal Weight
Small, unseen acts of faithfulness matter deeply in God’s final evaluation. Our godly actions ripple into eternity.
4. Neglect is a Serious Spiritual Failure
Jesus condemns not just harmful actions, but the refusal to act when compassion is needed. God’s people are His hands. feet, and voice to the world around us. We are to be Jesus with skin to the world we live in.
5. Jesus Identifies Personally with the Vulnerable
How we treat those with the least power reflects how we treat Christ Himself.
PRAYER
King Jesus, search my heart and align my life with Yours. Teach me to see You in the faces of the hurting, the forgotten, and the overlooked. Deliver me from indifference and empower me to live a faith that loves boldly, serves faithfully, and honors You in both word and deed. May my life reflect Your mercy until the day You come in glory. Amen.
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Week 5 | Day 4 THE FEEDING OF THE 5,000 Matthew 14:13-21 | Mark 6:30-44 | Luke 9:10-17 | John 6:1-15Week 5 | Day 5 JESUS WALKS ON WATER Matthew 14:22-33 | Mark 6:45-52 | John 6:16-21Week 6 | Day 1 I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE John 6:25-59Week 6 | Day 2 THE FEEDING OF THE 4,000 Matthew 15:32-39 | Mark 8:1-13Week 6 | Day 3 PETER’S CONFESSION Matthew 16:13-28 | Mark 8:27-9:1 | Luke 9:18-27Week 6 | Day 4 THE TRANSFIGURATION Matthew 17:1-13 | Mark 9:2-13 | Luke 9:28-36Week 7 | Day 1 CAUGHT IN THE ACT John 8:1-11Week 7 | Day 2 I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD John 8:12-20Week 7 | Day 3 I AM THE GATE John 10:1-10Week 7 | Day 4 THE GOOD SHEPHERD John 10:11-42Week 7 | Day 5 THE GOOD SAMARITAN Luke 10:25-37Week 8| Day 1 JESUS WITH MARY AND MARTHA Luke 10:38-42Week 8 | Day 2 A Series of Encouragements Luke 12:1-48Week 8 | Day 3 THE NARROW WAY Luke 13:22-30Week 8 | Day 4 THE PARABLE OF THE LOST Luke 15:1-32Week 8 | Day 5 THE RICH YOUNG RULER Matthew 19:16–26 | Mark 10:17–27 | Luke 18:18–30Week 9 | Day 1 I AM THE RESURRECTION John 11:1-45Week 9 | Day 2 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Luke 19:1-10 | John 12:1-11Week 9 | Day 3 A FINAL VISIT TO JERUSALEM Matthew 21:1-27 | Mark 11:1-33 | John 12:12-36Week 9 | Day 4 PARABOLICAL Matthew 21:28-46 | Mark 12:1-12 | Luke 20:9-18Week 9 | Day 5 THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT Matthew 22:34-40 | Mark 12:28-34
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Week 10 | Day 1 WOE – HOLD ON A QUICK MOMENT Matthew 23:13-36Week 10 | Day 2 HONORING THE KING Matthew 26:6-17 | Mark 12:41-43; 14:1-11 | Luke 21:1-4Week 10 | Day 3 TEACHINGS ON THE END OF DAYS Matthew 24:1-25:13 | Mark 13:1-37 | Luke 21:5-36Week 10 | Day 4 THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS Matthew 25:14-30Week 10 | Day 5 SHEEP AND GOATS Matthew 25:31-46
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Week 1 | Day 1 – BOUGHT, BELONGING, AND BOUND TO CHRIST – Romans 1:1-7Week 1 | Day 2 – EAGER TO STRENGTHEN, EAGER TO SHARE – Romans 1:8–15Week 1 | Day 3 – UNASHAMED: THE POWER AND THE PATH OF FAITH – Romans 1:16–17Week 1 | Day 4 – WHEN TRUTH IS PLAIN – Romans 1:18–20Week 1 | Day 5 – WHEN WE TRADE GLORY FOR CONTROL – Romans 1:21–32Week 2 | Day 1 – NO PARTIALITY: TRUTH THAT LEADS TO REPENTANCE – Romans 2:1–11Week 2 | Day 2 – WHEN LAW AND CONSCIENCE SPEAK – Romans 2:12–16Week 2 | Day 3 – INSIDE-OUT FAITH – Romans 2:17–29Week 2 | Day 4 – WHEN PRIVILEGE MEETS THE PLUMB LINE – Romans 3:1–8Week 2 | Day 5 – SINNERS IN NEED OF A SAVIOR – Romans 3:9–20Week 3 | Day 1 – BUT NOW… GRACE – Romans 3:21–26Week 3 | Day 2 – RIGHTEOUSNESS COMES BY FAITH ALONE – Romans 3:21–27Week 3 | Day 3 – THE PROMISE OF ABRAHAM – Romans 4:1-15Week 3 | Day 4 – GRACE GUARANTEES THE PROMISE – Romans 4:16–25Week 3 | Day 5 – JUSTIFIED BY FAITH ALONE – Romans 5:1-5Week 4 | Day 1 – GOD’S LOVE ON FULL DISPLAY – Romans 5:6-8Week 4 | Day 2 – HOW MUCH MORE – Romans 5:9-11Week 4 | Day 3 – FROM ADAM’S RUIN TO CHRIST’S RESCUE – Romans 5:12-21Week 4 | Day 4 – STATE AND STANDING: DEAD TO SIN, ALIVE TO GOD – Romans 6:1-4Week 4 | Day 5 – DEAD TO SIN AND ALIVE TO GOD – Romans 6:5-10Week 5 | Day 1 – LIVING FREE, LIVING OFFERED – Romans 6:11-15Week 5 | Day 2 – SET FREE TO SERVE – Romans 6:15-23
October
Week 5 | Day 3 – RELEASED TO BELONG – Romans 7:1-6Week 5 | Day 4 – A MIRROR AND NOT A LADDER – Romans 7:7-13Week 5 | Day 5 – FEEDING THE RIGHT KING – Romans 7:14-25Week 6 | Day 1 – FREEDOM—NOT CONDEMNATION – Romans 8:1-4Week 6 | Day 2 – RISEN THINKING OR STINKING THINKING – Romans 8:5-11Week 6 | Day 3 – ASSURED AND ADOPTED – Romans 8:12-17Week 6 | Day 4 – LIVE EXPECTING AND LIVE SENT – Romans 8:18-21Week 6 | Day 5 – HOPE THAT HOLDS US STEADY – Romans 8:22-25Week 7 | Day 1 – HELP, HELD, AND MADE LIKE JESUS – Romans 8:26-30Week 7 | Day 2 – GOD IS FOR US – Romans 8:31-34Week 7 | Day 3 – INSEPARABLE – Romans 8:35-39Week 7 | Day 4 – A BURDEN FOR THE LOST – Romans 9:1-5Week 7 | Day 5 – PROMISE OVER PEDIGREE – Romans 9:6-13Week 8 | Day 1 – CHOSEN TO CHANNEL MERCY – Romans 9:13-18Week 8 | Day 2 – PLANNED GRACE—PERSONAL FAITH – Romans 9:19-29Week 8 | Day 3 – SOVEREIGN STUMBLING BLOCKS – Romans 9:30-33Week 8 | Day 4 – A BURDEN FOR TRUTH – Romans 10:1-4Week 8 | Day 5 – A GOSPEL FOR EVERYONE – Romans 10:5-13Week 9 | Day 1 – GO AND TELL – Romans 10:14-15Week 9 | Day 2 – HEARING BUT NOT HEARING – Romans 10:16-21Week 9 | Day 3 – A HOLY REMNANT – Romans 11:1-10Week 9 | Day 4 – A GRAFTED CHURCH – Romans 11:11-24Week 9 | Day 5 – GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISES – Romans 11:25-32
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Week 10 | Day 1 – A DOXOLOGY – Romans 11:25-32Week 10 | Day 2 – OUR HIGHEST ACT OF WORSHIP – Romans 12:1-2Week 10 | Day 3 – THE BODY OF CHRIST – Romans 12:3-8Week 10 | Day 4 – CHRISTIANITY IN MOTION – Romans 12:9-21Week 10 | Day 5 – CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP – Romans 13:1-7Week 11 | Day 1 – LOVE OVER LAW – Romans 13:8-10Week 11 | Day 2 – ALWAYS LOOKING AHEAD – Romans 13:11-14Week 11 | Day 3 – LOOKING AFTER ONE ANOTHER – Romans 14:1-12Week 11 | Day 4 – IT’S THE POWER OF LOVE – Romans 14:13-18Week 11 | Day 5 – MAKE EVERY EFFORT – Romans 14:19-23Week 12 | Day 1 – BEAR EACH OTHER’S BURDENS – Romans 15:1-13Week 12 | Day 2 – FULFILLING ONE’S CALLING – Romans 15:14-22Week 12 | Day 3 – GOING THE EXTRA MILE – Romans 15:22-33Week 12 | Day 4 – YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME – Romans 16:1-16Week 5 | Day 5 – BE GRATEFUL YET ALERT – Romans 16:17-27
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