Jesus is now gathering with His disciples. It’s important to note that Jesus and ONLY His disciples are with Him, Judas included. Jesus is addressing a question the disciples bring up.

Matthew 25 is really a continuation of Matthew 24. Matthew 25 teaches us three things:

• Be Watchful
• Be a Disciple
• Be Authentic

Scripture Reference

Matthew 25: 1-13

Complementary Passage: Isaiah 54: 4-6

Sermon Audio

Sermon Notes

• Be Watchful
  • Matthew 24: 42. Tells His disciples to stay awake because we do not know the day the Lord is coming, but He is coming.
  • 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-11. The Lord will come like a thief in the night.
  • It doesn’t mean look out the window at night. It does not mean go up on a mountain to look. Even the wise slept when it was time to sleeps. Watchfulness means be Spiritually awake.
  • Be alert and alive to Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit
• Be a Disciple
  • It’s important to note that Jesus is talking to His Disciples, and He is talking to us
  • Have a heart of a disciple. Discipleship is a path of obedience not a path of procrastination
• Be Authentic
  • I believe this is the most destructive thing a church can do (not be authentic)
  • Throughout Jesus’ earthly mission you see Him tell us that people will act like a disciple of Christ but not be authentic about it
  • Their hearts do’t match their actions
  • Empty light, empty faith
  • We need to realize and live out what it means to follow Jesus