May 31, 2026
The most mentioned animal in the Bible is _____ (answers below).
(and second most mentioned is ____).
God’s people are referred to as God’s sheep.
(Psalm 23, Psalm 100:3, Isaiah 53:6, Matthew 9:36, John 10:11-18, etc.)
V 31 Jesus didn’t say __
but ____.
It’s going to happen.
“Son of Man” is Jesus favorite way to refer to Himself.
The phrase comes from the book of Daniel and is a Messianic term.
When Jesus returns, He will come in glory.
The first time Jesus came into this world in the flesh, it was in a very ______ _____.
Don’t miss the mention of the “glorious throne”.
At that time, Jesus is going to pronounce His ________.
V 32-33 All the angels will be there (vs 31)
and all ______ will be before the Judgment Seat of Christ (2Corinthians 5:10).
Jesus will separate all people into how many groups? ___
Jesus will ________ people.
It’s not that people get to ________ themselves.
V 34-40 Some may read this and think Jesus is teaching that
you are saved by _____
. . . . that to be a sheep, you simply start doing those things enough and you become a sheep.
That’s not what God teaches in the Bible.
1. We are saved by God’s grace, not works (Ephesians 2:8-9)
This was true in the Old Testament as well, in the sacrificial system.
2. The sheep were not doing what they did so they could ______ sheep, but they did what they did _______ they were sheep.
Jesus is teaching that God’s people do these sorts of things,
and it’s how He can tell they are His sheep.
Faith, real faith, produces good works.
(James 2:14-17, 1 John 3:16-20, Ephesians 2:8-10, etc.)
V 40 “the least of these brothers of mine”
Some say we are to do those good works to the ______ of God,
for other _________.
The problem with that idea:
1. We don’t know (determine) who is a ________.
2. While someone may not be a believe now, they may yet become one.
3. We are called to love our _______, and those good works would be a way to love them.
“the least of these”
God’s call is not to care only for those who are ____ to ____.
Even goats do that (Luke 6:32).
Story: Sometimes Jesus ______.
Remember, not all needs are for you to meet.
Each of us can only __ __ ____.
A call to self-examination of our "sheep-ness".
God’s invitation to goats to become sheep
(story of people sitting on a fence)
Closing Prayer
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ANSWERS:
SHEEP
HORSE
IF
WHEN
HUMBLE STATE
JUDGEMENT
PEOPLE
TWO
SEPARATE
SEPARATE
WORKS
BECOME
BECAUSE
FAMILY
BELIEVEERS
BELIEVER
ENEMIES
EASY__LIKE
STINKS
DO SO MUCH
Live Steaming
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