Matthew 25:36-39

""Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger...."

Inspirational illustration of Matthew 25:37-40 -- "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clo

"[Talking about the coming of the Son of Man, Jesus continued:] "He will place the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left. "Then the..."

What if we actually treated everyone we meet as if they were friends? What if we greeted everyone as if they were a long lost friend who we were glad to see?

...make me a fork, that men must turn one way or another on facing Christ in me. Ben Steed chronicles his trip with Compassion International to Ecuador.

Who can help better than the government? God's family can do so many really good things to help others if they decide to be Jesus to their community.

Where does Christmas really occur? The real place Christmas happens is in our hearts, where love, joy, peace, and kindness are found.

What are you doing to help those around you? Mike talks about a time when someone helped him on a hike and it reminded him of how we have to help those who come behind us.

What can I learn about hard-hearted parishes in Louisiana? Judging the hard-heartedness of some Louisiana parishes leads me to look at my own hard-heartedness.

Will you take a moment and pause for this special kind of prayer? We need to pray for those who giving of their time, effort, energy, and themselves to be involved in the relief, recovery, and clean up in post Katrina aftermath.

Have you seen Jesus here? Phil Ware continues his leadership series on the Immanuel Sayings or ways to experience Jesus, this one focuses on compassionate service.

Who does Jesus value most? We will be judged by how we cared for the least, the left out, and the lonely.

"Dear Friend, I call you My friend because you know and practice My will (John 15:15). Therefore, I have brought you into My family through My..."

She had jumped off my fridge and into my heart. MeLissa LeFleur shares the her story about sponsoring a child through Compassion International.

How can a pumpkin possibly mean so much? Phil Ware writes part of a monthly series on his Compassion visit to Chiang Mai Thailand as Heartlight.org and Verseoftheday.com move closer to 1,000 sponsored children.

How would Jesus deal with folks in Beverly Hills? In Hollywood, we can find people who are rich and people who are poor, but what they have in common is that they all need the compassion of Jesus demonstrated to them.

Will we help others in the same way that Jesus did? Will we help those who need it simply because we follow Jesus and because they need it with no strings attached?

Will we choose to see people as Jesus does? Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus called UNPREDICTABLE and focuses on seeing people as Jesus sees them.

Some connections God makes inescapable no matter how costly obedience may be! Phillip Morrison reminds us of the need to be open-hearted to the refugee crisis both as Americans and as Christians and to see this as a moral imperative.

How do we define what is so easily distorted? Bill Sherrill reminds us that the measure of success in Jesus' eyes is whether or not we helped those in need who are around us.

Can we really expect to meet Jesus! Phil Ware continues his series on The Andrew Effect and reminds us that Jesus promised to be present with us as we live out the four moves of the Andrew Effect.

Can we really expect to meet Jesus? The sad reality is that many folks give up on meeting and experiencing Jesus, personally. Phil Ware invites into the "Andrew Effect" and reminds us that Jesus promised to be present with us as we live out the four moves of Phil calls the Andrew Effect

You've been there, haven't you, where you needed help and wondered if anyone was there? Phil Ware talks about using our summers to do God's work.

Are you walking down the hard road alone? Phil Ware continues to share his insights on experiencing Jesus as Immanuel.

What is your unit of measurement? Bill Sherrill challenges us to judge our success based on our hearts and our service.

Why pay such a high price and take such a big risk? Max Lucado writes about the high cost of doing God's work and the hope, joy, and crown we will glory in when we go to be with Jesus and it will be all about people!

When was the last time you stared in the face of the Lord? Phil Ware continues his five part series on yearning for the presence of God and shares with us ways to experience Immanuel, Jesus as God with us.

Have you fed Jesus lately? You will probably never get the chance to give pizza to a famous actor. But you can reach out and help Jesus today. You can serve the hungry, the thirsty, the lonely, the naked, or the prisoner. You can help "the least of these" and really be doing it for

"Dear Disciple, I love all people. That's why I came. At the same time, I have to tell you something — and yes, I'm sorry to have to do this..."

How much do you value small things? Tom Norvell reminds us of the importance of small things and to not get so hung up on big things.

Which of the two are you most like? We need to be those that serve and not like those who tell others to serve.