Matthew 25:36-40

""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...."

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..."

...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.

"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..."

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?

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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?

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

What does a little girl do when a stranger from far away shows up at school? Phil Ware shares more of his recent trip to Fortaleza, Brazil with Compassion International and the Nerd Herd to visit Compassion sites, projects, children, and churches.

12 days of Christmas are not about calling birds and lords a leaping, but about an extended celebration of Christmas. Phillip Morrison reminds us that the Magi, the Wise Men, came later on after Jesus was older; but rather than this putting a damper on our Christmas, we need to use this truth to extend our Christmas past the first of the year.

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 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.

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 can help by donating to folks on the ground who have pledged to handle your gifts honorably. Phil Ware shares a way to donate to help people in need from Hurricane Harvey.

Can you sit cross-legged on the floor? Loving like Jesus means that we love the forgotten, the unlovely, the left out, the marginalized.

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 child have you touched with Jesus' grace lately? Children are a blessing, a gift, and a responsibility: how we treat the least and most insignificant says a lot of how we would treat Jesus.

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.

Why do we settle for so much less of Jesus than He promised us? Phil Ware finishes up his 5 part series on experiencing Immanuel and summarizes the content of the four previous articles.

So how can I read the gospels as more than just daily Bible reading I check off my to-do list? Phil Ware begins a series of articles on the Immanuel Sayings in Matthew and this is done in coordination with Interim Ministry Partners and focuses on experiencing Jesus, or Immanuel.

With so many struggling, each of us has an opportunity to step up and make a difference in the lives of those in deep need! Phil Ware continues his posts on how to help with the disasters currently plaguing the United States.

Does it ever feel like that we've reduced Christianity down to something less than Jesus wants us to experience? Phil Ware challenges our settled notions about church in the box and wants us to realize that Jesus has so much more in store for us if we will make the moves necessary to experience Jesus and his story for ourselves.

Are we wiling to open up the door and invite him in? Phil Ware brings to close his series on experiencing the presence of Jesus in our lives.

Where can we go to experience God? Phil Ware shares the principles of drawing nearer to God and experiencing him as Immanuel.

Do we feel like we have to keep up some kind of smokescreen so others won't know about our own times of emptiness and longing? Phil Ware shares a summary of Matthew's Immanuel sayings focused on experiencing Jesus today.

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!

And then, there’s Jesse. Six-years-old and a bit small for his age with the most genuine gold-capped tooth smile. Jordan Harrell shares her own struggle to get off her comfortable bed and turn her compassionate feelings into compassionate action.

Two preachers putting in sweat equity like Jesus? Phillip Morrison shares an experience building a Habitat for Humanity house with an African American Methodist preacher and him a Church of Christ preacher.

Why not give the gift of new life to a child who is waiting for someone to help them experience grace? Phil Ware gives three reasons to sponsor a child with Compassion International.

What we can do to help! Ann Voskamp on going to Iraq and meeting with those who have lost so much to ISIS and she calls us to wake up and do something

Many feel as if they are caught in some kind of auto-repeating Groundhog Day experience with COVID-19. Phil Ware and James Nored speak to the isolation pandemic accompanying COVID-19 and share ways and invite us to share ways to find joy and hope on the mountain with Immanuel.

"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..."

Let's not settle for religion, going to church, or fast-food spirituality when God longs to fill that hole in our soul ! Phil Ware shares insights about intimately knowing God and Immanuel being real to us in our daily lives as we seek to be Jesus' disciples.

Have you ever touched Jesus? You've had a chance to touch him! When we touch those in need and treat them with dignity, we are touching Jesus.

Can I really know Jesus? Phil Ware continues his series on The Andrew Effect focused on connecting others with Jesus as our life's mission.

'Keep on helping the poor...' was a core commitment that came out of this history-changing moment in Jesus' church! Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in an online, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to celebrate our blessings in Christ and our need to reflect our Father's values by being generous and gracious ourselves.

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

Let’s be witnesses with those here, near, and far (Acts 1:8) like the first followers of Jesus did! Phil Ware continues his short series on Acts 1:1-11 and focuses today on being witnesses of the great things Jesus has done.

We all need to discover that Jesus is not just alive and interceding for us at the right hand of God, but he is also present with us now as our resurrected Lord, Savior, and friend. Phil Ware shares how we can experience Jesus in our lives based on Jesus' promises and Matthew's story of Jesus in his Gospel.

Do we feel like we have to keep up some kind of smokescreen so others won't know about our own times of emptiness and longing? Phil Ware shares a summary of Matthew's Immanuel sayings focused on experiencing Jesus today.

Largely, in the days when Jesus came, children were only valued if they were wanted. James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that we not only must become like children, but as Jesus' followers, we must value children.