A Message For Delinquents: Skipping Church Is Starving Your Faith
Text: Matthew 25:1-13 In the name of Jesus. Amen. This morning, I need to warn you that you will be very uncomfortable with this sermon and the Gospel reading from Matthew. That is right, this sermon will not tickle your ears, and it will not give you warm, cuddly feelings. Instead, the reading from Matthew and this sermon should wake you up; it should make you squirm and think. So let's get right to it. Christians should rightly understand that those who trust in Christ, rest in Christ, and receive good gifts from Christ are assured of inheriting eternal life. Think of John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life." But we must also keep in mind what Jesus goes on to say. He also says, "Those who do not believe are condemned already." And so, what this means is that people who reject the church and do not believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ are outside His forg...
