This morning at CBC, as we thought about Jesus' parables in Matthew 25, I showed a video that was recorded by the Bible Society, as they explore the idea of the Good Samaritan by doing some secret filming in Reading.
In Matthew 25:31-46 Jesus tells the parable of the sheep and the goats - about how, at the final judgement, God is going to separate the nations out as a shepherd separates out the sheep from the goats. And the basis for this separating appears to be the way that a person has responded to the hungry, the thirsty, those who are naked, or ill or those in prison.
But this isn't some kind of check list - of things you must do if you want to be a part of the kingdom. Jesus, in this whole chapter is talking to his disciples and he is helping them to see what citizens of the kingdom look like. The people you will find in the kingdom are the sorts of people who will see someone in need and will ask 'what can I do to help?'
To watch the Bible Society video visit their website by clicking here. On this page you'll find three videos, all worth watching, including the one I showed this morning.
