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Richard Niell Donovan, a retired Disciples of Christ clergyman, published Sermon writer for more than two decades. When Dick died in 2020, his wife, Dale, has graciously kept the website online free of charge.
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Our story from the Holy Bible is about Christ the King. First, though, let me tell you a little story about goats and sheep. Goats and sheep are similar, they are both woolly, they eat grass, they drink water. The goats and sheep in my made-up story lived side by side in a field where there were hungry animals who couldn’t find the patch of grass, and thirsty animals who didn’t know the path to the brook. The goats just ignored everyone else because they were busy eating grass and drinking and playing in the field. They didn’t have time to help others. But the sheep helped whenever they could. If they saw animals who were thirsty, they showed them the way to the brook. If someone was hungry, they would point the way to a very tasty patch of grass.
One day, they heard that the king would visit. Both the sheep and the goats were so excited. When the king started talking, though, the goats began to shudder. The king sent the goats away to another field––a rocky, dusty place. But the sheep got to stay for the party. The king explained that the goats were sent away because they never helped anyone, but the sheep helped the other animals in the field, so they got to stay and eat grass and drink cool water with the king.
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Today is a very special day in the church. We call it The Feast of Christ the King – and it is the last Sunday before we begin the four weeks of Advent, which is the time we prepare for the coming of Jesus at Christmas.
This week’s gospel lesson is one of my very favorites. Jesus tells his followers a story about the day they will gather before him to enter heaven – and (as he sometimes does) he confuses them just a little by explaining that they will enter heaven because they’ve taken such good care of him.
He tells them that when he was hungry they gave him food and when he was thirsty they gave him a drink. He tells them that they took care of him when he was sick and welcomed him warmly when he was a stranger.
But the people are a little surprised to hear this from Jesus – in the same way that we might be. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never had a chance to take care of Jesus when he was sick – or to give him food or a drink – and neither had many of them. So they said to him, “Jesus, when did this happen? We don’t remember doing all these things for you!”
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How many of you have a younger brother or sister? Younger children, whether a brother, sister, or friend, may have times when they need help. Younger kids are not as big as you are, not yet as strong as you are, and they haven’t had time to learn all that you have discovered. You, being the older child, have opportunities to help them. Can you think of examples?
A younger child may need help tying shoes, making a bed, or combing hair. If very young, a child might need help eating or walking.
Jesus says, “Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me”(25:40). Jesus teaches us the importance of taking care of those who are not as strong as we are or in some other way may need help. It could be a young child, an older person, someone who is ill, or it could be an animal.
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