Evergreen Christian Community

Matthew 25:31-46Matthew 16:24-27The Big Idea: Jesus hates fake religion even more than people do.James 1:27The Truth About Sheep and Goats:•Goats don’t hurt you or help you - they just consume   •Jesus knows the sheepMatthew 7:22 - I never knew you - “Lord, Lord, did we not prophecy in your name…”•Those on the left hand are not just unwelcomed, they are banishedWhat Jesus is Actually JudgingJesus is discerning the root by the fruit that it produces•The presence of the Spirit - Luke 4:18 (Isaiah 61)“Good deeds that are not the unconscious, automatic response of a heart indwelt by Jesus Christ are not truly ‘good’ deeds. They are planned deeds, contrived, carefully performed for the public eye, or if in private, done in the hope that they will purchase some merit or favor before God. But God's judgments take note only of the unconscious moments of our lives, the times when we are off guard, when we are unaware. It is then that we truly reveal ourselves. The test comes, not in our remembered actions, but in our