{"id":1810,"date":"2021-06-08T14:19:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T14:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.presbyterianmission.org\/weekly-offerings\/?p=1810"},"modified":"2021-06-08T14:19:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T14:19:14","slug":"what-it-means-to-follow-jesus-as-a-matthew-25-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centernet.pcusa.org\/weekly-offerings\/2021\/06\/08\/what-it-means-to-follow-jesus-as-a-matthew-25-church\/","title":{"rendered":"What it means to follow Jesus as a Matthew 25 church"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Lemuel Garcia-Arroyo<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Church is to be a community of faith, entrusting itself to God alone, even at the risk of losing its life<\/em> [from \u201cThe Foundations of Presbyterian Polity,\u201d Book of Order- F-1.03]<\/p>\n

Gospel Lesson: Matthew 19:16\u201330<\/p>\n

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is committed to being a Matthew 25 church that is actively engaged in the world, making a difference in people\u2019s lives and in our communities. Some may believe being a Matthew 25 church that eliminates, once and for all, the root causes of hunger, poverty, oppression and injustice is an impossible task. After all, the church has been trying to do so for over 2,000 years.<\/p>\n

Jesus\u2019 words are clear: \u201cFor mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible\u201d (v. 26).<\/p>\n

Presbyterians today might feel a little bit like the man running up and kneeling before Jesus, but this time asking for how we can truly become a Matthew 25 church. Jesus would probably respond: \u201cYou know what the Lord requires of you, \u2018to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God\u2019\u201d (Micah 6:8). Yes, we know. We have been doing exactly that for generations, which is in our DNA as people of the Reformation.<\/p>\n

And we may ask ourselves: \u201cIs this all that is needed or perhaps are we lacking something?\u201d Jesus\u2019 words, spoken out love in this gospel lesson, echo in our ears, minds and hearts: \u201cIf you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, \u2026 then come, follow me\u201d (v. 21).<\/p>\n

I am very grateful for the abundant blessings that God has bestowed upon the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). We have a wealth of resources: theological, liturgical, educational, financial and other resources that the church willingly shares with \u201cthe least of these\u201d at home and around the world.<\/p>\n

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Karen Wilson, Sandy Monroe, the Rev. Daniel Ervin and Mary Cordes in front of the College Avenue Presbyterian Church in Alton, Illinois, which has been sold with proceeds funding Matthew 25 initiatives of the new LoveJoy United Presbyterian Church<\/a>. (Contributed photo)<\/p><\/div>\n

Perhaps Jesus would tell us that we are doing what we are called to do, but that there may be times in which those resources get in the way of following Jesus completely. Those resources may become a hindrance when we entrust ourselves to others, rather than God alone, when we rely on what we think we know or what we own.<\/p>\n

The disciples in our gospel lesson were perplexed about who could be saved. They had left everything and risked their lives to follow Jesus. But Jesus reassured them, and he is reassuring us now that there is no one who has left house or siblings or parents or fields, for Jesus\u2019 sake and for the sake of the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold of what they left behind. This has got to be the best \u201creturn on investment\u201d ever!<\/p>\n

There is a message for us in this lesson: Unless we leave what is not ours in the first place \u2014 call it family, possessions, knowledge, wealth, resources or even our very lives \u2014 unless we leave behind whatever may get in the way to truly follow Jesus, we will not be able to finally build congregational vitality, dismantle structural racism and eradicate systemic poverty.<\/p>\n

Spanish translation<\/h4>\n

La Iglesia ha de ser una comunidad de fe, encomend\u00e1ndose s\u00f3lo a Dios, aun a riesgo de perder su vida \u00a0<\/em>[de\u00a0\u201c\u00a0Las Bases del Gobierno Presbiteriano\u201d,\u00a0Libro de Orden\u00a0\u2013\u00a0F-1.03\u00a0]<\/p>\n

Lecci\u00f3n del\u00a0Evangelio:\u00a0Mateo 19:16-30<\/p>\n

La Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE.UU.) se ha comprometido a ser una Iglesia Mateo 25 que est\u00e1 activamente participando en el mundo, haciendo una diferencia en la vida de las personas y en nuestras comunidades.<\/p>\n

Algunos pudieran\u00a0creer\u00a0que ser una Iglesia Mateo 25\u00a0que\u00a0elimina, de una vez por todas, la causas fundamentales del hambre, la pobreza,\u00a0la opresi\u00f3n\u00a0y la injusticia\u00a0es una tarea imposible.\u00a0Despu\u00e9s de\u00a0todo, la iglesia ha estado\u00a0intentando\u00a0hacerlo\u00a0durante m\u00e1s de 2,000 a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n

Las\u00a0palabras de\u00a0Jes\u00fas\u00a0son claras:\u00a0\u201cHumanamente hablando es imposible, pero para Dios todo es posible\u201d\u00a0(v.\u00a026).<\/p>\n

Los presbiterianos\u00a0hoy en d\u00eda podr\u00edan\u00a0sentirse\u00a0un poco como el hombre que corre y se arrodilla ante Jes\u00fas,\u00a0pero\u00a0esta vez haciendo la pregunta de c\u00f3mo podemos ser realmente una Iglesia Mateo 25.\u00a0Jes\u00fas\u00a0probablemente\u00a0responder\u00eda:\u00a0\u201cUstedes saben lo que el Se\u00f1or espera de ustedes,\u00a0‘hacer justicia,\u00a0amar misericordia, y humillarse ante\u00a0su\u00a0Dios’\u00a0\u201d\u00a0(Miqueas\u00a06: 8).\u00a0S\u00ed, lo sabemos. Hemos estado haciendo\u00a0exactamente\u00a0eso durante generaciones,\u00a0que es parte de nuestro ADN\u00a0como pueblo de la Reforma.<\/p>\n

Y\u00a0cabe\u00a0preguntarse:\u00a0\u201c\u00bfEs esto todo lo que se necesita o tal vez\u00a0nos falta algo?\u201d\u00a0Las palabras de Jes\u00fas\u00a0pronunciadas\u00a0con\u00a0amor en esta lecci\u00f3n del Evangelio,\u00a0resuenan en nuestros o\u00eddos,\u00a0mentes\u00a0y corazones: \u201cSi quieres ser perfecto, anda, vende lo que tienes, y dalo a los pobres,\u2026y ven y s\u00edgueme\u201d\u00a0(v.\u00a021).<\/p>\n

Estoy\u00a0muy agradecido por las\u00a0bendiciones abundantes\u00a0que Dios ha derramado sobre la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE.UU).\u00a0Tenemos un acervo de recursos:\u00a0teol\u00f3gicos, lit\u00fargicos,\u00a0educativos,\u00a0financieros\u00a0y otros recursos\u00a0que la iglesia con buena disposici\u00f3n comparte\u00a0con \u201cestos mis hermanos peque\u00f1itos\u201d\u00a0localmente y en todo el mundo.<\/p>\n

Quiz\u00e1\u00a0Jes\u00fas\u00a0nos dir\u00eda que estamos haciendo lo que estamos llamados a hacer, pero que puede haber ocasiones en las que esos recursos se interponen en seguir\u00a0a\u00a0Jes\u00fas completamente.\u00a0Esos\u00a0recursos pueden convertirse en\u00a0un obst\u00e1culo\u00a0cuando\u00a0nos encomendamos a otros, en vez de solamente encomendarnos\u00a0a Dios,\u00a0y cuando\u00a0confiamos solamente en lo que\u00a0pensamos que\u00a0sabemos o lo que\u00a0poseemos.<\/p>\n

Los disc\u00edpulos de nuestra lecci\u00f3n del Evangelio estaban perplejos acerca de qui\u00e9n podr\u00eda ser salvo.\u00a0Los disc\u00edpulos hab\u00edan dejado todo y arriesgado sus vidas para seguir a Jes\u00fas.\u00a0Pero\u00a0Jes\u00fas les asegur\u00f3,\u00a0y\u00a0nos asegura\u00a0ahora que no hay nadie que haya dejado casa o\u00a0hermanos\u00a0o padres\u00a0o tierras, por causa de\u00a0Jes\u00fas y del\u00a0Evangelio, que quede sin recibir cien veces m\u00e1s de lo que dejaron.\u00a0\u00a1Este debe de ser el mejor\u00a0\u201crendimiento de\u00a0la inversi\u00f3n\u201d que jam\u00e1s haya existido!<\/p>\n

Hay un mensaje\u00a0para\u00a0nosotros en esta lecci\u00f3n:\u00a0A menos que dejamos lo que\u00a0no es nuestro en primer lugar\u00a0\u2013\u00a0ll\u00e1mese familia, posesiones, conocimiento, riqueza, u otros recursos\u00a0o\u00a0incluso nuestras propias vidas\u00a0\u2013 a menos que dejamos atr\u00e1s lo que sea que\u00a0pueda obstaculizar seguir\u00a0verdaderamente\u00a0a Jes\u00fas, no seremos capaces de finalmente\u00a0construir\u00a0la vitalidad congregacional, desmantelar el racismo estructural y erradicar la pobreza sist\u00e9mica.<\/p>\n

Lemuel Garcia-Arroyo is the Presbyterian Mission Agency\u2019s mission engagement advisor for the South region.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Lemuel Garcia-Arroyo The Church is to be a community of faith, entrusting itself to God alone, even at the risk of losing its life [from \u201cThe Foundations of Presbyterian Polity,\u201d Book of Order- F-1.03] Gospel Lesson: Matthew 19:16\u201330 The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is committed to being a Matthew 25 church that is actively engaged… Read more »<\/a>","protected":false},"author":593,"featured_media":1811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[3131,1502,1733,2417,3128,3130,1743,1744,3129,3132,3133,2562,2071,2072],"class_list":["post-1810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-giving","tag-book-of-order","tag-congregational-vitality","tag-jesus","tag-lemuel-garcia","tag-lemuel-garcia-arroyo","tag-lovejoy-united-presbyterian-church","tag-matthew-25","tag-matthew-25-church","tag-micah","tag-presbyterian-polity","tag-reformation","tag-spanish","tag-structural-racism","tag-systemic-poverty"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat it means to follow Jesus as a Matthew 25 church - 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