One at a Time | Sermon | 2025.09.21

09.21.25 by Dr. Tom Pace
Matthew 25:31-40

In our journey of faith, we often search for extraordinary encounters with God. But what if the divine is hiding in plain sight, in the faces of ordinary people we meet every day? This powerful message challenges us to see Christ in everyone we encounter, drawing from Matthew 25's parable of the sheep and goats. The key insight is that when we serve 'one of the least of these,' we're serving Jesus himself. This isn't just about grand gestures, but about recognizing the sacred in everyday interactions - with the dry cleaner, the fast-food worker, or our neighbors. By looking at others as Jesus did - seeing their journeys, their potential, and their needs - we open ourselves to experiencing God's presence in profound ways. It's a call to shift our perspective from the overwhelming 'everyone' to the manageable 'every one,' reminding us that transformative encounters with the divine often happen one person at a time.