Feb. 22, 2026

Background:

• Only goats would think they are being judged
• God knows if you are a sheep or a goat
• If you are a goat, you have a chance to become a sheep
• If you keep living like a goat you will die like a goat separated from God
• Some of us will smell like smoke just making it in, but that is better than not getting in

Key Sermon Points:

1. The separation

• Separation from God is the biblical reality of being in hell
• It is important to know whether we are sheep or goats
• The separation between the sheep and the goat is Jesus Christ Himself

2. The reason for the separation

• The sheep show compassion, love, service, gentle, timid, highly social, intelligent, etc.
• The sheep know the shepherd despite being around goats
• The goats represent selfish, unruly, easily upset sheep, prideful, independent
• Sheep are always willing to share
• Goats are always looking to start trouble
• The sheep depends on the shepherd for protection
• Faith in Jesus Christ produces works
• Once we embrace Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, we produce good works
• Faith without works is dead
• When we love Jesus Christ, he demonstrates us on how to love
• It has nothing to do with works and everything to do with embracing Jesus (Ephesians 2:8-9)
• Goats are selfish and prideful and say they don't need God
• We cannot love the Lord and not demonstrate it

3. The inheritance of the saved and the punishment of the unrighteous

• We must come to an understanding whether or not we are a sheep or a goat
• We have a choice whether to embrace Jesus Christ or be separated from Him