The Parable of the Great Banquet(A) 15 When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.” 16 Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. 17 At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ 18 “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’ 19 “Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’ 20 “Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’ 21 “The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’ 22 “‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’ 23 “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. 24 I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’”Luke 14:15-24
2 for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.1 Thessalonians 5:2
“Survey Says”
“ Survey Says ” Big Idea: The good news is that God loves us, forgives us, and invites us to fellowship with Him. We are called not only to receive those gifts, but to live them out toward others. Main Point 1: Because God loves and forgives us , Christians should be people who show love and forgiveness to others. Main Point 2: Jesus says, “Supper’s ready.” God invites us to His table and into daily communion with Him, calling us to live differently from the world through cooperation, sacrifice, surrender, and generosity. Question for the Week: How can you accept Jesus’ invitation to the table this week and show His love and forgiveness to someone else?
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"What words do you most want to hear?"
"I love you."‘Do not murder,’ and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment. But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.” Matthew 5:21-22PHILIP YANCEY VANISHING GRACE WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE GOOD NEWS? 'Do not murder,' and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment. But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, 'Raca,' is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell. Matthew 5:21-22ὀργή
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‘Do not murder,’ and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment. But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.” Matthew 5:21-22“Do not murder,” and anyone
who murders will be subject to
judgment. But I tell you that
anyone who is angry with a
brother or sister will be subject
to judgment. Again, anyone
who says to a brother or sister,
‘Raca,’ is answerable to the
court. And anyone who says,
‘You fool!’ will be in danger of
the fire of hell.”
“You shall not have a
love fest with hate.” Matthew 5:21-22“This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” 1 John 4:9-11"What words do you most want to hear?"
"I forgive you.""Hurt people, hurt people."
"Forgiven people, forgive people."“Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.” Matthew 5:23-24PHILIP YANCEY VANISHING GRACE WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE GOOD NEWS? “What words do you most want to hear?” “I love you.”PHILIP
YANCEY
VANISHING
GRACE
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO
THE GOOD NEWS?
"What words do you most
want to hear?"
"I forgive you."15 When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
16 Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. 17 At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’” Luke 14:15-1718 “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’
19 “Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’
20 “Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’ Luke 14:18-2021 “The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’
22 “‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’” Luke 14:21-2223 “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
24 I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.”’ Luke 14:23-24PHILIP YANCEY VANISHING GRACE WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE GOOD NEWS? “What words do you most want to hear?” “Supper’s ready.”“Thank you.”"Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world" John 1:29 John 1:29"We are loved by God, forgiven by God, and invited to the banquet table. In the midst of a planet marked by brokenness – violence, natural disasters, ruptured relationships – the gospel is truly the good news. Like an iPod listener dancing in the subway station full of glum commuters, a Christian hears a different sound, of joy and laughter on the other side of pain and death."COMPETITION vs. COOPERATION
SELF INDULGENCE vs. SELF SACRIFICE
POWER vs. SURRENDER
GREED vs. GENEROSITY""Turn around and believe that the good news
that we are loved is gooder than we ever
dared hope, and that to believe in that good
news, to live out of it and toward it, to be in
love with that good news, is of all glad things
in this world the gladdest thing of all.”
Frederick Buechner
