Text: Luke 14:15-24 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, come; for all things are now ready.
18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
21 So that servant came and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant; Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
24 For I say unto you that none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
Excsses
Verse 18 The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
I would not buy land without seeing it first!
19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
Would you buy animals without trying them first?
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
If any excuse is valid, this one is it.
All is welcome in God's church.
Verse 21 Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
Do we want homeless people? Do we want those with bad morals? Do we want other ethnics? How about the disabled?
Verse 22 There is still room.
God's church is not full yet.
Compel them (use force if necessary).
Verse 23 Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
True love cannot be resisted.
Void of God's benefits
Verse 24 None of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
Psalm 68:19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
Psalm 116:12 What shall I render unto the Lord
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Shall we minister to the women in the brothels?
How about the lonely? The shut ins?
Christmas time is a good time to begin.
How shall we proceed?
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