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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
God gives all a gracious invitation to His banquet.
The Parables of Jesus are wonderful little stories given to us in very earthyly language to illustrate the most profound heavenly truths. Jesus communicates to us in ways that we can understand and identify with readily. In this story a man made a great feast, he went all out to make it the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:15-24
Denomination: Church Of God
The parable of the great banquet is a picture of the invitation God extends to us to come to His eternal banquet of salvation–some accept and others refuse this great invitation.
Excuses: The Skin of a Reason Stuffed with a Lie Luke 14:12-24 by David O. Dykes INTRODUCTION There is a difference between a reason and an excuse. There are times when we may have a legitimate reason for what we do or don’t do. An excuse is actually the skin of a reason stuffed with a lie. In ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:12-24, Luke 7:16-24
Denomination: Baptist
This is about making excuses.
Have you ever noticed that everyone has an excuse? Take this story for example. Nine GI’s were late for morning roll call. The first didn’t arrive until 7 PM. The Commanding Officer confronted him and yelled, “Where have you been, soldier?” The soldier explained. He said, “Sir, I had a date ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:16-24
Denomination: Wesleyan
Come, for everything is ready now. And there is no legitimate excuse to refuse.
Dwight L. Moody once preached a sermon from this parable; something I’m going to tell you about at the end of this sermon. His title was “Excuses” and as a sort of salute to the great preacher I’ve given mine the same title. I’ve never seen his sermon so any resemblance in this sermon to his is ...read more
Denomination: Orthodox
A sermon for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost Taking care of the poor
14th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 17 Lectionary 22 September 2nd Luke 14:1, 7-14 "What Do you Do?" "One sabbath when he went to dine at the house of a ruler who belonged to the Pharisees, they were watching him." Luke 14:1, RSV. "Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:1-14
Denomination: Lutheran
A parable about Israel and Israel’s response to God’s kingdom. God has sent us an invitation. Will we respond? Will we respond appropriately?
The Parables of Jesus The Wedding Banquet Matthew 22:1-14 June 28, 2009 This is considered by many scholars to be an extremely difficult parable. Some see the parable of the great feast or great banquet in Luke 14 as a parallel account. While there are several similarities such as the open ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14
To explore the parable of the Great Banquet, emphasizing the importance of accepting God's invitation to His kingdom and the severe consequences of rejecting it.
Good morning, Church family. Today, we will delve into the captivating parable of the Great Banquet as narrated in Matthew 22:1-14. Charles Spurgeon, a respected Christian author, once said, "When you see no present advantage, walk by faith and not by sight. Do God the honor to trust Him when it ...read more
Topics: Messiah, Wedding-Feast
Luke 14 Jesus describes the Kingdom of god as a Great Banquet Table. Who belongs at the table and how inclusive is the table?
“There’s Room at the Table” -The Kingdom of God is like a Great Banquet Table- Luke 14:1-24 In this passage of scripture Jesus teaches that the Kingdom of God is like a banquet. The Kingdom of God is like having a great party. The social life of Jesus got him into trouble. His social life ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 9:10-11, Luke 15:1-2
Denomination: Free Methodist
God's kingdom is like a great feast. Are we treating it as one?
Parable of the Great Feast (Luke 14:16-24 NIV) 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 ...read more
Denomination: Christian Church
Find your place in ministry. If you do not seek, you will not find.
Choose the Lowly Place Rev. Phillip A. Wright Luke 14:7-14 7 So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them: 8 "When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place, lest one more honorable than you be ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:7-14
God is not a buzz-kill.
Matthew 22:1-10 “Go to the Street Corners” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace UMC, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org Have you ever heard about a party… …perhaps, you knew, through friends, or whatever that another friend or acquaintance was throwing a party, but you never received an ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:1-10
Denomination: United Methodist
God wants to have a relationship with us and He wants that relationship to be the most important. But, we make excuses.
NO EXCUSES FOR EXCUSES LUKE 14:15-24 INTRODUCTION... School Time Excuses Douglas Bernstein, a psychology professor at the University of Illinois recently asked faculty members for the ‘most unusual, bizarre, and amazing student excuses’ they had ever heard. He gt dozens of responses from his ...read more
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
What did Jesus say about evangelizing the world? The answer might surprise you!
WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT EVANGELIZING THE WORLD MATTHEW 22:1-14 1. Illus. of my friend Charles • Had a little Chevette • Saw him on side of road, I thought he was broken down. • “Couldn’t remember where I was supposed to be going, thought I ought to sit here until it came to me.” 2. I know a lot of ...read more
"For many are called, but few are chosen." Does this verse make you a little nervous?
Parable of the King’s Son’s Wedding Want to read you a verse and then ask you a question Matt 22:14 "For many are called, but few are chosen." Does this verse make you a little nervous? Why is that? Want to look at this section of scripture to see if there is ...read more
Looking at Jesus' parable of the wedding banquet, and what he’s saying about accepting his invitation to biggest wedding banquet of all time
INTRO Tell Phil’s story about how he can’t wait until he gets to heaven’s banquet. Talk about Keegan and Amanda’s wedding. This morning, we’re going to look at a time when Jesus told the parable of the wedding banquet, and what he’s ...read more
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