Sermons on Jesus Invitation:

Follow Me Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023

Jesus calls ordinary people to follow Him and spread His message. We are all invited to be part of His mission, and our role is to extend this invitation to others.

Today, we're diving into the lives of Jesus' first followers, His original squad. You know what's cool? They were just regular dudes, like you and me. They weren't superstar preachers or smooth talkers. They were fishermen, working hard and getting their hands dirty. Picture this: Jesus walks up to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:16-20

Topics: Faith, Divine Calling, Spiritual Growth, Discipleship

Go! And See The Suffering Servant - Isaiah 53:3-4 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Mar 30, 2025

Throughout history, people have misunderstood who Jesus truly is. Many see Him as a wise teacher, a miracle worker, or even a religious revolutionary. Isaiah 53 paints a powerful, prophetic picture of Jesus as the Suffering Servant—the One who took our place, bore our pain, and carried our sorrow.

Go! And See the Suffering Servant - Isaiah 53:3-4 Introduction Throughout history, people have misunderstood who Jesus truly is. Many see Him as a wise teacher, a miracle worker, or even a religious revolutionary. But Isaiah 53 paints a powerful, prophetic picture of Jesus as the Suffering ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:3-4, John 1:10-11, Matthew 8:16-17, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Matthew 27:41-43  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Have You Been Invited? Have You Accepted The Invitation? (1 Peter 2.4-12)

Contributed by Udo Mueller Junior on Feb 25, 2012

We are chosen to: come to Him; to be linving stones in His Holy Temple; to offer sacrifices of worship. we have become His special people; a holy nation; with a specific purpose, to declare the praises of God. The invitation is given; will you come?

Have you been invited? Have you accepted the invitation? (1 Peter 2.4-12) I remember sending out invitations for our wedding, how difficult it was to cut people out. We had a budget, we couldn’t afford to have everyone we loved there, we had to pick a few. How wonderful it is to be invited. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-12

Denomination: Baptist

Star-Gazers And Jesus-Seekers

Contributed by Michael B. Perrott on Dec 30, 2008

A Sermon for the Sunday of Epiphany. The Wise Men invite us to follow in our faith-journey to encounter the Living God, made known to us in Christ Jesus

Text Matthew 2:1-12 ‘Star-gazers and Jesus-seekers’ I guess we are all familiar with the stars – the stars, that is, that we see printed in our newspapers, written in ‘Teletext’, and on the Internet. Our horoscope, I mean, by which some people seek guidance for their lives, and seek to predict ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

R.s.v.p.

Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Jun 3, 2008

A message preached at the wedding of Ross McClay and Lynette Snodgrass on Saturday 31 May 2008.

1. THE INVITATION "a certain king...sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding". a) A royal invitation - "a certain king". The King of kings invites us to the marriage supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19). b) A repeated invitation - "Again". Only one invitation is sent out ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Seeing Jesus Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jul 23, 2007

The story of Mary Magdalene at the tomb of Jesus teaches us many things about when and how Jesus reveals himself to us.

John 20:1-2, 11-18 “Seeing Jesus” INTRODUCTION For several Sundays, we have been walking with Jesus as he has sent his face toward Jerusalem traveled toward the cross. Our time with Jesus has been a time of learning. While Jesus has not instructed us in things that our society considers ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Lutheran

God Invites All To Heaven! Accept And Rejoice! Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Oct 22, 2012

God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit have done their part for all people to be able to celebrate!

We noted last week from Luke 14 that selfish pride ignores God and will lead to troubles. The ultimate trouble of course is to be completely separated from God and be tormented with judgment forever. Sadly, many today do ignore God and this ultimate trouble may come to them soon. Do we see people ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Final Invitation Part 1 - The Alpha And Omega Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Jun 20, 2023

Revelation 22 is an invitation to eternal life. Who is it that is giving us this invitation?

Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org 12 “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to his work. 13 “I am the Alpha and the Omega, THE FIRST AND THE LAST, the beginning and the end.” 14 Blessed are those ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:13

Denomination: Brethren

The Great Wedding Invitation Both To The Gospel And To Evangelism.

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Nov 28, 2016

The great wedding is a great example of how God has extended his grace to included us gentiles, however there are there are some conditions.

This sermon was delivered to St Oswald’s, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 16th October 2011; St Oswald’s is a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries. The readings for today are: Exodus 32:1-14 Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23 Philippians 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 Our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Episcopal

Unfathomable Forgiveness, Irrevocable Invitation Inconceivable Compassion

Contributed by Judith Hand on Jan 14, 2015

The Forgiveness and compassion of Christ

Unfathomable Forgiveness, Irrevocable Invitation, Inconceivable Compassion This morning again I want to tie in all three readings with the lesson to see how each one portrays a characteristic of Jesus and our relationship to Him. (Genesis 45: 1-15) In the Genesis account we see Joseph when he ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:1-15

Denomination: Methodist

You've Been Invited To The Wedding Banquet

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Oct 10, 2005

This parable opens up the generosity of God’s grace to a world of sinners who wants nothing to do with it.

October 9, 2005 Matthew 22:1-14 1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: 2 "The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3 He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come. 4 "Then he ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Lutheran

God Invites You To Join In His Work Series

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Oct 31, 2004

God will give His people opportunities to serve Him, so we must be alert to His invitation.

God Invites You to join in His work II Cor. 5:15-20 INTRO.: Verse 18 of our text tells us God has taken two amazingly important actions involving you and me. First, He reconciled us to Himself through Christ. He provided the sacrifice for our sins that would remove all enmity between us and Him and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:15-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You Are Invited To Join The "vsw"

Contributed by Byron Perrine on Jul 9, 2019

A Veterans Day message urging us to not only honor those who serve or have served in the military defense of our homeland, but also to recognize that we are all veterans of spiritual wars and in need of preparation and confidence when facing spiritual battles as well.

(If you have found this sermon helpful, please visit us at www.HeritageRestorationProject.org or www.ChristianWisdom.info) At the onset, I must make in perfectly clear that what I am about to share with you is not to be misinterpreted as an invitation to hypocrisy nor a license to judge others. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12-18, 1 Peter 5:8-9

Denomination: United Methodist

Wickedness That Invites Repercussion-6(2016-17) Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 7, 2017

6 of 7. Genesis records humanity's wanton wickedness & its repercussions. Wanton wickedness invites repercussion. How does wickedness invite repercussion? 7 aberrations of wickedness that invite repercussion.

WICKEDNESS That INVITES REPERCUSSION-VI—Genesis 6:1-8 Attention: Wash the Dishes Pleeease! A young man called his mother & announced excitedly that he had just met a young lady at church who was of true Christian character & virtue. He was so thrilled, he could hardly contain himself. But he ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon Responding To God’s Great Invitation Series

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Mar 23, 2023

Those who responded were given white wedding garment and standing invitation to come until the banquet hall was full. The parable demonstrates the generosity of God who invites all to be saved and fellowship in His presence.

Sermon Responding to God’s Great Invitation Scripture Lesson: Matthew 22:1-14 “Jesus also told them other parables. He said, 2 “The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son. 3 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Methodist