Sermons on Lucas 14:17:

You're Invited

Contributed by Chris Johnson on Oct 15, 2003

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

Room At The Table

Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Oct 5, 2004

Turn to your neighbor and say ... Neighbor; nothing in life is free.

Room at the Table Luke 14:15-23 In out text we read a parable that Jesus told his disciples about a Great Supper. Jesus talks about ... a Certain Man who had a great supper and invited many people in the town. I think that it is safe to assume that only a certain group of people or class was ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-23

Denomination: Baptist

Go Out Quickly!!!!!!

Contributed by Phil Dyar on Oct 29, 2004

PEOPLE ARE LOST AND GOING TO HELL LET"S GO OUT QUICKLY AND INVITE THEM TO JESUS.

LUKE 14:21 TEXT. SO THAT SERVANT CAME ,AND SHEWED HIS LORD THESE THINGS.THEN THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE BEING ANGRY SAID TO HIS SERVANTS ,(GO OUT QUICKLY)INTO THE STREETS AND THE LANES OF THE CITY,AND BRING IN HITHER THE POOR,AND THE MAIMED AND THE HALT AND THE BLIND. INTRO.IN JESUS PARABLE OF ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-23

Table Talk Series

Contributed by Marc Bertrand on Nov 5, 2004

You see, it turns out that much that we think is reality is illusion; and things which seem of little significance may play the key role at the end of all time. A sermon in three parts.

(This message was preached in three parts separated by singing.) I. Finding Our True Place (This first segment is taught as a children’s object lesson. In preparation a number of chairs was set out equal to the number of children with one being especially nice and another being very shabby. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:7-24

Denomination: Baptist

Excuses, Excuses

Contributed by Chuck Cochran on Oct 25, 2000

Everybody has an excuse for not comming to the Lord Jesus Christ.

“Excuses Excuses” Luke 14:15-35 1) The Excuse of Citizenship v. 18 The Land (Promised Land, thought they were right with God because of their Citizenship; some people think that because they are U.S. citizens they will be saved, Americans always win) 2) The Excuse ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-35

Denomination: Baptist

No Escuses

Contributed by Kurt Heisey on Jun 18, 2004

There are many excuses to not following Jesus, the ones who follow must have NO EXCUSES.

NO EXCUSES 2/7/99 I. Excuses (Lk. 14:15-24) A. Unnaturalness of the refusal. 1. There is a kind of law to which the more valuable a thing is, the less men care to have it. “The attraction of an object is the inverse ratio of its worth.” a. The lowest and of least value are that which gratifies the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24, Luke 19:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Kind Of Excuse Do You Have??

Contributed by Wendell Blackburn on Apr 19, 2005

The Excuse’s we have for not serving God!!

WHAT KIND OF EXCUSE DO YOU HAVE? LUKE 14:16 – 24 Inside this parable I could go on all night But I probably better not!! First of all we should plainly see that the man giving This big supper is God And the slave He sent out to bring people in Was No doubt Jesus!!! But here we see that everyone ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:16-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

A "Compelling" Message

Contributed by Matthew Cook on Apr 24, 2005

The Parable of the Great Banquet

The Great Banquet – A “Compelling” Message April 24, 2005 Center Point Baptist Church Introduction Present the following joke about dining: A man went into a restaurant and sat down. The waiter came up to him. The man said, “I’d like a cup of coffee with no milk.” “A cup of coffee with no ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Baptist

Parable Of The Banquet

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 11, 2005

Are you missing out on something?

NR 09-06-05 Luke 14:15-24 The Parable of the Great Banquet Story: Do you remember the famous 1986 Guardian advert on TV A skinhead runs down the street. He is filmed from three different points of view. It looks as if he is going to mug a man carrying a leather briefcase. Instead he shoves him ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:16-24

Denomination: Anglican

¡el Año Agradable Del Señor!

Contributed by Fernando Ocampo on Aug 2, 2005

Empecemos este año en el poder que Dios nos ha dado a través de Su Espíritu.

EL AÑO AGRADABLE DEL SEÑOR Lucas 4:14-19 Introducción: Hemos llegado a otro año más. Me emociono mucho al saber que una vez más Dios nos está dando una gran oportunidad, no solo de vivir sino también para hacer la diferencia. Hoy me siento muy optimista y enfoco mi atención en la esperanza que ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:14-19

Denomination: Baptist

Feast Or Famine Series

Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Aug 3, 2005

It is only by God’s grace and not by man’s achievement that we can fellowship with Christ.

Feast or Famine Text: Luke 14:15-24 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, but excuses never stand up under scrutiny. As someone has said, "An excuse is actually the skin of a reason ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Pack The Master's House

Contributed by Cleavon Matthews Sr. on Aug 19, 2005

The Lord wants a Packed House.

PACK THE MASTER’S HOUSE Luke 14:15-24 By Cleavon P. Matthews Sr. April 10, 2002 INTRODUCTION Movie producers want to have packed theatres. Those who own professional sports teams want to have their stadiums and arenas packed. Concert promoters want to sell out every show. Restaurant owners ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24, 1 Kings 12:3-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"A Dinner Invitation. Are You Coming?"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Aug 22, 2005

In this parable, you will find five reasons why people neglect the invitation to come to Christ. At first, we will look at the flimsy excuses given, and then we will lay open their hearts to the truth!

Title "A Dinner Invitation" > >Introduction: Jesus is having supper. Someone says, "Won’t it be wonderful when we are having supper with you when you come into your kingdom." Jesus gives this parable. > >In this parable you will find five reasons why people neglect the invitation to come to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:16-24

Denomination: Baptist

While You Were Out Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 1, 2004

This is the 3rd sermon in the series "Reality". This sermon also has a section concerning Thanksgiving and a section for Lord’s Supper.

Series: Reality [#3] WHILE YOU WERE OUT Luke 14:12-24 Introduction: On the popular home-improvement reality show, “While You Were Out”, the contestant sends their spouse on a vacation. While they are gone, this person fixes up a part of the house that the other one would appreciate. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:12-24

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Excuse Yourself From God's Banquet Of Salvation

Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Nov 19, 2003

In the parable of the great banquet Jesus gives us a graphic warning about excusing ourselves from God’s feast of salvation in time and in eternity.

“Are you looking for just the right excuse for a certain situation? Ask your pastor he has heard them all.” Although more of joke than advice there is some truth to it. Pastors do hear a lot of excuses. But I think it would be more correct to say that only God has truly heard all the excuses ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:16-24

Denomination: Lutheran