Sermons on Lucas 14:21:

Why Do We Have An Invitation Each Week? Series

Contributed by Brent Baker on Oct 18, 2005

We offer invitations each week, but does the congregation know why we do that. This sermon will help in this area.

Why Do We Do What We Do? Why Do We Have an Invitation Each Week? Prior to Lisa and I getting married (and most of you did this as well), we invited as many people as we could to our wedding. We obviously wanted our physical families to be there and to share this special moment. We wanted our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:16-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

No Excuse For Excuses

Contributed by Troy Borst on Nov 5, 2005

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

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What's In A Day

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Nov 16, 2005

Why does the Christian church meet on Sunday? There are compelling reasons.

What’s In a Day? March 5, 2005 Cornwall We are in a very exciting time for our little church, here in Cornwall. We are in our final month as renters, and we are about to do something very new for our church and for most of our denomination, in fact- move into our own building. The next few months ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Excusing Ourselves Out Of The Kingdom"

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Jan 9, 2005

How often do we miss God’s blessing upon our lives because of our excuses. We excuse ourselves right out of the kingdom of God.

Iliff and Saltillo United Methodist January 16, 2005 “Excusing Ourselves Out of the Kingdom” Luke 14:15-24 INTRODUCTION: Jesus was talking with some Pharisees and one of them commented, “Blessed is the man who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God,” referring to the marriage supper of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Methodist

God's Irresitible Hospitality

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 24, 2006

GOD’S GRACE

“God’s Irresistible Hospitality” Luke 14:16-24 9/9/02 Round Up Sunday Intro: Did you ever get an offer too good to be true? I get them all the time. The telephone rings, normally about supper time, and you pick it up. You know right away by the static on the other end that it is a salesman. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:16-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Excuses"

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Feb 5, 2006

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

Scripture: Luke 14:16-24

Denomination: Orthodox

Seven Excuses That Could Keep You Out Of Heaven

Contributed by Howard Mcglamery on Jan 7, 2003

An evangelistic sermon on the need to be saved today.

Seven Excuses That Could Keep You Out Of Heaven Luke 14:16-22 I. Everybody Else Is Doing It. 1. God is a non-conformist. Every great man of God that was used of God was a non-conformist. The Bible tells us “to be not conformed to this world.” 2. Noah in his day was different. 3. Enoch ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:16-22

Denomination: Baptist

Looking For The Perfect Church: Part 3 Series

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jan 24, 2003

When we get to heaven we’ll be surprised who is and isn’t there.

January 26, 2003 Morning Service Text: Luke 14:15-24 Subject: Christ’s Invitation. Title: Looking for the Perfect Church: Part 3 The perfect church! What do we know about it? Well we know that it is not here yet. Jesus spoke to seven churches in Revelation. Some of them probably thought they ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Be My Guest Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jul 27, 2003

Parables of Eternal Life, Part 3 of 9

BE MY GUEST (LUKE 14:15-24) A wedding, Western- or Chinese- style, is an expensive affair. American weddings cost the father of the bride an arm and a leg! According to thewedding.com, the average amount spent in the United States in 2007 on a wedding was $27,690. Nationally, in 2006 wedding ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

You're Invited To Dinner!

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Aug 6, 2003

This parable sets forth the great truth that the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is truly "a whosoever" gospel.

YOU’RE INVITED TO DINNER! “Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely.” Luke 14:1 (NKJV) “Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, Blessed is he who ...read more

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

Denomination: Baptist

The Great Banquet

Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000

Thesis: The messianic banquet has begun; the invitation must not be refused.

Thesis: The messianic banquet has begun; the invitation must not be refused. Intro.: 1. Years ago I heard that there was a tremendous emphasis on eating, drinking, and banqueting in the Gospel of Luke. a. This past week I counted them .... 32! (more than 1x per chapter) b. Every time you turn ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Feasting In The Kingdom Of God

Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000

Context: Chap.

Context: Chap.14 begins with a dinner invitation that turns out not to be a very relaxing time vs.1-6 dropsy is not a very attractive disease -- various parts of the body puffed up with a lot of extra fluid -- the type of person not likely to be offered a seat at this exclusive country club but ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Excuses, Excuses

Contributed by Chuck Cochran on Oct 26, 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

When Jesus Invites You To Dinner Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Nov 25, 2002

“The Parable of the Great Banquet” tells us three things about the wonderful invitation of God.

A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 39 “When Jesus Invites You To Dinner” Luke 14:15-24 Jesus was in the middle of a Sabbath dinner that had grown more and more tense. The tension had grown from the moment that Jesus had entered the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-25

Denomination: Baptist

Getting Off Our "Buts"

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Dec 19, 2002

Believers need to quit making excuses for their laziness in serving God!

LUKE 14:15-24 “GETTING OFF OUR BUTS!” A) So lets talk tonight about “Buts.” * We all have them! * They are usually pretty big, though some may be bigger than most, but we all have them. * Some are so big that others try to hide behind them. * Some of us use them more than others, however they ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Baptist