Sermons on Matthew 22:8:

“i Do”

Contributed by David Roth on Jan 13, 2015

Proper 23 (A), 18th Sunday after Pentecost. We enter into the wedding feast of the Lamb when we believe His word of promise and come in faith, to praise and honor Him. Those who did not enter were centered on themselves instead of Christ.

J. J. May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. “I Do” “I do.” Two small little words with big impact. While they can be used on many occasions, we immediately associate them ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Lutheran

You Are Invited

Contributed by Sean Harder on Aug 23, 2013

This sermon is for those unbelievers who have a warped view of God, but it’s also for believers who have not experienced the abundant life that being a Christian can offer.

A.W. Tozer once wrote, “What first comes to your mind when you think about God is the most important thing about you”. Many people have been turned off of God and church and Christians by some of what gets popularized from the Old Testament. They think that God is a cruel, genocidal, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

An Invitation To A Party Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 21, 2014

Fourth in this series. The parable of the Weeding Banquet pictures God's invitation to a relationship with Him.

I don’t know if you’ve ever really thought of in quite this way, but the gospel accounts of Jesus show that He really enjoyed a good party. Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been reading John’s gospel account and there we find that the very first miracle that Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Demands Of A Religion

Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on May 6, 2013

The Invitation to this wedding banquet was an invitation extended by grace. It is a powerful picture showing that all who received the invite had it received it by grace. When grace is rejected, wrath will be given.

The Demands of Religion Text: Matt. 22:1-14 Dorn Ridge June 10, 2012 INTRODUCTION: 1.) Much is made of plurality in today’s society. 2.) The major concern about plurality for many seems to be its implied permission to participate in every kind of belief and practice. A.) The parable of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Trinity Xx Series

Contributed by R Daniel Carlson on Oct 12, 2013

A sermon based on the Gospel of St Matthew, chapter 22 verses 1-14

Grace, mercy and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Have you ever been invited to a wedding ceremony? I suppose at one time or another we all have, right? In fact for some of us, it may have been our own wedding. But how many of us have ever been invited by a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Lutheran

You Invitation To The Royal Wedding Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 20, 2012

The parable about how the Jews rejected Jesus offers a spiritual application for us as well.

INTRODUCTION Everybody loves a wedding. A little girl was attending her first wedding with her mom. She was in awe at the decorations, candles and music. She was thrilled when the bride came walking down the aisle dressed in a flowing wedding gown. She leaned over and asked, “Mom, why is the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Illustrates "Called" And "Chosen"

Contributed by Ray Geide on Feb 12, 2013

What do the words, called and chosen, mean? Jesus illustrated it twice.

Jesus Illustrates "Called" and "Chosen" There are two Bible words that are pivotal to the Calvinist view: "called" and "chosen". Calvinism says that before time began God went through the people who would live on the earth and picked out certain ones to be saved. These are the chosen ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Invitation To The Wedding Banquet

Contributed by David Mcnally on Oct 1, 2011

Did Christ die for all or only for the Elect? Did Christ die for the many or the few? Without going into deep theological matters, do you have the assurance that you are going to have a place at the Wedding Banquet of the Lamb? Have you the assurance o

Matthew 22: 1-14 The Wedding Banquet, the Glory of Paradise, or Heaven There are two ways of reading Luke 23:42 because there are no commas in Koine Greek: ‘I tell you the truth - comma – TODAY you will be with me in paradise’, or ‘I tell you the truth today –comma ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Responsible Christian Living

Contributed by William Baeta on Oct 4, 2011

“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things” Phil. 4:8.

Theme: Responsible Christian living Text: Ex. 32:1-14; Phil. 4:1-9; Matt. 22:1-14 Our priorities in life dictate our choices and our choices determine the outcome of our lives. Whether we arrive at the right destination or not depends on our choices that are often between alternatives that appear ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Parable Of The Wedding Feast

Contributed by Shawn Rose on Nov 6, 2010

There are five important principles for us to learn from the Parable of the Wedding Feast.

THE PARABLE OF THE WEDDING FEAST Text: Matthew 22:1 – 14 Have you ever received an invitation to a party or celebration? The first invitation that I remember receiving was for a birthday party when I was in the seventh grade. Over the years, I have been invited to graduations, weddings, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Heaven Can Wait

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Sep 17, 2010

Can Heaven really Wait for the upcoming event ’The Banquet for Jesus.’ Are we all ready to be partakers in it and how we could be ready for this big event? What garment is mandatory for this event?

Opening illustration: My experience of attending a wedding uninvited while a college student and then being shunted out … Let us turn to Matthew 22 and check out the wedding Jesus was talking about and what garment was necessary to be worn while attending this wedding. Introduction: This parable ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You’re Invited

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Dec 6, 2011

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

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Lutheran

Armies In The First Century

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Dec 29, 2011

This article was published in the Ft. Carson, CO Mountaineer newspaper.

BY CHAPLAIN (CAPTAIN) STEVEN W. SATTERFIELD 4TH SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 4IBCT, 4ID, FORT CARSON, CO In May we celebrate the 234th birthday of the United States Army. Because of this I wanted to look at Biblical references to armies. The Old Testament references are too numerous to list here, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:7-8

Denomination: Vineyard

Heaven's Call

Contributed by Domingo Reyes on Aug 8, 2009

Heaven is calling all to make it their home. Will You Respond?

Heaven’s Call – Matt 22:2-14 This coming Tuesday a historic event takes place in America, President Elect Barack Obama takes his place in History as the 44th President of the United States of America. There has been an energy that his campaign has created around the whole world and this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:2-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"They Made Light Of It"

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Oct 3, 2006

urging men to come to Christ now

They made light of it” Matthew 22:1-14 Man has not much changed since his creation. That which was recorded in history as having been done by man centuries ago, might be written again, for "there is nothing new under the sun." The same class of men is still found (although, perhaps, differently ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Baptist