Sermons on Matthew 21:23-22:14:

Disrespect For God And His Son The Lord Jesus Christ

Contributed by William D. Brown on Aug 2, 2008

“A certain king” is God the Father, and “his son” is the Lord Jesus.

Disrespect for GOD and HIS SON THE LORD Jesus Christ MATTHEW 22:1-14 Chapter 21 closed with the religious rulers determined that Jesus would die. MATT. 22:45-46And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. 46But ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

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

Jesus' Picture Of God

Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 14, 2010

God is patient in his call to salvation and service, but his punishment and discipline will follow when either is rejected.

Jesus’ Picture of God Matthew 21:33-46 INTRODUCTION A. Heard the saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” B. Why do we take pictures? 1. Some are overly zealous about taking pictures. 2. Imagine the people developing pictures, “What in the world did this person take a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:33-46

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

Your King Comes

Contributed by Greg Nance on Oct 24, 2010

Matthew 21 stresses the authority of Jesus Christ as he enters his final week before the crucifixion.

This week the Remote Area Medical people have been here and I know that a lot of our members have been extremely busy helping with all of that. It was pretty amazing to see all of people who are helping with this yesterday. I don't know how many people were fed and watered or "coffeed" through ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-45

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Will You Be Broken

Contributed by Ryan Davis on Oct 28, 2010

Matthew 21:33-44 - When God sends messages our way, we are faced with a decision: shoot the messenger, or, with an open heart, accept the message.

Introduction • Throughout His ministry, Jesus had spoken about the time when His hour would come – the hour in which He would be called upon to fulfill His life’s purpose by dying on the cross to save humanity from an eternity in hell. He had always known that His ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:33-44

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Kingdom Of God: Happily Ever After Series

Contributed by Chris Jordan on Feb 28, 2009

God has invited us to enter into the Kingdom of God and experience a transformed life. Like the story of Cinderella, we are destined to live happily ever after in Heaven with the Prince of Peace Jesus.

THE KINGDOM #1: HAPPILY EVER AFTER OPENING TEXTS: We are called to seek first the kingdom of God. What is that? “John the Baptist came preaching, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matt. 3:1-2). “Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: *other

Radical Hospitality - Five Practices 1 Series

Contributed by Spencer Homan on Nov 19, 2009

Based on the book by Robert Shnase, this is week 1 focusing on "Radical Hospitality."

Matthew 22:1-10 NIV 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 sent some more ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Few, The Proud, The Redeemed

Contributed by Terry Moore on Nov 24, 2009

Stand up and be proud that you are a son of God.

THE FEW, THE PROUD, THE REDEEMED TEXT: MATT. 22:9-14 GOD IS LOOKING FOR THOSE WHO WILL STEP UP AND STEP OUT AND BE STRONG AND BE READY FOR BATTLE. I PET. 1:18-19 FORSAMUCH AS WE KNOW THAT YE WERE NOT REDEEMED WITH COORUPTIBLE THINGS, AS SILVER AND GOLD, FROM YOUR VAIN CONVERSATION RECEIVED ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:9-14, Matthew 22:9

Denomination: Charismatic

We Can’t Make Up The Truth Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 12, 2009

Truth is neither planned, nor willed. It imposes itself on human beings.

December 14, 2009 St. John of the Cross Caritas in Veritate The conversation we overhear today between the chief priests and the elders is very instructive as we continue to reflect on the papal encyclical, Charity in Truth. When Jesus asks them whether John’s teaching was divinely inspired or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:23-27

Denomination: Catholic

What The Road To Hell Is Paved With Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 31, 2010

1) The Confrontation (Matthew 21:23) 2) The Counter Question (Matthew 21:24–27) 3) The Characterization (Matthew 21:28–31a) & 4) The Connection (21:31b-32)

The road to hell is paved with good intentions is a proverb or aphorism. It is thought to have originated with Saint Bernard of Clairvaux who wrote, "L’enfer est plein de bonnes volontés et désirs" (hell is full of good wishes and desires) From our own experiences and observations we can see that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:23-32

Denomination: Other

The Wicked Tenants Series

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 16, 2009

This parables is about Israel, Israel’s response to the kingdom message of Jesus, and the consequences from a lack of response by the religious leaders and then the people.

The Parables of Jesus The Wicked Tenants Matthew 21:33-46 June 14, 2009 This week we are going to examine what many consider to be a very complicated parable: the parable of the wicked tenants. This is a parable about Israel. It goes along with similar themes to the parable of the two sons and the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:33-46

Denomination: Church Of God

The Parable Of The Two Sons Series

Contributed by David Smith on Jun 18, 2009

Jesus said "What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, ’Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ He answered, ’I will not’; but later he changed his mind and went. The father went to the second and said the same; and he answered

My friend Kon used to say ’the more I see of kids today, the more I think about getting a dog’. Then he had a son. He doesn’t say that quite as much any more. His other great saying was ’I love children, but I can never finish a whole one’. He doesn’t say that much any more either. He might think ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:28-31

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Immediate Obedience Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jun 21, 2009

What we do is more important than what we say.

Immediate Obedience Matthew 21:28-32 Rev. Brian Bill 6/21/09 A father wrote about what happened when his son David was about five-years-old. They attended a church where it was common for the preacher to invite children to the front for a special sermon. On one particular morning, he brought up ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:28-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Wedding Banquet Series

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 30, 2009

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

Denomination: Church Of God