Sermons on San Lucas 14:15:

The Compeling Christian

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 28, 2005

witness for Christ

Intro: years ago I had a friend that loved Barry Manilo—I didn’t even know who Barry Manilow was at that time, but every time I went over to his house, he played Manilow music. Every time I road in his car, he put on a Manilow C.D, he even convinced me to go to a Manilow concert in Birmingham. I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Assembly Of God

¡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

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

Come To The Banquet

Contributed by Allan Quak on Dec 5, 2005

There are many excuses we can offer for not accepting the invitation to come to the banquet which God has prepared, but none of our excuses are valid because Jesus deals with them all.

Friends in the Lord, One thing you can guarantee when you have Jesus over to your place for dinner is that the table conversation will always be very interesting. Which is exactly what is happening in our text. But the teachings of Jesus aren’t recorded just because they are “interesting”. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Baptist

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

Zephaniah, Day Of Wrath Series

Contributed by Michael Goodfellow on Jul 17, 2002

Continuing a series on the minor Prophets

Continuing our series on the Minor Prophets, we come to the short book of Zephaniah, which means “the Lord hides.” As one great Bible commentator puts it, there is no hotter book in all the Old Testament. Zephaniah was a man that burned with the Spirit of God. Zephaniah was a prophet of the great ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24, Zephaniah 3:1-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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 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

Rsvp Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 21, 2001

Why did Jesus heal the man with Dropsy? Was it merely a man who happened to be there at the banquet, or was there something more?

OPEN: A teacher at a privately run church school wanted to point out to her children how they should behave when they were at church. So she started out by asking the children what kind of rules that their parents might give before taking them to a nice restaurant. One second-grader excitedly ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

It's Not About You

Contributed by Neal Gray on Oct 10, 2001

When God blesses you, He has chosen to favor you. But for what? It is for this: God blesses you that you will be a blessing to others! His blessing is about you, but it’s not about you. It’s about others that you have the privilege of blessing!

"It’s Not About You" Author: Dr. Neal Gray Passage: Luke 14:12-24 Purpose: When God blesses you, He has chosen to favor you. But for what? It is for this: God blesses you that you will be a blessing to others! His blessing is about you, but it’s not about you. It’s about others that you have the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:12-24

Denomination: Holiness

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