Why Should Crristians Share Jesus

Why Should Christians Share Jesus

Luke 14:15-24

15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: 17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. 18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. 19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. 20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. 21 So that servant came and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. 22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. 23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

Introduction

Why is it so important that the Church shares Jesus? Why is it important to keep reaching out and inviting others to Jesus? Many years ago, one of our supporters sent me an outline of this text that helps explains why we are to keep sharing Jesus. I wrote him for permission to use this outline, and he sent me the whole manuscript. By the way, if any of you have a good outline, send it to me. I promise you won't know them by the time I finish butchering it. But why do we want to keep sharing Jesus? Let’s look at our text.

1. Because the Banquet is ready

He didn’t tell this servant to say to one; you bring southern fried chicken, and to another, you bring vegetables, etc. The message was COME, all things are now ready. (Luke 14:17b) GOD’S Banquet cost men nothing. This Banquet was paid for on Calvary by the blood of JESUS. That little bowl of self-righteousness, that plate of good works, that stack of faithfulness to the church that man tries to bring are an insult to God. GOD'S banquet is free to all who will come.

But banquets are expensive. For the first three years, Jesse Crookes ministries has put on a banquet for our supporters. Then, for a while, we have our “Supporters Day in the Park.” I’ve learned that even if you cut corners, banquets are expensive. One year a group of W. M. U. Ladies prepared our meal for us. So, our banquet that year didn’t cost the ministry one dime. I am sure it costs those ladies a great deal considering their time etc. Listen, God’s banquet cost us nothing, but it cost God his only begotten son. It cost God everything.

Now suppose that those ladies had gone to all that effort to prepare that meal, and for some reason, no one came. Suppose the reason no one came, was simply because I forgot to invite anybody. Shame on me; they went to all that effort, but I got busy and forgot to invite anyone.

Friend, I would be hard put for a meal next year, and rightly so. Shame on us if we get too busy to invite people to GOD'S banquet.

2. The second reason we should be bringing people to Jesus is because the p1ace is roomy.

If everyone that we invited to Church had chosen to come tonight, we would have had a space problem.

I’m a Crooks, you know. I like to get folks excited. I tell we got problems at our church! They perk up their ears and move closer. You’ve got problems, have you? Oh yes, we need more Sunday school rooms, and more parking spaces, and if keep growing, we will need a bigger sanctuary. Good problems to have, right?

The Lord doesn't have a space problem. There's room at His table for all who will come. The servant went out and brought a lot of folks in. And when he got back to the banquet hall, the master said, "There is still room"; go out and get some more. The servant bought more folks, and still, there was room. Go out and get some more. The servant brought more folks, and still, there was room. (Luke 15:22&23)