Sunday, March 26 , 2023 | Dinner With Jesus | Part Four: You’re Invited
Comforting ourselves leads to________________atrophy.
Luke 14:15 (NIV)
When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
Isaiah 25:6b (NIV)
…the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine—the best of meats and the finest of wines.
Isaiah 25:7-8(NIV)
…he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; 8 he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken.
Luke 14:16-17
Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
Luke 14:18
“But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’
Luke 14:19
“Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’
Luke 14:20
“Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
Luke 14:21
“The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’
Luke 14:22
“‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’
Luke 14:23-24
“Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’”
1. ________________ things often get in the way of the ________________ things.
2. We can choose the ________________ over the ________________ .
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“The Disciplines of Abiding” by D.A. Carson