May 3 at 11:55 AM
Are you ready?
Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come. “Then he sent some more servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’ “But they paid no attention and went off—one to his field, another to his business. The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them. The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.’ So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. “But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?’ The man was speechless. “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ “For many are invited, but few are chosen.” (Matthew 22:1-14 NIV)
If God called you at this moment, can you confidently drop everything and receive his invitation?
•are you ready to receive the greatest invitation of your life?
•No excuses. Answer must be YES
•Jesus' wedding banquet parable - why did he teach this parable? •Heaven is like the wedding that has been prepared for the son
•Jesus' invitation is like the invitation directly from the groom
•we are being invited to a place of glory~ VIP
•invitation is to share the good news and blessing
Who are the people who refused the invitation?
•they were hardened people
•they were preoccupied with their respective priorities and didn't pay attention to the invitation
•they were foolish
Why did they refuse and decline the invitation?
•they had no interest in the celebration or the banquet
•even today, there are those who have refused the invitation and/or attend for wrong and selfish purpose
•they knowingly disrespected and beat the King's servants
What is consequence of refusal?
•eternal punishment and condemnation
•result in ruin
•prophecy of doom is fulfilled
What did the King so when the invitees refused?
•He invited those from the streets to fill the party
•he filled the party with others
•the opportunity was given to those who are not originally chosen
What must the invitees do?
•You must be happily receiving the invitation
•You must be dressed for the occasion •Must be born again by the Spirit
•Must be cleansed of our sins
•we must prepare all that's necessary for the banquet •The oil for the lamp must be ready
•must be ready to receive the groom
The King will come again to the banquet
•He will receive the guests
•We cannot fool God •God sees our hearts
•God sees our center
•He will kick out those are not dresses for the banquet
God's judgement
•lose freedom
•regret
•condemnation
Our hearts and all of us should always love God and be ready to accept God's call to follow Jesus, to attend with joyful heart, and to love those around us, living a life of sanctification. Give yourself and your time and your life to Father God and walk with Him. MANY ARE CALLED BUT A FEW ARE CHOSEN. Let us be chosen!
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