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All Are Invited to the Feast — July 6 [Description]Overview of the Passage:Jesus, attending a feast at a Pharisee’s home, used the moment to challenge pride, self-interest, and spiritual complacency. Drawing from a common Jewish symbol—the sacred feast representing eternal life—He told a parable about a man who invited many to a great supper. But the invited guests all made shallow excuses, prioritizing possessions, relationships, and personal interests over the invitation. Their indifference in… →
Invited, Ignored, Replaced — July 5 [Description]Overview of Luke 14:15-24:In this parable, Jesus tells a story about a man who prepares a great banquet and invites many guests. But when the time comes, those invited begin making excuses—one just bought land, another got new oxen, another just got married. Angered by their rejection, the host sends his servant to invite the poor, crippled, blind, and lame from the streets. When there’s still room, he commands the servant to go further—into the country roads—to bring in anyone willing to come. None of the originally invited guests who made excuses will get a taste of the feast.Key Message:Don’t let distractions, priorities, or busyness cause you to miss God’s invitation. His Kingdom is open, but if we reject the invite, He will fill the table without us. The call is urgent—and the time is now. 365D 186
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Luke 14:15-24 365D 186.1
15 Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, “Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!” 365D 186.2
16 Then He said to him, “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, 365D 186.3
17 and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, for all things are now ready.’ 365D 186.4
18 But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.’ 365D 186.5
19 And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’ 365D 186.6
20 Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ 365D 186.7
21 So that servant came and reported these things to his master. 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 here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind.’ 365D 186.8
22 And the servant said, ‘Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.’ 365D 186.9
23 Then the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 365D 186.10
24 For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.’ ” 365D 186.11