Luke 14:7-24

3 parts

• Inner ring
• Open Home
• Pauper's Feast

Where to Sit?

• vs. 7-11: common etiquette
• People already knew this
• vs. 11: Humbled will exalted and the exalted will be humbled
• Inner Ring-we all desire. Often a huge desire of many actions we perform

vs 12-14

• Hierarchal Society
• Patronage System
• Jesus Intends to abolish this in His Kingdom

vs 12

• Don't invite friends or relatives...
• Similar to "Must hate your father and mother for my sake"
• Idiomatic expression
• Jesus is saying "prefer to invite those who can't invite you back."
• Gospel Hospitality

Hospitality

Gospel Hospitality

• Welcome people to your living space
• Treating strangers as family
• Strangers may become friends

Home

• Recharge batteries
• Filled up/restored
• warmth/rest/food
• order/beauty
• Harbor
• Refreshing
• Etc

Gospel Hospitality

3 things

• Welcome people to your resting place (we get this)
• Welcome strangers into this place
• God will turn some of them into friends

welcome strangers?

• Hospitality in Greek "love of strangers"
• Love what is strange/different
• Love what is not like you.....

3 strangers

• Other Christians
• Neighors/Co-workers
• Needy

TUrn some into friends

• We have a tendency to choose our own friends....
• Often choose those most like us which is the human "norm"
• How many friends do you have that aren't like you?

Heb 13:2

• referencing Gen 18
• Abraham cared for angels (and God)

Practical

• Invite neighors/co-workers
• Invite each other-particularly those you don't know
• Small groups in house
• Corporate hospitality

Feast of the kingdom of God

• vs 15-
• Ultimate feast
• End of times
• All is healed/whole/perfect

1ST PEOPLE INVITED

• Successful
• Land Owners
• New Things
• Married
• etc.....

Plan 2

WHAT IS JESUS SAYING

• God's table is the only true Home
• Only the poor in spirit get it
• Hospitality is expensive