Sermon Tone Analysis
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Decoding the Parables
Jesus is speaking to a mixed audience of PHARISEES and SINNERS.
Jesus is responding to the Pharisees’ COMPLAINTS.
The Pharisees are BITTER about Jesus’ habit of eating with SINNERS.
Jesus’ dinner company matters because the FEAST of the Messiah is an image of the KINGDOM of God.
The Parables
The sinners are the LOST ones who have STRAYED from God’s will and commands.
The Pharisees are the RIGHTEOUS ones who have NOT STRAYED from God’s will and commands.
Jesus is the one who SEEKS the lost, and CELEBRATES when they are found.
Jesus was INVITING the Pharisees to join in the CELEBRATION at the return of the lost.
Eating with Jesus Today
The Feast of the Messiah is a celebration of RECONCILIATION, not VINDICATION.
Sinners miss out miss out when they refuse to be RECONCILED to GOD.
Pharisees miss out when they refuse to be RECONCILED to OTHERS.
Following Jesus isn’t about just “NOT SINNING.”
It’s about sharing Jesus’ mission and VALUES.
Jesus’ table is always open—to SINNERS and PHARISEES alike.
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