23 Dressed For The Wedding Banquet
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· 9 viewsBig Idea: God chooses those who respond faithfully to His invitation
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Introduction
Introduction
Review of last week:
Last week focused on consequences of obedience and disobedience. Obey, faithful, given more. Disobey, unfaithful, what you have is taken away. This included following the rebel into hell.
Parable of Minas – faithful receive more, unfaithful lose what they had
– Chief Priests and elders challenge Jesus’ authority. He tells the parable of the two sons, parable of the vineyard servants
Parable of Two Sons – sinner said no at first, then did the will of the Father, Israel yes but did not obey
Parable of Two Sons – sinner said no at first, then did the will of the Father, Israel yes but did not obey
Parable of the Vineyard Servants – tried to overthrow owner, keep fruit. Taken away, given to faithful producers
Another look at and 22 parables:
Parable of Two Sons – Father rejected
Parable of the Vineyard Servants – Son rejected
Ch.22 Parable of the Wedding Banquet – Spirit rejected
Three-fold rejection by Israel of the Trinity.
Gain an eternal perspective – looking at the long view rather than just today or tomorrow.
Transitional verses – Read ,
Invitations Refused and Accepted
Invitations Refused and Accepted
Invitations Refused and Accepted
Invitations Refused and Accepted
Similar story as but goes further
Read
v.2 Kingdom of Heaven is like…
King, Son – picture of the Father and Jesus celebrating the Kingdom
vv.3-4 invitation process, initial, second call to come.
5 “But they paid no attention and went off—one to his field, another to his business.
5 “But they paid no attention and went off—one to his field, another to his business.
6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them.
vv.5-6 ignored, went about business,
servants = prophets
7 The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
v.7 sent army to kill opressors, burned their city – looking ahead to destruction of temple and Jerusalem.
reminder also of destruction of disobedient as they follow the devil
vv.8-9 invitation rejected, take privilege away from rebels, give to others.
v.10 Similar to – calling all others. Good and bad.
10 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.
Dressed For the Wedding Banquet
Dressed For the Wedding Banquet
Illustration of Football or Soccer player not suited up
Continue v.10
Remember parable of wheat and weeds – harvest time, both are pulled then separated
Remember parable of net – all fish pulled in then separated
Read
11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.
v.11 one man = representative of those not prepared
v.11 one man = representative of those not prepared
Not wearing wedding clothes – not suited up, not prepared for the King’s presence
v.12 Why? Man did not have an answer.
v.13 just like the other parables – separated out and destroyed, weeping, gnashing of teeth
What is proper wedding banquet attire? What does it represent?
What makes us prepared for the King’s presence?
(just a of v14)
14 I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban.
14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.
26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith,
27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds;
24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices
10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ.
– Spirit of Christ
– Spirit of Christ
Clothed with – Spirit of Christ
The garment or dress is Jesus and His righteousness.
Invited Or Chosen?
Invited Or Chosen?
Read
14 “For many are invited, but few are chosen.”
Jesus gives His point, conclusion
Jesus gives His point, conclusion
Many are invited = God’s call is for all
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
Chosen = selected as one prepared.
Chosen = selected as one prepared.
Think of the story of Gideon – selection of troops by those who were prepared
This theme will come up again in our remaining parables.
Conclusion
Conclusion
Israel believed they were the chosen people but they rejected God’s invitation to the Kingdom.
They rejected the Father, the Son, and His Spirit.
God took the Kingdom from Israel as a nation and invited the world. Only those who respond faithfully are chosen – those covered by the righteousness of Jesus Christ, by His blood for sin, by His Spirit in life, producing the fruit of righteousness.
Big Idea: God chooses those who respond faithfully to His invitation
Big Idea: God chooses those who respond faithfully to His invitation
God chooses those who respond faithfully to His invitation
What About You?
What About You?
Are you dressed for the wedding banquet?
Have you put off the flesh - sin and selfishness
Have you put on the righteousness of Jesus? Filled with His Spirit?
Repent - turn from your own way.