The Wedding Feast
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What is the biggest wedding in history?
Most of us have been to weddings
Some of us have been in weddings… big weddings
Matt 22 = The Parable of the Wedding Feast
PRAYER
Message
Message
God patiently, passionately, and perfectly invites you to participate in the glory of the Son!
The Authority of Jesus Challenged
Matt 21.23-27.
By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?
The Parable of the Two Sons
Matt 21.28-32.
The first - NO = went | The second - yes = did not go
The Parable of the Tenants
Matt 21.33-46.
Built it - furnished it - let it out - went away
Sent servants - beat, killed, stoned… Again “more”… Son!
“this is the heir. come let us kill him and have his inheritance”… What will master do?
Psalm 118.22-23 “22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. 23 This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.”
The Parable of the Wedding Feast
Lk 14:16-24. = turn there as well…
1 And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, 2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son,
Matt 13 - Jesus spoke in Parables to conceal… day draws near! = Plain
Rev 19.7 “7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready;”
Imagine the wedding feast… KING - Son...
Wedding day… what happens… ?
3 and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.
17 And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
How curious… ! Why?
Everything is ready…
Est 6.14 “14 While they were yet talking with him, the king’s eunuchs arrived and hurried to bring Haman to the feast that Esther had prepared.”
PATIENTLY
patient with those who refuse
patient with those who accept
4 Again he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.” ’
AGAIN…= Patience, persistence, desire, dedication
vineyard owner previous parable…
Love | Honor = for the Son
Honor to those who were invited…
5 But they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, 6 while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
paid no attention = ignored…
18 But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.’ 19 And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’ 20 And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’
Prestige
Possession
Pleasure
Heb 2.3 “how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard,”
PASSION
passion for His son
passion for His ceremony
Passion for His guests
7 The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
Lk 19.11-27 = Jesus Parable of the the Ten “Talents”… Luke 19:26–27 “26 ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 27 But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me.’ ””
Matt 21.41 “41 They said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons.””
8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy.
Romans 3:9–18 “9 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, 10 as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; 11 no one understands; no one seeks for God. 12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.” 13 “Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive.” “The venom of asps is under their lips.” 14 “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.” 15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood; 16 in their paths are ruin and misery, 17 and the way of peace they have not known.” 18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.””
What is the King to do!?… No Wedding feast?… No Honor to Son?… No celebration?
9 Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’
10 And those servants went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.
Matt 13.47 - like a fish net…
Jhn 3.16 “16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
Luke 14:21b–23 (ESV)
21 ... ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’
22 And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’
23 And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.
Matthew 9:10–13 “10 And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 12 But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.””
Matt 11.28 “28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
PERFECT
perfect observation
perfect standard
perfect justice
11 “But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment.
12 And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.
Galatians 3:26–29 “26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.”
13 Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
14 For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Jhn 14.6 “6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Revelation 6:9–11 (ESV)
9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. 10 They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11 Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.
Revelation 7:13–14 (ESV)
13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” 14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 22:16–17 (ESV)
16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.” 17 The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.
God patiently, passionately, and perfectly invites you to participate in the glory of the Son!
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July 29, 1981 - St. Paul’s Cathedral - 3,500 guests - 750 Million watching on Live TV
Prince Charles & Diana
25 foot train - 459 foot tulle veil - 10,000 pearls - 18k gold horseshoe w diamonds
27 cakes - 5ft, 200 lbs cake = $137 mill today
Later Diana is reported to say that this was the worst day of her life!!
In 2017, unreleased tapes recorded by Diana between 1992 and 1993—around the time of the couple’s separation—aired in a documentary marking the 20th anniversary of her death in a car crash. Per the Independent, the footage finds Diana declaring the wedding the “worst day of my life.” She adds, “If I could write my own script, I would have my husband go away with his woman [Camilla] and never come back.”
PRAYER
Group Questions
Group Questions
When was the last wedding you have been to? Was the service honoring to God? Why or why not?
Share with the group about a time when you have been let down by someone who you though was going to be with you in a time of celebration but instead was not.
What are some themes you see in these three parables? Is there one that stands out to you? What is it?
How might Matthew 21:28–32 Be an indictment on nominal Christians, that is, those who profess Christ but do not truly know Him? In what ways does it hold up a mirror to the Pharisees and Priests?
How would you summarize the teaching in the parable of the Wedding Feast in Matthew 22:1–14?
What other scripture (if any) came to your mind during this sermon?
Look at the guest list for the wedding banquet. Why are many called but few chosen? What if anything should surprise us about this?
What is at the root of all rejection of Jesus? (Hint: Read John 3:19–21.)
What is one encouragement you took from this message? What is one warning you took from this message?
What is your role in this parable? Why do you see it that way? How does that affect how you live out your faith with others?