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Opening Illustration
Nine Years ago the “Bleacher Report” wrote a very interesting article...
About a very interesting event.
Here is what the reporter said in his own words:
“Miami Heat fans have developed a reputation recently of not being the most faithful to their team.
Tuesday night could not have proven that point any more.
There was a mass exodus of Heat fans at American Airlines Arena down the stretch in Game 6 on Tuesday.
You know, the same Game 6 that saw the Heat come from behind in the fourth quarter.
The same Game 6 that saw Ray Allen force overtime with a three-pointer with five seconds left.
The same Game 6 that saw Chris Bosh block Danny Green at the buzzer in overtime.
When fans heard the Heat were mounting a furious comeback, they reportedly begged to be let back into the arena, but weren't allowed to.”
The reporter continues:
Game 6 was a stunning display of resiliency by the defending champions.
Their season appeared to be over and done with when they found themselves down by five points with 28 seconds left.
One missed free throw and two three-pointers later, they had forced overtime.
The Heat found themselves trailing by three points with 2:42 remaining in overtime, but went on to score six unanswered points down the stretch to force a Game 7.”
So Church, do you know what happened at Game 7?
The Miami Heat won; defeating the San Antonio Spurs 95 to 88.
The key to their victory was the end of Game 6.
It was the come from behind kind of victory you see in the movies...
And fans who paid top dollar for seats missed NBA Finals history...
Why?
Because, they didn’t realize what they had.
They had a rare opportunity to see history in the making...
And they threw it away because they wanted to get home a few minutes early...
They wanted to beat the traffic out the parking lot...
They didn’t want to see their team lose..
They didn’t see anything special about this game...
For whatever reason their miscalculation caused them a ton of regret.
And this is brings us to our message for today...
Another story about a group of people who missed out big because they didn’t see something special.
A group of people whose miscalculation cost a lot more than just a few memories at a basketball game.
Sermon Introduction
So, please turn your copy of God’s Word to the Gospel of Matthew.
We will be conducting our study in Chapter 22 and focus on verses 1 through 14.
Our message this morning called “The Wedding Feast”
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Opening Prayer
Before we consider our text, please join me in prayer...
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Let’s turn to our text for today:
Reading of the Text
So, let’s break this down, Church.
1) He Spoke In Parables
Verse 1: And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying,
Parables where a favorite teaching method of Jesus...
Mainly because a parable was meant to reveal truth to those who genuinely desired it...
Because God had mercy on these individuals and opened their hearts to see this truth.
Additionally, parables confused those whom God had harden their hearts.
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In a lot of ways a parable was a two edged sword...
The humble recieved life saving truth...
While the proud where rebuked.
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Jesus here is speaking a series of parables...
One after another...
He was challenging the Pharisees and at the same time guiding His sheep...
This parable is the third in this series on the subject matter of a master and his subordinates.
2) The Father Celebrating the Son
Verse 2: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son,
"The King” is God the Father.
“His Son” is God the Son, Jesus Christ.
So, the Kingdom of Heaven is described as a celebration for Jesus.
We see in the Scriptures that the Father celebrates the Son in other passages.
For example, take a look with me at Ephesians 1:15-23.
Hold your place in Matthew and turn with me in Ephesians...
We will be parking here for a bit...
Again we are looking at Ephesians 1:15-23.
This section picks up right after the greeting of Paul in the letter...
And Paul’s description how God has predestined everything from before the foundation of the world...
That is...
Before anything was created God had a perfect plan for how everything would occur.
Beginning at verse 15 the Word of God says:
Now pay attention to verse 18.
Notice what t says here...
“His” referring to Jesus...
“Glorious inheritance in the saints.”
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The Father is giving the Son the saints as a gift.
This is profound, Church.
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Now look at the next few verses.
The Father raised the Son from the dead...
The Father also seated the Son at His right hand.
You see Church, this is the Father celebrating the Son.
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And there is more.
Look at the next few verses.
The Father gave the Son all rule.
The Father gave the Son all authority.
The Father gave the Son all power and dominion and a name above every other name.
The Father put all things under the Son’s feet and gave Him as head over the church.
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This is the love that the Father has for the Son.
This is the Father celebrating the Son.
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Now let’s look at the next section of our main passage we are studying in the Gospel of Matthew.
3) The Jews Reject Christ
Verses 3-6: And sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.
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.”
’ But they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
This is referring to the Gospel message of Jesus Christ going out to the Jews first.
Jesus spent three years preaching and teaching the children of Isreal.
The Apostles preached and taught all throughout Isreal.
Paul, who was an apostle to the Gentiles always first started preaching and teaching in the synagogues.
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Some Jews converted...
But as a whole...
The Jewish people rejected their Messiah and actually crucified Him and persecuted His followers.
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