TITLE: THERE IS STILL ROOM Luke 14:15–24 (NIV) – The Parable of the Great Banquet 15 When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.” 16 Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. 17 At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ 18 “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’ 19 “Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’ 20 “Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’ 21 “The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’ 22 “‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’ 23 “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. 24 I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’” 1: THE TABLE IS BIGGER THAN IT LOOKS Luke 13:24 (NIV) 24 "Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to." Luke 14:22 (NIV) 22 "'Sir,' the servant said, 'what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.'" 2: PEOPLE ARE HUNGRIER THAN THEY SEEM Luke 14:18 (NIV) 18 "But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, 'I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.'" John 16:8 (NIV) 8 "When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment." 3: THE WELCOME MATTERS MORE THAN WE REALISE Luke 14:23 (NIV) 23 "Then the master told his servant, 'Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.'" 2 Corinthians 5:11–15 (NIV) 11 Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience. 12 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart. 13 If we are "out of our mind," as some say, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. 14 For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. 2 Corinthians 5:20 (NIV) 20 We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. Isaiah 54:2 (NIV) 2 "Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes."

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