| Your
Invitation to God’s Abundant Feast
A. Imagine the frustration of
telling your family, “All things are ready; come to the feast!” and watching as they walk away, complaining about
how hungry they are as they leave. B.
Perhaps, in some very small way, that helps us imagine how Jesus
Christ must have felt. I. “Everything is Ready. Come…” A.
The day before, Jesus had made his “triumphal entry” into Jerusalem
and cleansed the temple. B. Today, upon entering the temple, his
authority to do such things is immediately challenged. C.
In response, he tells three parables: 1. The parable of two sons called by their
father to work in the vineyard (Matt 21:28-32). 2. The parable of the wicked tenants of a
vineyard (Matt 21:33-46). 3. The
parable of the wedding feast (Matt 22:1-14). D.
Seven hundred years before, Isaiah had prophesied of the Messianic age
(25:6-8). 1. The host: “the _________
of hosts” 2. The invited: “______
peoples” 3. The occasion: “a
_____________” 4. The blessings:
___________ will be conquered, tears wiped away, reproach removed 5. The assurance: “for the LORD has
_____________” E. The parable of the wedding feast (Matt
22:1-14) 1. The host: “a _________”
(22:1-2a) 2. The occasion: “a wedding
feast for his _______” (22:2b) 3. The
invited: “those invited were not ___________” (22:3-8; 5:11-12; 23:29-31,
37-24:2) 4. The blessings: “invite to
the wedding feast as many as you ______” (22:9-10) II.
“For the Marriage of the Lamb has Come…” A.
You have been invited to the wedding feast of God Almighty! (Rev
19:6-7) 1. It is time for the Bride to “make herself
____________” (2 Cor 11:2).
2. She is sanctified, cleansed,
and ready to be presented to her Groom (Eph 5:25-27). 3.
It is graciously “______________ her” (Rev 19:8). Everything is ready.
Come! B. Just take the time to evaluate your
“wedding garment” (Matt 22:11-14). 1.
Have you put on Christ in baptism? (Gal 3:26-27) |
