Sermon
The Great Banquet
Center Church
Speaker: Josh Miller
September 14, 2022 · 48 min
Summary
Jesus teaches two parables at a dinner with Pharisees to illustrate deep discipleship: true disciples are others-oriented (prioritizing others over self-promotion) and responsive to God's Word. The sermon challenges listeners to examine whether personal responsibilities, possessions, or relationships are becoming excuses that keep them from following Christ more closely.
Highlights
When you become a disciple of Jesus, the first thing that you're doing is you're putting self to death.
You can make excuses or you can make progress, but you can't make both.
The gospel is both incredibly inclusive in that it says anyone can come, but it's extremely exclusive in that it says there's only one way into the banquet—through responding to my word.