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Text: Luke 14: 15-24

DINNER CONVERSATION

Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him,

“Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!”

Luke 14:15

1. In the home of one of the rulers of the Pharisees.

a. There were guests besides the family of the host.

b. One of them made what he may have thought as an astute remark.

2. The content of what he said “Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!”

a. Having a meal in this home reminded him of the kingdom of God.

b. How blessed to be able to eat bread in God’s kingdom.

c. He assumed that he was already in that kingdom.

A SURPRISING PARABLE AS A RESPONSE

“Then He said to him, ‘A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, for all things are now ready.’ But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.’ And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’ Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind.’ And the servant said, ‘Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.’ Then the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.’’’

Luke 14:16-24

1. The Outline of the Parable of the Great Supper.

2. An Invitation was sent out to have Supper in his house.

3. Excuses made to decline this Invitation:

a. One had bought a piece of property. He needed to check it out.

b. Another had bought 5 oxen. He needed to test them.

c. A third said that he had just gotten married. He would not be attending the Supper.

4. The Master of the house became angry.

a. A new list of Invitees was drawn up.

b. This list would include: “The poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind” (Luke 14:21).

5. There was still room for more.

a. The servants would go out of their way.

i. To invite anybody who was interested.

ii. These would include “strangers”.

b. The Master’s house would be filled!

6. The Original Invitees

a. They would not be there at the Great Supper.

b. They had despised it and declined to respond positively.

7. The Lesson the Lord sought to emphasise:

a. They had taken for granted that they are in the Kingdom of God.

b. But many had not yet come to believe and to receive the Lord Jesus as their Saviour.

c. They would be left out in the cold if they did not address their sins!

经文：路加福音 14：15-24

宴席上的交谈

同席的有一人听见这话，就对耶稣说：
“在神国里吃饭的有福了！”
《路加福音14：15》

1. 在一位法利赛人首领的家中

a. 除了主人与他的家人以外，还有其他的宾客

b. 其中一位客人做出一个他可能认为是精明的评论

2. 他说“在神国里吃饭的有福了！”

a. 在这家中用餐使他想起天国

b. 能在神的国度吃饭是何等有福

c. 他以为自己已经有资格在那国度了

让人惊讶的比喻
“耶稣对他说：‘ 有一人摆设大筵席，请了许多客。到了坐席的时候，打发仆人去对所请的人说：‘请来吧，样样都齐备了。’众人一口同音地推辞。头一个说：‘我买了一块地，必须去看看。请你准我辞了。’又有一个说：‘我买了五对牛，要去试一试。请你准我辞了。’又有一个说：‘我才娶了妻，所以不能去。’那仆人回来，把这事都告诉了主人。家主就动怒，对仆人说：‘快出去到城里大街小巷，领那贫穷的、残废的、瞎眼的、瘸腿的来。’仆人说：‘主啊，你所吩咐的已经办了，还有空座。’主人对仆人说：‘你出去到路上和篱笆那里，勉强人进来，坐满我的屋子。我告诉你们：先前所请的人，没有一个得尝我的筵席！’”

《路加福音 14：16-24》

1. 大筵席比喻的大纲

2. 一个人在家摆设了大筵席，邀请了许多客

3. 众人找借口推辞邀请：

a. 有一个买了一块地，必须去看看

b. 另一个买了五对牛，要去试一试

c. 还有一个说刚娶妻过门，所以不能去

4. 主人变得生气

a. 他拟定了一份新的受邀者名单

b. “名单”中包括那贫穷的、残废的、瞎眼的、瘸腿的 《路加福音 14：21》

5. 还有空座能请更多的人

a. 仆人便出去勉强人进来

i. 邀请任何有兴趣的

ii. 这包括“陌生人”

b. 主人的屋子必须坐满

6. 先前所请的人

a. 他们不会得尝主人的筵席

b. 他们先前藐视并推辞邀请

7. 主耶稣强调的教训

a. 他们把在神国筵席中的位置当作理所当然

b. 但许多人还未相信，并接受主耶稣为他们的救赎者

c. 他们若不面对罪的问题，将会被冷落在外！