YOU ARE INVITEDYOU ARE INVITEDTO THE SUPPERTO THE SUPPER

Luke 14:16-23Luke 14:16-23I Corinthians 11:20-26I Corinthians 11:20-26

Revelation 19:7-9Revelation 19:7-9

John 1:11-12 (NKJV) - He came to His own, John 1:11-12 (NKJV) - He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who believe in His name:

Romans 11:11 (NKJV) - I say then, have Romans 11:11 (NKJV) - I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles. come to the Gentiles.

Romans 1:16 (NKJV) - For I am not Romans 1:16 (NKJV) - For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. Greek.

1. The Excuse of 1. The Excuse of Material Material PossessionsPossessions - Verse 18- Verse 18Mark 8:36-37 - For what will it profit a man if he Mark 8:36-37 - For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

Luke 12:16-21 - Then He spoke a parable to Luke 12:16-21 - Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. And he thought within himself, yielded plentifully. And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’store my crops?’

So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. And I will say to all my crops and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, andand be merry.” ’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This be merry.” ’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have whose will those things be which you have provided?’ “So provided?’ “So isis he who lays up treasure for he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”himself, and is not rich toward God.”

2. The Excuse of 2. The Excuse of Professional Professional AdvancementAdvancement -- Verse 19Verse 19

3. The Excuse of 3. The Excuse of Personal Personal RelationshipsRelationships - Verse 20 - Verse 20

1. You are invited to the 1. You are invited to the supper supper of salvationof salvation. . Matthew 10:32-33 (KJV) - Whosoever Matthew 10:32-33 (KJV) - Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.Father which is in heaven.

John 3:15-16 (KJV) - That whosoever John 3:15-16 (KJV) - That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. perish, but have everlasting life.

Acts 2:21 (KJV) - And it shall come to pass, Acts 2:21 (KJV) - And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Lord shall be saved.

Romans 10:13 (KJV) - For whosoever shall Romans 10:13 (KJV) - For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. saved.

2. You are invited to2. You are invited to thethe Lord's Lord's Supper - a Supper - a supper of supper of commemorationcommemoration1 Corinthians 11:23 - For I received from the 1 Corinthians 11:23 - For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the the Lord Jesus on the samesame night in which night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke He had given thanks, He broke itit and said, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

Verse 25-26 - In the same manner Verse 25-26 - In the same manner HeHe also also tooktook the cup after supper, saying, “This cup the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink often as you drink it,it, in remembrance of in remembrance of Me.” For as often as you eat this bread and Me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comestill He comes

3. You are invited to the 3. You are invited to the supper supper of jubilationof jubilationRevelation 19:7-9 - Let us be glad and Revelation 19:7-9 - Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” And to her it was made herself ready.” And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Then he said to me, “Write: of the saints. Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed ‘Blessed areare those who are called to the those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’ ”marriage supper of the Lamb!’ ”