There is Still Room at the Table!
What is the greatest indicator of success in a home?
Sitting at the dinner table 4 or more times a week!
Most marriages that failed after 25 years listed they fell out of love, grew apart, lost table
There is Still Room at the Table!
Primary functions church, Worship, Word, Witness
Poor translation for table found in Acts 6:2 wait on tables, same as the word ministry
The table is where Jesus taught, and the church met, with seekers, lost, enemies
Luke 14 Jesus was invited to dinner, to a table, healed a man, and revealed His table
Points to the fact that they have rules for helping animals but not hurting people
Jesus not talking about table manners but who’s at the table and how we treat them
The Owner of the Table is God!
Not just being humble, but understanding that in the end, God sets the table we live at
God is in charge, he will position you in the right place,
Lord grants position, we are to be humble and live at his table, welcoming table
2 Cor 2:14 But thanks be to God who… through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him.
Your life should have a fragrance of God’s grace welcoming the lost
The Purpose of the Table is Greater!
Jesus taught the host about what kind of table to set, not just friends but helpless
It’s not about what you get out of it but what you can do for others, about giving
Jesus’ teaching is about his table, his table of grace, that no one can afford
The Urgency of the Table is Raised!
Man declares it great to be at that table, to be in fellowship, Jesus tells 1 more story
Man throws a banquet, many give excuses not to come the servants are sent out to go around town and bring in the poor, lame, blind
Luke 14:22 Sir, the servant said, what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.
The man raises the urgency for the servant, from bring in to compel them in
There is still room at his table, while it is the day we must work; compel
The word country means hedges, meaning boundaries, go out and break boundaries
They did not feel the urgency of being at the table
The man felt the urgency, but his servants did not, he had to raise their level of urgency
Message Luke 14:23 I want my house full
She was at the wrong table, do you feel the urgency?
John 9:4-5 As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
Taiwanese, “how are you?” used as a “hello” literally means “Have you eaten?”