Luke 14:16-24 NLT

Jesus replied with this story: “A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations. (17) When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.’ (18) But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’ (19) Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.’ (20) Another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’ (21) “The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, ‘Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’ (22) After the servant had done this, he reported, ‘There is still room for more.’ (23) So his master said, ‘Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full. (24) For none of those I first invited will get even the smallest taste of my banquet.’”

1.Why do we send invitations?

Luke 14:16 NLT

Jesus replied with this story: “A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations.

Isaiah 58:7 NLT

Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help.

2.But, how do we send invitations?

Luke 14:17  NLT

When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.’

1 John 3:18 NLT

See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him.

Psalms 133:1 NIV

'How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!

3.Many will find hope

Matthew 12:21 NLT

And his name will be the hope of all the world.