Jesus takes the invitation to a party as the opportunity to entice people to a greater party around the heavenly table.

Using four different word pictures, Jesus describes His kingdom to us and invites us to enter with Him.

When Jesus heals on Sabbath, the religious come at Him with Law. Jesus shows that Law is important but love is essential.

Jesus warns His generation and ours that an unrepentant life will end in disaster. He wants us all to return to God through Him.

Jesus calls us to be peacemakers, but also to understand that we will not always enjoy peace with those who despise our faith. In these times, we are to follow Him no matter the cost to our friendships.

In His discussion about our attachment to possessions, Jesus wraps it up with the event of His return. If we are watchful for His return, our focus will not be on accumulating.

Jesus moves from our worry about our wants in the last passage to our worry about our needs in this text. Why are we so prone to be anxious about mere things when the God of the universe is our Father and knows exactly what we need at all times?

Jesus did not descend from heaven to supply our every desire, but to save us from eternal separation from God. He invites us to invest in a spiritual realm since these earthly possessions will not last forever.

We face various fears that all stop us from doing the hard thing, the right thing. Jesus does not want us to keep our fears from speaking up about Him. Face your fears and live for Him!

It is way too easy to put our trust in ourselves rather than trusting in our gracious God for our spiritual outcome. Jesus in this passage calls very religious people to abandon self and believe in Him.