Outline of Service 25th September 2022
The Great Supper – Humility and God’s Grace Luke 14:10
Hymn 106: With One Consent – Praise God
The Lord’s Prayer (Luke 11:2-4)
Psalm 23 – Provision in Uncertainty
Bible Readings: –
The Lord Makes a Feast: Isaiah 25:1-9
A Lesson about
Humility: Luke 14:1-14
The Great
Supper: Luke 14:15-24
The Guests
Included:
- the Poor -
Matthew 5:1-3
- the Maimed -
Matthew 18:1-4, 8-9
- the Halt
(Lame) - 1 Kings 18:21
Summary of Readings
·
Jesus
had just given some good advice about humility, when one of His listeners said
“Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the Kingdom of God”.
·
No
doubt many present, through their own vanity, would have thought themselves to
be certain candidates to be there!
·
In
response Jesus spoke the parable of the Great Supper, stating that those who
had been invited had refused to accept, and so others would attend
·
Those
who would attend would be:
the poor (in spirit),
the maimed (those who had given up the pleasures
of this world),
the halt (those who chose to serve God above
the opinions of mankind) and
the blind (those who wanted to see the things
of God).
·
It
is only through God’s Grace that we can be drawn to consent to come, and we
must accept that calling in humility
·
The
parable shows that at the return of Jesus Christ there will be a Great Supper; are
you seeking to be present with your whole being – spirit, soul and body?
Hymn 36:
Accept the Invitation
Message
“Come; for
all things are now ready.” Luke
14:17
Hymn 47: Proclaim God’s
Standard
Doxology
