YOU ARE INVITED TO THE SUPPER Luke 14:16-23 I Corinthians 11:20-26 Revelation 19:7-9

John 1:11-12 (NKJV) - He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: Romans 11:11 (NKJV) - I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles. Romans 1:16 (NKJV) - For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

1. The Excuse of Material Possessions - Verse 18 Mark 8: For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? Luke 12: Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.” ’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’ “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

2. The Excuse of Professional Advancement - Verse The Excuse of Personal Relationships - Verse 20

1. You are invited to the supper of salvation. Matthew 10:32-33 (KJV) - Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. John 3:15-16 (KJV) - That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Acts 2:21 (KJV) - And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:13 (KJV) - For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

2. You are invited to the Lord's Supper - a supper of commemoration 1 Corinthians 11:23 - For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” Verse In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes

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