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1. INVITATION – INVITE AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.
Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind.
Luke 14:12-13 (NIV)
2. EXPECTATION – UNDERSTAND NOT EVERYONE WILL ATTEND.
When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.” Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, “I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.” Another said, “I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.” Still another said, “I just got married, so I can’t come.”
Luke14:15-20 (NIV)
3. CELEBRATION – THOSE WHO COME WILL BE GLAD THEY DID.
I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.
Luke 14:24 (NIV)