The King’s Invitation & The Excuses We Make - Joe Baker - King and His Kingdom

Elevate City Church

When Jesus walked this earth, more than he talked about money or peace or faith or politics, He talked about The Kingdom.

The Kingdom of God, or the Kingdom of Heaven, or simply, the Kingdom. And when talking about the Kingdom, we have to be reminded that it’s simple enough for a child to understand and enter in, but also complex enough for you to never feel like you’ve got it all figured out.

Jesus, when speaking about the Kingdom, didn’t give us definitions for what the Kingdom of God is. Instead, he gave illustrations. He told stories -- parables.

Jesus communicated through stories to connect with the hearts of His audience and deposit truth into their souls.

Parables are simply practical stories or earthly stories with a heavenly meaning.

Today, we’re diving into a story Jesus told that shakes us up and calls us out. It's about a banquet, but not just any banquet—it's a royal feast hosted by the King Himself. And guess what? You’re invited to dine with the King.

But there’s a twist with this story, because it’s in this story that Jesus exposes the excuses that we make that lead to us rejecting His invitation.

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