Matthew 22:1-14

Listen to Matthew 22:1-14

1 And Jesus, talking to them again in stories, said:

2 The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a feast when his son was married,

3 And sent out his servants to get in the guests to the feast: and they would not come.

4 Again he sent out other servants, with orders to say to the guests, See, I have made ready my feast: my oxen and my fat beasts have been put to death, and all things are ready: come to the feast.

5 But they gave no attention, and went about their business, one to his farm, another to his trade:

6 And the rest put violent hands on his servants, and did evil to them, and put them to death.

7 But the king was angry; and he sent his armies, and those who had put his servants to death he gave to destruction, burning down their town with fire.

8 Then he said to his servants, The feast is ready but the guests were not good enough.

9 Go then to the cross-roads, and get all those whom you see to come to the bride-feast.

10 And those servants went out into the streets, and got together all those whom they came across, bad and good: and the feast was full of guests.

11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a guest's robe;

12 And he says to him, Friend, how came you in here not having a guest's robe? And he had nothing to say.

13 Then the king said to the servants, Put cords round his hands and feet and put him out into the dark; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

14 For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation.

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The Greatest Invitation Given

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To Reject the Holy Spirit's Work Part 1

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We receive invitations all the time. Whether it be to go out to dinner with friends or something a little more formal like to a wedding. And generally speaking we give it some thought as to whether we’ll accept or not. Today on Sound Doctrine we’ll hear an invitation go out from God Himself, and it’s the most important of all. Question is, will you accept or reject it? We join pastor Jeff Johnson now in Matthew chapter 22 for part one of, “To Reject the Holy Spirit’s Work.”

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Matthew 22:1-14 Part 2

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Matthew 22:1-14 Part 1

Pastor Thom Keller

Rejection is difficult to deal with but it’s to be expected. With that said we shouldn’t lose heart but keep reaching out with the gospel because the stakes are high. In Matthew chapter twenty-two Jesus tells a parable to teach what is indeed at stake.

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Jesus Can Come at any Moment Part 2

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