Matthew 22:1-14

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The Story of the Wedding Dinner

1 Jesus told them more stories. He said,

2 "Here is what the kingdom of heaven is like. A king prepared a wedding dinner for his son.

3 He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the dinner. The servants told them to come. But they refused.

4 "Then he sent some more servants. He said, 'Tell those who were invited that I have prepared my dinner. I have killed my oxen and my fattest cattle. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding dinner.'

5 "But the people paid no attention. One went away to his field. Another went away to his business.

6 The rest grabbed his servants. They treated them badly and then killed them.

7 "The king became very angry. He sent his army to destroy them. They killed those murderers and burned their city.

8 "Then the king said to his servants, 'The wedding dinner is ready. But those I invited were not fit to come.

9 Go to the street corners. Invite to the dinner anyone you can find.'

10 So the servants went out into the streets. They gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad. Soon the wedding hall was filled with guests.

11 "The king came in to see the guests. He noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.

12 'Friend,' he asked, 'how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' The man couldn't think of anything to say.

13 "Then the king told his servants, 'Tie up his hands and feet. Throw him outside into the darkness. Out there people will sob and grind their teeth.'

14 "Many are invited, but few are chosen."

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To Reject the Holy Spirit's Work Part 2

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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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