Compel them to Come in Luke 14 16

Compel them to Come in Luke 14: 16 -24

Compel them to Come in Luke 14: 16 -24 q Background: 14: 1, 3, 15 blessings of the kingdom of God likened to a big dinner q Excuse makers = lawyers and Pharisees Mt 21: 28 -32 q Poor, crippled, blind, lame= spiritually “defective” Mk 2: 14 -17; Jn 7: 31, 47 -48 q Highways and hedges= Gentiles Mt 10: 5 -6; Jn 10: 16; Mt 28: 18 -20; q My house may be filled Eph 2: 17 -22

Compel them to Come in Luke 14: 16 -24 Compel to constrain whether by threat, entreaty, force or persuasion see Acts 26: 11 (9: 1) for threat, force the blessings of the kingdom cannot be pushed on anyone against their will

Compel them to Come in Luke 14: 16 -24 Compel to constrain whether by threat, entreaty, force or persuasion what we can and should do is to entreat or persuade: to invite (urgently); to urge (strongly)

Compel them to Come in Luke 14: 16 -24 Men Were Compelled in the Highways and Hedges (Acts) constrained by entreaty and persuasion invited (urgently) and urged (strongly) q Jerusalem 2: 40 q Thessalonica 17: 1 -4 q Athens 17: 17 q Corinth 18: 4 q Ephesus 19: 8 -10 q Rome 28: 23 -24

Compel them to Come in Luke 14: 16 -24 Are We Compelling in the Highways and Hedges? constraining by entreaty and persuasion inviting (urgently) and urging (strongly) q Marion? q Gas City? q Jonesboro? q Upland? q Swayzee? q Converse? q Fairmount?

Compel them to Come in Luke 14: 16 -24 All Things are Ready; Come to the Feast! Do Not Make Excuses!!