Heart For The House-1-The Heart Of Jesus

Today we start a new series for March titled Heart For The House.  This Morning Pastor Brad teaches about The Heart Of Jesus.

Pastor's Notes:

Luke 14:15-24 NKJV
15 Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, “Blessed is he who shall eat [a]bread in the kingdom of God!”
16 Then He said to him, “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, 17 and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, for all things are now ready.’ 18 But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.’ 19 And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’ 20 Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ 21 So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and the [b]maimed and the lame and the blind.’ 22 And the servant said, ‘Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.’ 23 Then the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.’ ”
INTRODUCTION
Good morning, everyone!
I’m  so glad you’re here today! I’ve super excited about this brand new series we will be starting this morning entitled “A Heart For The House”.
We are going to be looking at various aspects of church life, the teachings of Jesus, and how we should proceed in today’s modern world.
Today, I want to talk with you about “The Heart of Jesus”.
As we read in the Gospel writings about Christ, there’s one thing for sure we constantly pick up on: He has a love and a desire for people.
Can you see that?
ILLUSTRATION
In fact, the entire message of Jesus was redeemption and bringing man into fellowship with God.  He knew that people were lost without Him, and they desperately needed a relationship with Him.
That’s why we see the cross being a primary focus in Paul's letters.
Today, more than ever, people need Jesus. Dear friends, look around you. America is changing.
We live in a culture that quickly changing, and it’s not all for the good.

A major denomination just this last week was in national headlines on the verge of a split over gay marriage and allowing gay ministers.
Abortion is paraded in our streets as a constitutional right.

THE ONLY THING THAT WILL FIX THIS IS A SOUL SAVING REVIVAL!
It was true then, and it’s still true now. People need Jesus!
He alone is the answer.
TRANSITION
That’s exactly why in this passage, Jesus is giving an amazing story.
BACKGROUND
In our passage, Jesus is doing what He does best: Master illustration.
He is telling us that a certain man had prepared a great supper. He had gone through preparations and made sure this would be a night to remember. When it was finished, he called out to his servants and told them “All is ready. Go tell the people.”
The problem?
The people began to make excuses.
That sounds much similar to today doesn’t it?
There seems to be “little time” for the things of God.
So the master of the supper commanded his servants to go out into the highways and byways and the outcasts. The lame, the maimed, the blind, and the broken.
Why?
He had a desire for his house to be filled.
Church, that is the heart of Jesus! He doesn't want to leave anyone out.
From the uttermost to the outermost, Jesus saves!
Let’s explore the greater meaning to this parable and see how it applies today.
APPLICATION


The Invitation
- The “certain man” is the Lord.
- The great supper is the Marriage Supper of The Lamb, IE, the Coming of Christ.  
- We, the people of God, are the servants. We are to “go tell” the people about the event.
- NOTE: Who have YOU invited to the table of the Lord this week?

The Evasion
- The people who rejected the invitation were the religious and the Jewish people as a whole.
- They had excuses as to why they couldn't come.
- Jesus was the chief cornerstone that the builders rejected.
- He came to His own, and His own received Him not.

The Expansion
- The Master told His servant to go out in to the highways and byways and to compel them to come in.
- The lame. The maimed. The blind. The cripple.
- Who are these people? Those are people the Pharisee’s thought were outside of the grace of God! That’s us!
CONCLUSION
So His house might be filled.