That My House May Be Full A Look Into the Very Heart of God Chris Peeler

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 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.'" Luke 14:16-24

9 And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, 10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.” 11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, Revelation 5:9-11

Say to them: 'As I live,' says the Lord God,'I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?' Ezekiel 33:11

THE FIVE KEY COMPONENTS Who Does the Master Represent Who Does the Servant Represent Who Are represented by the People Being Invited?

THE FIVE KEY COMPONENTS What is the Urgent and Passionate Directive of the Master to the Servant? GO out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city. GO out into the highways and hedges. GO into all the world and preach the gospel…Mark 16:15 GO into all the world and make disciples…Matthew 28:19 You did not choose me, but I chose you that you should GO and bear fruit…Jn. 15:16

THE FIVE KEY COMPONENTS What is the Urgent and Passionate Plea from the Servant to the People? Rev 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. Isa 55:1 "Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. GEORGE WHITEFIELD “Come home. Come home . . . For Christ’s sake arise and come home! Your Heavenly Father now calls you.” SPURGEON “With tears, I would invite you, and, if I could, would compel you to come in. Why will you not? . . . He will save you, if you trust in Jesus.”

The Three Groups of People The earthly-minded excuse makers The weak and helpless—the ones who know they need help. Those outside of our normal life—highways and hedges

The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9