1. Gal.3:26-29 26 For ye are all the children of God By faith in Christ Jesus 27 For as many of you as have been Baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

2. 28. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is Neither bond nor free, there is neither Male or female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 29. And if ye be Christ’s then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

3. Your Special Invitation

4. There is Room For You At The Master’s Banquet Table

5. Luke 14:15 ff 15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 15 16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: 16 17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. 17

6. 18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. 18 19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. 19

7. 20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. 20 21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. 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 hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind 21

8. 22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. 22 23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 23 24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. 24

9. With invitations,You either ACCEPT Them or you Reject them Consider Who is inviting: The Master Matt. 11:28-30 Rom. 1:16; Mark 16:15,16; Matt. 28:18-20 2 Tim. 4:2-4

10. Consider what the invitation is to: “The Banquet Table of the Lord Jesus Christ!” Matt. 25:31-46

11. Consider all The Guests! Look at the ones in the N.T. who had accepted and obeyed. 1. Men and Women…Acts 8:12 a)Woman taken in the act of adultery. John 8:4 b)Woman who had an issue of blood.Lk.8:43,44 2. All sinners…Jesus ate with sinners..cf. Lk.5:27-32

12. Look who Jesus lived with, worked with, and traveled with.. 1. Simon (who is called Peter) Cephas 2. Andrew (Peter’s brother) 3. James, (the son of Zebedee ) 4. John,( the son of Zebedee) Disciple Jesus loved.

13. 5. Philip 6. Bartholomew (Nathanel) 7. Thomas (also called Didymus) 8. Matthew – (tax collector)

14. 9. James (son of Alphaeus) 10. Thaddaeus (Jude, son of James)…also, Jude (not Iscariot) 11. Simon “(the Cananean’),Simon,who was called the Zealot) 12. Judas Iscariot (son of Simon Iscariot)

15. Common People Acts 4:12,13

16. The Gospel Is For All And you are needed in the Kingdom So you may sit at the end at the Banquet Table of the Lord!

17. The Invitation of the Lord is to the Rich and Poor Educated and Uneducated Jew or Greek Bond or Free Black or White Male or Female cf. Gal.3:26-29

18. People made excuses then…and People make excuses Today What about you? Will you be in the kingdom and ready to take your seat at the Banquet Table of the Lord!

19. The Bible is Clear: 1. It matters not who you are. (Acts 10:34,35) 2. It matters not how long you have lived in sin. Isa.59:1-2; Rom. 5:8,9 Matt. 20:6 11 th hour

20. 3. It matters not what you have done…it matters That you make it right with God (I Cor. 6:9-ll) What matters is that YOU correct the wrong, and Do what the Lord requires. (Eccl. 12:13,14) Heb. 5:8,9; Mtt. 7:21-23 ; James 1:22