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Jul 15, 2023 · But biblically, inclusion isn’t about affirming people’s right to be apart from God. It’s about inviting them in to sit at His table. Levi might have met Jesus as a publican, but he didn’t try to bring Jesus into that life. No, he left everything else behind, and soon he was Matthew the Apostle.
- Luke 14:15-24 ESV / 70 helpful votes. When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!”
- Psalm 23:5 ESV / 58 helpful votes. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
- Isaiah 25:6 ESV / 57 helpful votes. On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined.
- Luke 14:15 ESV / 46 helpful votes. When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!”
Nov 15, 2020 · Sitting At God's Table. Psalm 23:5-6. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. ESV. Sitting At God’s Table. (Psalm 23:5-6)
Sitting at God’s table reminds us that God is with us. We are never truly alone or isolated. Like Rose, we can talk to Him as if He is walking with us, sitting with us, and conversing with us—because He is.
Someone in your gallery of people is sitting on a cold aluminum stool of insecurity, clutching the backside of a hospital gown for fear of exposing what little pride he or she has left. And that person desperately needs a word of peace.
Jun 20, 2012 · As the guests took their seats at the table, Jesus watched them very, very carefully. And He didn’t like what He saw. They were behaving very badly, as we will see. So Jesus decided to tell the Parable of Honor at the Banquet to show them how important humility is in the kingdom of God.
Sep 3, 2017 · A Seat at the Table. Pastor Jerry Gillis - September 3, 2017. We all have ideas of who belongs and who doesn't, who should be at the table and who shouldn't be. We can benefit from seeing Jesus answer those concerns in a real story. Video | Audio.
