"R.S.V.P" I First Baptist Cramerton I Wednesday, November 15, 2023 I (Part 3 of 6)

Matthew 22: 1-6

Everything Is Ready

22 Jesus used some more stories to teach the people. He said, 2 “God’s kingdom is like a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son. 3 He invited some people to the feast. When it was ready, the king sent his servants to tell the people to come. But they refused to come to the king’s feast.

4 “Then the king sent some more servants. He said to them, ‘I have already invited the people. So tell them that my feast is ready. I have killed my best bulls and calves to be eaten. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.’

5 “But when the servants told the people to come, they refused to listen. They all went to do other things. One went to work in his field, and another went to his business. 6 Some of the other people grabbed the servants, beat them, and killed them.

The King Responds

7 The king was very angry. He sent his army to kill those who murdered his servants. And the army burned their city.

8 “After that the king said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready. I invited those people, but they were not good enough to come to my feast. 9 So go to the street corners and invite everyone you see. Tell them to come to my feast.’ 10 So the servants went into the streets. They gathered all the people they could find, good and bad alike, and brought them to where the wedding feast was ready. And the place was filled with guests.

Black Tie Affair

11 “When the king came in to meet the guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in the right clothes for a wedding. 12 The king said, ‘Friend, how were you allowed to come in here? You are not wearing the right clothes.’ But the man said nothing. 13 So the king told some servants, ‘Tie this man’s hands and feet. Throw him out into the darkness, where people are crying and grinding their teeth with pain.’

14 “Yes, many people are invited. But only a few are chosen.”

Suggested Daily Bible Readings:

Thursday: Deuteronomy 5: 1-21
Friday: 2 Corinthians 5: 17-21
Saturday: John 11: 45-57
Sunday: 1 Peter 5: 1-5
Monday: James 4: 4-10
Tuesday: Psalm 106: 1-6, 19-23

Verse To Remember:

Matthew 22:8-9
8 “After that the king said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready. I invited those people, but they were not good enough to come to my feast. 9 So go to the street corners and invite everyone you see. Tell them to come to my feast.’