When Jesus Invites You to Dinner

Interestingly enough, the idea that God might do just exactly that is not something that we have to wonder about, for when we turn to the scriptures we find that this is exactly the kind of thing that God does.  Over and over again the scriptures use the imagery of God inviting us to a shared meal to describe God's invitation to us to come, know and follow Him.  

Curiously enough, what the scriptures also tell us is that, in spite of the graciousness of the invitation that God extends, we can be amazingly resistant to the invitation.  Isaiah notes it in the first few verses of Isaiah 55.  Luke records it the parable that Jesus tells in chapter 14 of his gospel.  And John records the high levels of resistance in the room when Jesus invited the disciples to gather together for the Last Supper in chapter 13 of his gospel.    

What we can anticipate when Jesus invites us to dinner, and what our resistance to that invitation is often all about, is what Pastor Ken explores with us in the sermon this week.  Whether it is reflected in the interactions that took place before the Last Supper was served, or in the way that Jesus shifted the focus of a meal that was rich in Passover imagery to symbols that represented Himself and a new reason for celebration - those who attended the meal that evening definitely knew what it was to be challenged by being invited into something truly amazing and transforming.  

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