1. PARTY TIME RULES
Luke 14:1-14

2. Worship

3. Opening Prayer

4. Announcements

5. Worship

6. PARTY TIME RULES
Luke 14:1-14

7. Luke 14:1-14 (NET Bible)
Healing Again on the Sabbath
14:1 Now one Sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the
house of a leader of the Pharisees, they were watching
him closely. 14:2 There right in front of him was a man
suffering from dropsy. 14:3 So Jesus asked the experts in
religious law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on
the Sabbath or not?” 14:4 But they remained silent. So
Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him
away.
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8. Luke 14:1-14 (NET Bible)
14:5 Then he said to them, “Which of you, if you have a
son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day,
will not immediately pull him out?” 14:6 But they could
not reply to this.
On Seeking Seats of Honor
14:7 Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the
places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,
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9. Luke 14:1-14 (NET Bible)
14:8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding
feast, do not take the place of honor, because a person
more distinguished than you may have been invited by
your host. 14:9 So the host who invited both of you will
come and say to you, ‘Give this man your place.’ Then,
ashamed, you will begin to move to the least important
place.
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10. Luke 14:1-14 (NET Bible)
14:10 But when you are invited, go and take the least
important place, so that when your host approaches he
will say to you, ‘Friend, move up here to a better place.’
Then you will be honored in the presence of all who
share the meal with you. 14:11 For everyone who exalts
himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles
himself will be exalted.”
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11. Luke 14:1-14 (NET Bible)
14:12 He said also to the man who had invited him,
“When you host a dinner or a banquet, don’t invite your
friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich
neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get
repaid. 14:13 But when you host an elaborate meal,
invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.
14:14 Then you will be blessed, because they cannot
repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of
the righteous.”
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12.  A disciple of Jesus needs to know the rules
of the road…and the party scene.
TAKE HOME
 Jesus makes party-going an upside down
event…watch your step.
 Humility and generosity are once again the
Big Deal.
 Some payment for godly living will have to
wait until Jesus returns…can I live with
that?

13. Jesus Had A Reputation For Being A Wine Bibber
--Matt 11:18-19
 All kinds of folk invited Jesus to dine with
them…Pharisees and Tax Collectors, too.
 No wonder he knew his Ps and Qs about
proper behavior for guests and hosts alike.
 His social life opened plenty of doors for
ministry and teaching…I‟m for it!
 We don‟t have a record of many formal
sermons, but plenty of notes from his
conversations over dinner.

14. Guests, Beware! Those Who Exalt Themselves
Will Be Humbled
 It is far better to be humble rather than
humiliated.
 Jesus always put others first. Paul taught us
to do the same.
 “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain
conceit, but in humility consider others better
than yourselves”. Philippians 2:3-4
 A good way to get disqualified…puff up your
chest, beat your own drum --Luke 18:13

15. And To Hosts! Rethink Your Guest List
(Friends and Family need not apply)
 Isn‟t this going a bit too far…sounds like work
to me…inviting the poor, crippled and lame!
 It is the Jesus way…making his way to the low-
rung people…like us.
 Our arrogance is often hard to detect. But a
test like this brings out our true colors.
 Who did Jesus hang out with…publicans and
sinners? And who judged him for that?

16. America Doesn‟t Have A Formal Caste System…
But…
 We rather like our social strata…right?
 Those „below‟ us probably deserve to be
shunned…must have done something wrong
to be there.
 The church is one place where we all stand at
eye level…do we?
 Jesus expects Good Samaritan behavior from
all of us. “Go and do likewise”. Luke 10:37

17. Our Social Lives Often Carry A Built In „My Turn,
Your Turn‟ Dynamic
 Jesus instructs us to give to those who cannot
repay. Matthew 5:46-47
 What if my good deeds to down-and-outers
doesn‟t pay off? Will I keep on loving the
unlovely?
 Maybe it is time to take a good look at my
motives for social interactions.
 Can I love others simply for Jesus‟ sake? Who
is disqualified for receiving my love and care?

18. Confession
I believe that Jesus is
the Christ, the Son of
the living God.
I trust him as my Lord
and Savior.

19. Offering

20.  A disciple of Jesus needs to know the rules
of the road…and the party scene.
TAKE HOME
 Jesus makes party-going an upside down
event…watch your step.
 Humility and generosity are once again the
Big Deal.
 Some payment for godly living will have to
wait until Jesus returns…can I live with
that?

21. Prayer

22. Go And Invite Others
to the Party