WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.459 Well, have you ever been invited over to someone's house for dinner, but maybe you wondered 00:00:06.459 --> 00:00:14.640 ! why you were even invited, because things between you and them haven't been great. Maybe 00:00:14.640 --> 00:00:22.679 ! there's been conflict between you and them or tension in the relationship. And part 00:00:22.679 --> 00:00:27.960 of you doesn't even want to go, but then maybe part of you is hopeful that with this next 00:00:27.960 --> 00:00:36.380 connection, things will be better than last time. This morning, as we return to the story 00:00:36.380 --> 00:00:44.179 of Jesus, we find him in a place that we might not expect him to be. He's at the home of a 00:00:44.179 --> 00:00:50.719 prominent Pharisee. And we heard just last week about how the Pharisee said to Jesus, 00:00:50.719 --> 00:00:58.460 leave this place, go somewhere else. So it's kind of surprising that now he's been invited 00:00:58.460 --> 00:01:07.700 over to the house of a Pharisee for dinner. And with the tension between them, amazingly, 00:01:07.980 --> 00:01:17.120 Jesus goes to this Pharisee's house. Last time he went to the home of a Pharisee, things didn't 00:01:17.120 --> 00:01:24.820 go well. We read about it in Luke chapter 11. Jesus sat down at the table to eat in the 00:01:24.820 --> 00:01:33.000 home. And the Pharisees were judging Jesus right out of the get-go because he didn't do 00:01:33.000 --> 00:01:40.040 a certain ceremonial washing before the meal. And from there, Jesus began to rebuke the Pharisees, 00:01:40.040 --> 00:01:47.580 saying they were full of greed and wickedness and hypocrisy, that they were hindering people and 00:01:47.580 --> 00:01:54.280 they were leading people astray. And that meal ended with Jesus walking out the door and then 00:01:54.280 --> 00:02:00.840 the Pharisees swarming him with all kinds of attacking questions. And so we can only imagine 00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:08.259 and wonder what Jesus might be feeling as he gets another invitation to go to the house of a Pharisee. 00:02:08.259 --> 00:02:15.799 Let's listen in as Luke tells the story in Luke chapter 14, beginning in verse 1. 00:02:18.819 --> 00:02:26.519 One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. 00:02:29.180 --> 00:02:36.519 Already, we feel the tension, don't we? First of all, it's the Sabbath day, and we know that that has 00:02:36.520 --> 00:02:44.700 been an issue. It's come up many times already. Maybe you remember Jesus walking along with his 00:02:44.700 --> 00:02:50.240 disciples and his disciples picking grain in the fields and the Pharisees saying, 00:02:50.960 --> 00:02:57.800 why are you doing what's unlawful on the Sabbath? We also heard about it back in chapter 6. 00:02:57.800 --> 00:03:06.980 They were ready to accuse Jesus of working on the Sabbath day when he healed the man with the 00:03:06.980 --> 00:03:16.340 shriveled hand. We skipped over this in chapter 13, but not too long ago, Jesus was teaching in the 00:03:16.340 --> 00:03:23.460 synagogue on the Sabbath day and he healed a crippled woman. And Luke tells us there that the 00:03:23.460 --> 00:03:31.960 Pharisees were indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. The synagogue leader said, 00:03:32.140 --> 00:03:38.080 there are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath. 00:03:38.080 --> 00:03:48.320 So here we are now in Luke chapter 14, and again, it's the Sabbath day. And Luke says that they are 00:03:48.320 --> 00:03:55.800 watching Jesus closely. No doubt some of them are gathered here and they're ready to find fault 00:03:55.800 --> 00:04:05.840 with Jesus. As we'll see next week, at least one guy at the table might have a softer heart. 00:04:08.080 --> 00:04:16.460 There in front of Jesus was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. 00:04:18.220 --> 00:04:24.259 We almost wonder if this has been planned or a setup. Did they invite this guy just for the purpose of 00:04:24.259 --> 00:04:31.100 seeing if Jesus would heal him so that they could accuse him of working on the Sabbath? Maybe. 00:04:31.100 --> 00:04:39.280 We don't know. The main thing we know about this man is his condition. Luke says he's suffering from 00:04:39.280 --> 00:04:50.120 abnormal swelling of his body. The word used here specifically refers to dropsy, what we now call 00:04:50.120 --> 00:04:58.000 edema. Basically, it refers to excess fluid building up in parts of your body. 00:04:58.000 --> 00:05:05.980 And what we know about this today is it has lots of different causes. The swelling itself is not a 00:05:05.980 --> 00:05:13.060 disease. It's a symptom of something else that's not right in the body. Could be something very 00:05:13.060 --> 00:05:21.300 serious like a problem with the kidneys or the liver or the lungs or even the heart. It could also be a 00:05:21.300 --> 00:05:27.280 temporary or minor thing that shows up sometimes in pregnancy for women or in a situation where someone 00:05:27.280 --> 00:05:37.519 is in the same position for a really long time. For this man, we don't know the cause. We don't know 00:05:37.519 --> 00:05:44.220 the severity. Probably it was severe enough to be visible to everyone and noticeable by everyone 00:05:44.220 --> 00:05:50.340 there. And here's this guy right in front of Jesus in the house of the Pharisee. 00:05:54.600 --> 00:06:04.060 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not? 00:06:04.060 --> 00:06:33.340 But they remained silent. 00:06:34.060 --> 00:06:38.060 They wouldn't answer his question. 00:06:40.639 --> 00:06:45.480 They couldn't answer the question. It's a very simple question. 00:06:46.819 --> 00:06:57.579 Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath? Yes or no? Is it against God's law to do this on the Sabbath day? 00:06:57.579 --> 00:06:59.519 That's all Jesus is asking. 00:07:01.579 --> 00:07:09.079 The Sabbath commandment that God gave to the people of Israel long ago was that they should do no work on the Sabbath day. 00:07:09.339 --> 00:07:12.839 They were to take one day in six to rest. 00:07:12.839 --> 00:07:20.539 And it was a rest from the work that you would do to provide for your family, but also the work of the household. 00:07:21.119 --> 00:07:24.839 They were to take the day before, Friday, to make all their preparations. 00:07:25.139 --> 00:07:29.459 And then Saturday, the seventh day, could be a day of rest to the Lord. 00:07:29.459 --> 00:07:32.579 And so it's a very simple question. 00:07:32.979 --> 00:07:38.759 Is a person breaking that commandment by healing someone on the Sabbath day? 00:07:41.539 --> 00:07:42.899 And they wouldn't answer it. 00:07:44.639 --> 00:07:46.000 They couldn't answer it. 00:07:46.000 --> 00:07:52.120 Let's think for just a moment what answers they could have given. 00:07:52.779 --> 00:07:56.319 The first option they could say, well, yeah, of course it's lawful. 00:07:56.879 --> 00:07:59.980 Why wouldn't it be permitted to heal a person on the Sabbath day? 00:07:59.980 --> 00:08:04.319 But did they actually believe that? 00:08:05.520 --> 00:08:06.480 We don't know. 00:08:07.660 --> 00:08:09.740 Were some of them truly unsure? 00:08:11.100 --> 00:08:13.060 Like we don't know, maybe. 00:08:15.259 --> 00:08:17.280 But did they know deep down inside? 00:08:18.480 --> 00:08:18.800 Yeah. 00:08:20.020 --> 00:08:24.759 That's something that you can do on the Sabbath day, probably. 00:08:24.759 --> 00:08:32.220 They were unwilling to say, yeah, that's lawful. 00:08:33.740 --> 00:08:40.500 And I think the reason why is because then they'd be agreeing with Jesus that as he's been going around and healing people on the Sabbath, 00:08:40.639 --> 00:08:42.240 they'd be agreeing that that's good. 00:08:43.100 --> 00:08:43.919 That's right. 00:08:45.620 --> 00:08:49.439 And they don't want to endorse or affirm Jesus in any way. 00:08:49.440 --> 00:08:55.160 The other option they had, of course, they could have just said no. 00:08:56.460 --> 00:08:59.040 It's not lawful to heal on the Sabbath. 00:08:59.220 --> 00:09:01.060 That goes against what God has commanded. 00:09:02.780 --> 00:09:07.520 But then the problem with that answer is if they really believed it, that would make them seem pretty heartless. 00:09:09.620 --> 00:09:15.300 Pretty lacking in compassion towards those suffering or in need of urgent medical help. 00:09:15.299 --> 00:09:21.879 There were already many crowds of thousands surrounding Jesus. 00:09:22.079 --> 00:09:27.240 And the last thing they wanted to do was to lose even more influence and favor with the people. 00:09:28.879 --> 00:09:31.279 And so they chose to remain silent. 00:09:33.379 --> 00:09:35.079 And so what does Jesus do? 00:09:37.139 --> 00:09:38.279 He heals the man. 00:09:39.379 --> 00:09:42.959 So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way. 00:09:42.960 --> 00:09:49.160 It's almost surprising how little Luke says about the miracle here. 00:09:50.480 --> 00:09:51.960 I mean, this is awesome. 00:09:54.600 --> 00:09:59.740 He miraculously cures the man of his swelling right in front of their eyes. 00:10:02.139 --> 00:10:04.980 But this isn't the main thing in the passage. 00:10:06.340 --> 00:10:08.019 I mean, imagine what it would have been like. 00:10:08.080 --> 00:10:11.900 I don't know what part of his body, whether his leg or his arms or what, 00:10:11.899 --> 00:10:17.299 but imagine what it would have been like to just watch that swelling disappear in that moment. 00:10:18.559 --> 00:10:23.899 And you can imagine the guy that was healed and just the stunned look on his face as he, you know, 00:10:24.000 --> 00:10:26.899 feels that skin and no more squishiness. 00:10:27.159 --> 00:10:28.759 It's the swelling is gone. 00:10:30.720 --> 00:10:31.919 It's back to normal. 00:10:32.980 --> 00:10:34.360 Luke doesn't say a word about that. 00:10:34.360 --> 00:10:39.960 Jesus has already healed so many countless numbers of people. 00:10:40.680 --> 00:10:45.960 And Luke's already described these kinds of things more than once. 00:10:46.539 --> 00:10:50.360 What's at the focus here is Jesus and the Pharisees. 00:10:52.440 --> 00:10:55.980 After healing the man, Jesus asks another question. 00:10:55.980 --> 00:10:58.700 Verse 5. 00:10:58.800 --> 00:10:59.500 Then he asked them, 00:10:59.580 --> 00:11:04.659 If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, 00:11:04.740 --> 00:11:06.639 will you not immediately pull it out? 00:11:10.580 --> 00:11:12.360 Another very simple question. 00:11:14.800 --> 00:11:17.740 If your son, or maybe you don't have a son, 00:11:17.740 --> 00:11:18.799 then if your ox, 00:11:19.100 --> 00:11:22.419 if your son falls into a well on the Sabbath day, 00:11:23.159 --> 00:11:26.240 will you not immediately pull him out? 00:11:31.419 --> 00:11:33.240 And they had nothing to say. 00:11:37.820 --> 00:11:39.840 Again, the same options are before them. 00:11:41.480 --> 00:11:42.480 They could have said, 00:11:42.480 --> 00:11:47.019 Well, yeah, I would pull my son out if he fell into a well on the Sabbath day. 00:11:49.700 --> 00:11:52.279 But then, what would Jesus say in response? 00:11:55.100 --> 00:11:58.759 Why shouldn't I be helping and healing these people on the Sabbath day then? 00:12:00.399 --> 00:12:01.300 What's the difference? 00:12:04.080 --> 00:12:05.440 Or I guess they could have said, 00:12:05.440 --> 00:12:10.580 No, I'd leave my son in the well on the Sabbath day till the next day 00:12:10.580 --> 00:12:12.460 to honor the commandment. 00:12:14.280 --> 00:12:15.639 But then deep down inside, 00:12:15.740 --> 00:12:18.320 I think they probably all knew that's not what they would do. 00:12:20.280 --> 00:12:22.200 I mean, is God that heartless 00:12:22.200 --> 00:12:26.360 that he would expect us to ignore the injury of the person right in front of us 00:12:26.360 --> 00:12:28.860 to avoid doing work on the Sabbath? 00:12:32.660 --> 00:12:33.820 And if they did say, 00:12:33.920 --> 00:12:34.900 Yeah, yeah, I'd do that. 00:12:34.900 --> 00:12:39.240 I wouldn't lift a finger to get him out of there on the Sabbath. 00:12:39.360 --> 00:12:40.220 I'd wait till tomorrow. 00:12:40.220 --> 00:12:42.279 I mean, how would that look to the people? 00:12:43.960 --> 00:12:46.800 That would kind of show the true colors of the Pharisees, wouldn't it? 00:12:47.980 --> 00:12:49.660 That they really are heartless. 00:12:49.759 --> 00:12:53.519 They really do lack love and compassion. 00:12:54.399 --> 00:12:56.620 And so again, they decide to say nothing. 00:12:58.639 --> 00:13:00.000 They had nothing to say. 00:13:00.000 --> 00:13:06.940 And what's masterful about this question that Jesus asks is that it really, 00:13:07.720 --> 00:13:09.059 no matter what they do, 00:13:09.360 --> 00:13:10.299 what they answer, 00:13:10.659 --> 00:13:11.740 it exposes them. 00:13:14.120 --> 00:13:16.600 It shows what's really going on in their hearts 00:13:16.600 --> 00:13:18.419 and in their thoughts. 00:13:18.820 --> 00:13:21.679 Because even refusing to answer the question, 00:13:21.679 --> 00:13:25.139 I mean, it shows that they're heartless. 00:13:26.319 --> 00:13:28.599 That they're lacking in compassion. 00:13:28.739 --> 00:13:31.659 That they're overly concerned with what everybody else thinks. 00:13:33.219 --> 00:13:35.679 I mean, Jesus just asks a room full of people, 00:13:35.799 --> 00:13:39.339 If one of you has a child that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, 00:13:39.419 --> 00:13:41.519 will you not immediately pull him out? 00:13:41.519 --> 00:13:45.519 And nobody in the room could bring themselves to say, 00:13:45.659 --> 00:13:46.439 Yeah, I would. 00:13:49.799 --> 00:13:52.559 This is what was wrong with the Pharisees 00:13:52.559 --> 00:13:54.899 and the experts in the law. 00:13:56.480 --> 00:13:59.559 Their devotion to God was not authentic. 00:14:01.019 --> 00:14:02.340 It wasn't sincere. 00:14:02.340 --> 00:14:06.500 They were all about putting on that religious show 00:14:06.500 --> 00:14:08.160 for others to see. 00:14:09.500 --> 00:14:12.980 Keeping the laws and the commandments outwardly 00:14:12.980 --> 00:14:14.879 when people were watching. 00:14:16.000 --> 00:14:18.340 But there was very little love for God 00:14:18.340 --> 00:14:21.940 and there was very little love for other people 00:14:21.940 --> 00:14:23.780 in their hearts. 00:14:25.800 --> 00:14:27.980 Theirs was a religion of ritual 00:14:27.980 --> 00:14:29.879 and ceremony 00:14:29.879 --> 00:14:31.759 and religious habit 00:14:31.759 --> 00:14:36.819 they did not have a real relationship with God. 00:14:39.879 --> 00:14:41.000 As Jesus said, 00:14:41.100 --> 00:14:42.600 they were truly wicked 00:14:42.600 --> 00:14:44.360 on the inside. 00:14:46.559 --> 00:14:48.439 They polished the outside 00:14:48.439 --> 00:14:50.220 to make their words 00:14:50.220 --> 00:14:52.340 and their actions look good. 00:14:53.639 --> 00:14:54.840 But on the inside, 00:14:54.960 --> 00:14:56.039 Jesus said they're filthy 00:14:56.039 --> 00:14:57.620 and wicked 00:14:57.620 --> 00:14:59.240 and greedy 00:14:59.240 --> 00:15:00.740 and the list goes on. 00:15:00.740 --> 00:15:03.360 They couldn't even bring themselves 00:15:03.360 --> 00:15:04.480 to say out loud 00:15:04.480 --> 00:15:05.399 at the dinner table, 00:15:05.940 --> 00:15:07.500 Yeah, I would pull my son 00:15:07.500 --> 00:15:08.220 out of the well 00:15:08.220 --> 00:15:10.139 if he fell in there 00:15:10.139 --> 00:15:11.080 on the Sabbath day. 00:15:13.259 --> 00:15:14.480 Because saying that 00:15:14.480 --> 00:15:15.120 would affirm 00:15:15.120 --> 00:15:17.100 that Jesus has been doing right. 00:15:17.379 --> 00:15:18.680 He has been doing good 00:15:18.680 --> 00:15:20.799 when he heals people 00:15:20.799 --> 00:15:21.399 on the Sabbath. 00:15:21.399 --> 00:15:25.199 This wasn't a trick question. 00:15:26.860 --> 00:15:28.579 There was a clear right answer. 00:15:30.459 --> 00:15:32.720 And if they really were experts in the law, 00:15:32.959 --> 00:15:35.600 they should have been able to answer this easily. 00:15:38.819 --> 00:15:40.659 Maybe some of them knew the right answer 00:15:40.659 --> 00:15:42.659 deep down inside 00:15:42.659 --> 00:15:44.019 and yet the stubbornness 00:15:44.019 --> 00:15:44.600 in their hearts. 00:15:44.600 --> 00:15:45.779 I'm not going to give Jesus 00:15:45.779 --> 00:15:46.719 the satisfaction 00:15:46.719 --> 00:15:48.259 of agreeing with him. 00:15:50.980 --> 00:15:52.240 Well, it's one thing 00:15:52.240 --> 00:15:53.679 for us to sort of look at this 00:15:53.679 --> 00:15:55.459 and analyze the Pharisees 00:15:55.459 --> 00:15:56.179 and understand 00:15:56.179 --> 00:15:58.339 the problem with them. 00:15:59.079 --> 00:16:00.219 But if this is to be 00:16:00.219 --> 00:16:01.799 any benefit to us today, 00:16:02.319 --> 00:16:03.059 here and now, 00:16:03.500 --> 00:16:04.719 we have to think about 00:16:04.719 --> 00:16:06.079 how does it relate to us. 00:16:06.080 --> 00:16:10.120 We live in a very different 00:16:10.120 --> 00:16:11.000 cultural moment 00:16:11.000 --> 00:16:13.700 than we see in this passage. 00:16:14.500 --> 00:16:15.720 The majority of people 00:16:15.720 --> 00:16:16.520 in our community 00:16:16.520 --> 00:16:18.580 don't even bother 00:16:18.580 --> 00:16:19.300 to put up 00:16:19.300 --> 00:16:20.420 a religious front 00:16:20.420 --> 00:16:21.360 anymore. 00:16:23.600 --> 00:16:24.220 I mean, 00:16:24.280 --> 00:16:25.200 there are some communities 00:16:25.200 --> 00:16:26.759 and there are some churches still 00:16:26.759 --> 00:16:27.420 where that's, 00:16:27.740 --> 00:16:28.680 they're the exception 00:16:28.680 --> 00:16:30.300 and rules and traditions 00:16:30.300 --> 00:16:31.640 are very strictly followed 00:16:31.640 --> 00:16:33.720 and how you follow them 00:16:33.720 --> 00:16:34.240 and keep them 00:16:34.240 --> 00:16:35.200 becomes the measure 00:16:35.200 --> 00:16:38.100 of righteousness 00:16:38.100 --> 00:16:40.320 even if your heart 00:16:40.320 --> 00:16:41.580 is cold towards God. 00:16:44.000 --> 00:16:45.340 But for most people 00:16:45.340 --> 00:16:46.460 in our community today, 00:16:46.759 --> 00:16:48.460 we just don't see 00:16:48.460 --> 00:16:49.460 too much of this problem 00:16:49.460 --> 00:16:50.280 of pretending 00:16:50.280 --> 00:16:52.060 to be devoted to God 00:16:52.060 --> 00:16:54.120 but in a hypocritical way. 00:16:56.280 --> 00:16:56.980 And so probably 00:16:56.980 --> 00:16:58.120 the more important question 00:16:58.120 --> 00:16:59.040 that we can ask 00:16:59.040 --> 00:17:00.560 is the question 00:17:00.560 --> 00:17:02.520 that we should ask the Lord. 00:17:02.519 --> 00:17:05.299 Lord, 00:17:05.619 --> 00:17:07.180 am I 00:17:07.180 --> 00:17:08.519 in any way 00:17:08.519 --> 00:17:10.180 like the Pharisees here? 00:17:12.519 --> 00:17:14.180 What things have I been doing 00:17:14.180 --> 00:17:15.099 that fall into 00:17:15.099 --> 00:17:16.319 that same sort of 00:17:16.319 --> 00:17:17.440 category? 00:17:20.119 --> 00:17:21.440 Maybe it's how we pray. 00:17:23.160 --> 00:17:24.759 Do we really only pray 00:17:24.759 --> 00:17:26.500 out of routine? 00:17:26.500 --> 00:17:28.680 perhaps 00:17:28.680 --> 00:17:29.960 before the meal 00:17:29.960 --> 00:17:30.960 or when called upon 00:17:30.960 --> 00:17:31.660 by someone else 00:17:31.660 --> 00:17:32.140 to pray 00:17:32.140 --> 00:17:33.000 before bed 00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:34.500 and 00:17:34.500 --> 00:17:36.200 is my heart 00:17:36.200 --> 00:17:37.279 really engaged 00:17:37.279 --> 00:17:38.039 in that prayer? 00:17:40.000 --> 00:17:41.099 As though I'm speaking 00:17:41.099 --> 00:17:41.720 to God 00:17:41.720 --> 00:17:44.599 or am I just 00:17:44.599 --> 00:17:46.819 saying the same old things, 00:17:47.000 --> 00:17:48.339 parroting the same things? 00:17:49.039 --> 00:17:49.900 God is gracious, 00:17:50.059 --> 00:17:50.599 God is good, 00:17:50.700 --> 00:17:51.259 let us thank Him 00:17:51.259 --> 00:17:51.880 for this food, 00:17:51.980 --> 00:17:52.119 amen. 00:17:52.119 --> 00:17:55.819 without even thinking 00:17:55.819 --> 00:17:57.119 about what I'm saying anymore. 00:18:00.199 --> 00:18:00.959 Or is it time 00:18:00.959 --> 00:18:01.299 to pray 00:18:01.299 --> 00:18:01.859 for some 00:18:01.859 --> 00:18:02.599 people? 00:18:03.679 --> 00:18:04.000 Okay, 00:18:04.339 --> 00:18:04.639 Father, 00:18:05.019 --> 00:18:05.319 please 00:18:05.319 --> 00:18:06.500 bless and be with 00:18:06.500 --> 00:18:07.459 and bless and be with 00:18:07.459 --> 00:18:08.359 and bless and be with 00:18:08.359 --> 00:18:09.199 and bless and be with 00:18:09.199 --> 00:18:10.019 and bless and be with, 00:18:10.119 --> 00:18:10.299 amen. 00:18:14.459 --> 00:18:15.299 We can be like 00:18:15.299 --> 00:18:16.000 the Pharisees 00:18:16.000 --> 00:18:16.539 sometimes. 00:18:17.619 --> 00:18:18.379 We can slip 00:18:18.379 --> 00:18:18.859 into that. 00:18:19.519 --> 00:18:20.079 Maybe it's in 00:18:20.079 --> 00:18:20.859 how we go to church 00:18:20.859 --> 00:18:21.399 or we just, 00:18:21.859 --> 00:18:22.119 you know, 00:18:22.199 --> 00:18:23.279 coming on Sundays 00:18:23.279 --> 00:18:25.519 because I have to 00:18:25.519 --> 00:18:26.539 to be a good Christian. 00:18:28.399 --> 00:18:29.740 That's my Christian duty. 00:18:30.879 --> 00:18:32.019 There's lots of other things 00:18:32.019 --> 00:18:32.759 I could be doing 00:18:32.759 --> 00:18:34.099 and I maybe think about them 00:18:34.099 --> 00:18:35.259 all throughout the service 00:18:35.259 --> 00:18:38.419 but if I miss 00:18:38.419 --> 00:18:39.619 or if I attend less, 00:18:39.699 --> 00:18:39.879 I mean, 00:18:39.939 --> 00:18:40.799 what will people think? 00:18:42.879 --> 00:18:44.319 My spouse really wants me 00:18:44.319 --> 00:18:44.919 to be here 00:18:44.919 --> 00:18:47.079 or my parents 00:18:47.079 --> 00:18:48.459 said that I have to come. 00:18:48.460 --> 00:18:51.440 but my heart 00:18:51.440 --> 00:18:51.980 isn't in it. 00:18:54.720 --> 00:18:55.579 We can be like 00:18:55.579 --> 00:18:56.319 the Pharisees. 00:18:57.840 --> 00:18:58.680 Maybe it's in how 00:18:58.680 --> 00:18:59.480 we read our Bible. 00:18:59.640 --> 00:18:59.920 Am I, 00:19:00.340 --> 00:19:00.880 you know, 00:19:00.940 --> 00:19:01.960 just opening it up 00:19:01.960 --> 00:19:05.140 to check off the box 00:19:05.140 --> 00:19:06.019 in my reading plan 00:19:06.019 --> 00:19:07.380 and feel good 00:19:07.380 --> 00:19:08.279 that I'm doing 00:19:08.279 --> 00:19:08.840 what Christians 00:19:08.840 --> 00:19:09.860 are supposed to do? 00:19:11.740 --> 00:19:12.740 Or as we talked about 00:19:12.740 --> 00:19:13.880 last week in Sunday school, 00:19:13.960 --> 00:19:14.940 am I opening it up 00:19:14.940 --> 00:19:15.920 in order to draw near 00:19:15.920 --> 00:19:16.580 to God 00:19:16.580 --> 00:19:18.900 and to hear His voice 00:19:18.900 --> 00:19:19.580 speak to me? 00:19:20.840 --> 00:19:21.640 Is my heart 00:19:21.640 --> 00:19:23.420 ready to respond 00:19:23.420 --> 00:19:24.580 to whatever He would say? 00:19:27.920 --> 00:19:29.640 Is my heart engaged 00:19:29.640 --> 00:19:32.539 as I do these things? 00:19:35.259 --> 00:19:36.660 Am I doing these things 00:19:36.660 --> 00:19:37.360 for you, Lord? 00:19:39.440 --> 00:19:40.740 To seek after you, 00:19:40.860 --> 00:19:41.620 to be with you, 00:19:41.779 --> 00:19:43.019 to be obedient to you. 00:19:45.920 --> 00:19:46.360 Lord, 00:19:47.200 --> 00:19:48.960 would you expose 00:19:48.960 --> 00:19:49.860 the Pharisee 00:19:49.860 --> 00:19:51.120 in me? 00:19:54.480 --> 00:19:55.560 Do you have the faith 00:19:55.560 --> 00:19:56.060 and the guts 00:19:56.060 --> 00:19:56.940 to pray that prayer? 00:19:59.700 --> 00:20:00.180 Lord, 00:20:00.220 --> 00:20:01.120 would you expose 00:20:01.120 --> 00:20:02.039 the Pharisee 00:20:02.039 --> 00:20:03.360 in me? 00:20:07.980 --> 00:20:08.460 Well, 00:20:08.500 --> 00:20:09.100 this isn't the end 00:20:09.100 --> 00:20:09.900 of the meal yet. 00:20:11.620 --> 00:20:12.960 Jesus hasn't left yet. 00:20:13.080 --> 00:20:13.800 They haven't driven 00:20:13.800 --> 00:20:14.580 Him out yet. 00:20:14.579 --> 00:20:15.619 And so Jesus 00:20:15.619 --> 00:20:16.519 continues on 00:20:16.519 --> 00:20:18.139 and He exposes 00:20:18.139 --> 00:20:20.240 more in the Pharisees. 00:20:20.399 --> 00:20:21.579 Let's look at verse 7. 00:20:23.839 --> 00:20:24.599 When Jesus noticed 00:20:24.599 --> 00:20:25.179 how the guests 00:20:25.179 --> 00:20:25.960 picked the places 00:20:25.960 --> 00:20:27.220 of honor at the table, 00:20:27.379 --> 00:20:27.960 He told them 00:20:27.960 --> 00:20:28.579 this parable. 00:20:30.659 --> 00:20:32.000 When someone invites 00:20:32.000 --> 00:20:33.259 you to a wedding feast, 00:20:33.980 --> 00:20:35.019 do not take 00:20:35.019 --> 00:20:35.819 the place of honor, 00:20:36.720 --> 00:20:37.859 for a person 00:20:37.859 --> 00:20:38.559 more distinguished 00:20:38.559 --> 00:20:39.159 than you 00:20:39.159 --> 00:20:40.079 may have been invited. 00:20:40.079 --> 00:20:43.460 If so, 00:20:43.559 --> 00:20:43.939 the host 00:20:43.939 --> 00:20:44.419 who invited 00:20:44.419 --> 00:20:45.039 both of you 00:20:45.039 --> 00:20:45.519 will come 00:20:45.519 --> 00:20:46.319 and say to you, 00:20:47.319 --> 00:20:48.659 give this person 00:20:48.659 --> 00:20:49.159 your seat. 00:20:50.919 --> 00:20:51.980 Then humiliated, 00:20:52.059 --> 00:20:52.539 you will have to 00:20:52.539 --> 00:20:53.119 take the least 00:20:53.119 --> 00:20:54.019 important place. 00:20:56.539 --> 00:20:57.299 But when you 00:20:57.299 --> 00:20:57.859 are invited, 00:20:58.139 --> 00:20:59.299 take the lowest 00:20:59.299 --> 00:20:59.799 place, 00:21:00.220 --> 00:21:01.419 so that when 00:21:01.419 --> 00:21:02.279 your host comes, 00:21:03.079 --> 00:21:03.899 he will say to you, 00:21:04.539 --> 00:21:05.000 friend, 00:21:05.359 --> 00:21:05.919 move up 00:21:05.919 --> 00:21:06.839 to a better place. 00:21:06.839 --> 00:21:09.399 Then you will be 00:21:09.399 --> 00:21:10.019 honored in the 00:21:10.019 --> 00:21:10.679 presence of all 00:21:10.679 --> 00:21:11.480 the other guests. 00:21:12.899 --> 00:21:13.879 For all those 00:21:13.879 --> 00:21:15.179 who exalt themselves 00:21:15.179 --> 00:21:16.619 will be humbled. 00:21:17.419 --> 00:21:18.299 And those who 00:21:18.299 --> 00:21:19.279 humble themselves 00:21:19.279 --> 00:21:21.199 will be exalted. 00:21:24.539 --> 00:21:25.500 So Luke says 00:21:25.500 --> 00:21:27.099 that the people 00:21:27.099 --> 00:21:28.339 that were invited 00:21:28.339 --> 00:21:29.539 to this meal, 00:21:29.679 --> 00:21:30.639 Jesus took notice 00:21:30.639 --> 00:21:31.639 of how they 00:21:31.639 --> 00:21:32.579 went and found 00:21:32.579 --> 00:21:33.139 their seats. 00:21:33.799 --> 00:21:34.659 He was watching 00:21:34.660 --> 00:21:36.740 and he noticed 00:21:36.740 --> 00:21:37.460 how some of them 00:21:37.460 --> 00:21:39.320 went for the 00:21:39.320 --> 00:21:40.180 places of honor. 00:21:40.720 --> 00:21:41.279 We don't get 00:21:41.279 --> 00:21:42.000 all the details, 00:21:42.240 --> 00:21:42.920 but you could 00:21:42.920 --> 00:21:43.600 almost imagine 00:21:43.600 --> 00:21:44.160 that there's a bit 00:21:44.160 --> 00:21:44.640 of a rush 00:21:44.640 --> 00:21:45.279 or a scurry 00:21:45.279 --> 00:21:45.820 to those 00:21:45.820 --> 00:21:46.980 better seats 00:21:46.980 --> 00:21:47.600 in the house, 00:21:48.259 --> 00:21:48.660 the seats 00:21:48.660 --> 00:21:49.480 of greater honor. 00:21:49.779 --> 00:21:50.680 This is kind of 00:21:50.680 --> 00:21:51.279 foreign in our 00:21:51.279 --> 00:21:51.960 culture today. 00:21:52.140 --> 00:21:52.340 I mean, 00:21:52.740 --> 00:21:53.500 if you think 00:21:53.500 --> 00:21:54.080 at your table 00:21:54.080 --> 00:21:54.900 at home right now, 00:21:55.000 --> 00:21:55.460 do you think 00:21:55.460 --> 00:21:56.759 of one seat 00:21:56.759 --> 00:21:57.420 or another seat 00:21:57.420 --> 00:21:58.140 as having more 00:21:58.140 --> 00:21:59.380 honor than another? 00:22:00.100 --> 00:22:01.019 Probably not. 00:22:01.019 --> 00:22:03.440 But maybe 00:22:03.440 --> 00:22:04.139 if we think 00:22:04.139 --> 00:22:04.720 about a wedding, 00:22:05.240 --> 00:22:06.019 we still have 00:22:06.019 --> 00:22:06.740 a sort of a, 00:22:07.039 --> 00:22:07.279 you know, 00:22:07.319 --> 00:22:07.740 we've got the 00:22:07.740 --> 00:22:08.359 head table 00:22:08.359 --> 00:22:10.900 and if we have 00:22:10.900 --> 00:22:11.639 arranged seating 00:22:11.639 --> 00:22:12.240 at the wedding, 00:22:12.339 --> 00:22:12.879 maybe you've been 00:22:12.879 --> 00:22:13.359 to a wedding 00:22:13.359 --> 00:22:14.160 that had arranged 00:22:14.160 --> 00:22:14.519 seating, 00:22:15.299 --> 00:22:16.079 sort of the closer 00:22:16.079 --> 00:22:16.839 your relationship 00:22:16.839 --> 00:22:18.200 to the bride or groom, 00:22:18.299 --> 00:22:19.240 the closer you get 00:22:19.240 --> 00:22:21.379 to sit to them. 00:22:25.559 --> 00:22:26.119 Of course, 00:22:26.259 --> 00:22:27.259 the best seats 00:22:27.259 --> 00:22:28.180 at the wedding 00:22:28.180 --> 00:22:29.139 go to the maid 00:22:29.139 --> 00:22:29.519 of honor 00:22:29.519 --> 00:22:32.160 and the best man. 00:22:32.319 --> 00:22:33.000 They get to sit 00:22:33.000 --> 00:22:33.879 right beside 00:22:33.879 --> 00:22:35.359 the bride and the groom 00:22:35.359 --> 00:22:36.299 on their special day. 00:22:37.379 --> 00:22:38.379 But that doesn't 00:22:38.379 --> 00:22:39.299 happen very often. 00:22:39.960 --> 00:22:41.000 Most of our meals 00:22:41.000 --> 00:22:41.639 in our houses, 00:22:41.839 --> 00:22:42.819 even at the community, 00:22:43.379 --> 00:22:43.879 town hall, 00:22:45.200 --> 00:22:46.539 they come and go 00:22:46.539 --> 00:22:48.359 and sit where you please. 00:22:49.339 --> 00:22:50.619 But back in this day 00:22:50.619 --> 00:22:51.639 and in this culture, 00:22:52.400 --> 00:22:53.680 where you sat at the table 00:22:53.680 --> 00:22:54.900 mattered a little bit more. 00:22:56.039 --> 00:22:57.200 The seats on the left 00:22:57.200 --> 00:22:58.599 and the right of the host 00:22:58.599 --> 00:22:59.959 were considered 00:22:59.959 --> 00:23:00.859 the seats of honor. 00:23:02.959 --> 00:23:03.919 And those seats 00:23:03.919 --> 00:23:04.899 that were a little closer 00:23:04.899 --> 00:23:05.719 to the host 00:23:05.719 --> 00:23:06.419 were considered 00:23:06.419 --> 00:23:07.619 seats of honor. 00:23:08.439 --> 00:23:09.219 And what catches 00:23:09.219 --> 00:23:10.480 Jesus' attention here 00:23:10.480 --> 00:23:12.079 is how some of the guests 00:23:12.079 --> 00:23:12.859 just sort of make 00:23:12.859 --> 00:23:13.500 a beeline 00:23:13.500 --> 00:23:14.899 for those seats 00:23:14.899 --> 00:23:15.759 and they rush 00:23:15.759 --> 00:23:16.480 to take them 00:23:16.480 --> 00:23:17.859 before someone else 00:23:17.859 --> 00:23:18.359 gets there. 00:23:20.139 --> 00:23:20.959 Once in a while, 00:23:21.059 --> 00:23:22.279 we do see this kind 00:23:22.279 --> 00:23:23.419 of behavior in public. 00:23:24.419 --> 00:23:25.939 Could be at the grocery store 00:23:25.940 --> 00:23:26.860 as we watch people 00:23:26.860 --> 00:23:27.900 sort of push their way 00:23:27.900 --> 00:23:29.000 past everybody else 00:23:29.000 --> 00:23:29.500 in the line 00:23:29.500 --> 00:23:30.440 and ask if they can 00:23:30.440 --> 00:23:31.480 go first. 00:23:33.039 --> 00:23:34.279 Could be at a sale 00:23:34.279 --> 00:23:35.460 or a giveaway 00:23:35.460 --> 00:23:37.240 or in the waiting room 00:23:37.240 --> 00:23:37.960 at the doctors. 00:23:40.299 --> 00:23:41.519 And probably for us, 00:23:41.559 --> 00:23:41.680 though, 00:23:41.720 --> 00:23:42.680 it's less about honor 00:23:42.680 --> 00:23:43.340 and it's more just 00:23:43.340 --> 00:23:44.259 about being first 00:23:44.259 --> 00:23:45.059 and not wanting 00:23:45.059 --> 00:23:45.840 to have to wait 00:23:45.840 --> 00:23:47.340 for our turn. 00:23:47.339 --> 00:23:50.419 And Jesus, 00:23:50.699 --> 00:23:51.319 he gives them 00:23:51.319 --> 00:23:52.059 a little wisdom 00:23:52.059 --> 00:23:54.059 in the form 00:23:54.059 --> 00:23:54.959 of a parable here. 00:23:55.359 --> 00:23:56.019 I'm not going to 00:23:56.019 --> 00:23:57.019 explain every detail 00:23:57.019 --> 00:23:57.539 because I think 00:23:57.539 --> 00:23:58.619 it speaks for itself. 00:24:00.459 --> 00:24:01.399 He basically 00:24:01.399 --> 00:24:02.639 poses the question, 00:24:02.759 --> 00:24:03.379 isn't it better 00:24:03.379 --> 00:24:04.480 not to assume 00:24:04.480 --> 00:24:05.539 that you're 00:24:05.539 --> 00:24:06.500 the guest of honor 00:24:06.500 --> 00:24:08.759 by pushing your way 00:24:08.759 --> 00:24:09.779 to that best seat? 00:24:12.119 --> 00:24:12.679 I mean, 00:24:12.740 --> 00:24:13.199 do you know 00:24:13.199 --> 00:24:14.259 who all has been invited? 00:24:14.419 --> 00:24:15.159 Maybe somebody 00:24:15.159 --> 00:24:16.179 more distinguished 00:24:16.179 --> 00:24:16.839 than you 00:24:16.839 --> 00:24:17.720 has been invited, 00:24:18.959 --> 00:24:19.899 a closer friend 00:24:19.899 --> 00:24:21.000 or family member. 00:24:21.579 --> 00:24:22.240 And think about 00:24:22.240 --> 00:24:22.779 what's likely 00:24:22.779 --> 00:24:24.079 to happen in that case. 00:24:24.740 --> 00:24:24.980 I mean, 00:24:25.019 --> 00:24:25.459 if the host 00:24:25.459 --> 00:24:26.000 of the banquet 00:24:26.000 --> 00:24:27.480 sees their best friend 00:24:27.480 --> 00:24:28.419 come in the door 00:24:28.419 --> 00:24:30.419 and the only seat 00:24:30.419 --> 00:24:31.220 that's left open 00:24:31.220 --> 00:24:32.259 is way at the far end 00:24:32.259 --> 00:24:32.859 of the table, 00:24:33.799 --> 00:24:34.519 he's going to look 00:24:34.519 --> 00:24:35.099 at who's sitting 00:24:35.099 --> 00:24:35.799 next to him 00:24:35.799 --> 00:24:36.919 and give him the bump. 00:24:39.259 --> 00:24:40.259 He's going to ask you 00:24:40.259 --> 00:24:41.039 if you might be willing 00:24:41.039 --> 00:24:42.279 to give up that seat 00:24:42.279 --> 00:24:43.439 to his best friend 00:24:43.439 --> 00:24:44.980 and then the only seat 00:24:44.980 --> 00:24:45.619 left will be 00:24:45.619 --> 00:24:46.039 that one 00:24:46.039 --> 00:24:47.159 that's furthest away. 00:24:48.420 --> 00:24:49.319 The best friend 00:24:49.319 --> 00:24:49.899 will be honored 00:24:49.899 --> 00:24:50.779 in front of everyone 00:24:50.779 --> 00:24:51.519 by the host 00:24:51.519 --> 00:24:53.839 and you will be humiliated 00:24:53.839 --> 00:24:54.940 as you make your way 00:24:54.940 --> 00:24:56.200 to the worst seat. 00:24:57.619 --> 00:24:58.460 And so Jesus 00:24:58.460 --> 00:24:58.920 gives them 00:24:58.920 --> 00:25:00.480 some wise advice. 00:25:02.159 --> 00:25:02.940 Verse 10, 00:25:03.099 --> 00:25:03.420 he says, 00:25:03.500 --> 00:25:04.440 but when you're invited, 00:25:04.639 --> 00:25:05.859 take the lowest place 00:25:05.859 --> 00:25:08.480 so that when your host 00:25:08.480 --> 00:25:08.839 comes, 00:25:08.940 --> 00:25:09.839 he will say to you, 00:25:09.980 --> 00:25:10.299 friend, 00:25:10.700 --> 00:25:12.839 move up to a better place. 00:25:12.839 --> 00:25:16.079 then you will be honored 00:25:16.079 --> 00:25:17.079 in the presence 00:25:17.079 --> 00:25:18.279 of all the other guests. 00:25:20.179 --> 00:25:21.279 Now there's a right way 00:25:21.279 --> 00:25:22.220 to take these words 00:25:22.220 --> 00:25:23.019 in a wrong way. 00:25:23.919 --> 00:25:25.059 Jesus is not saying, 00:25:25.159 --> 00:25:25.259 you know, 00:25:25.319 --> 00:25:26.339 here's a great trick 00:25:26.339 --> 00:25:27.759 that you can do 00:25:27.759 --> 00:25:28.759 to get more attention 00:25:28.759 --> 00:25:29.419 and praise 00:25:29.419 --> 00:25:30.459 and honor for yourself. 00:25:30.899 --> 00:25:31.179 You know, 00:25:31.259 --> 00:25:32.199 take the lowest seat 00:25:32.199 --> 00:25:32.859 on purpose 00:25:32.859 --> 00:25:34.299 so that you end up 00:25:34.299 --> 00:25:34.859 getting asked 00:25:34.859 --> 00:25:35.539 to move up 00:25:35.539 --> 00:25:37.500 and then you'll get 00:25:37.500 --> 00:25:38.399 the praise that you do. 00:25:38.519 --> 00:25:38.720 No, 00:25:38.799 --> 00:25:39.859 he's not saying that. 00:25:39.859 --> 00:25:41.579 It's not a party trick 00:25:41.579 --> 00:25:42.740 to get more attention 00:25:42.740 --> 00:25:44.319 for proud people. 00:25:45.240 --> 00:25:46.379 The right way 00:25:46.379 --> 00:25:47.179 to take this 00:25:47.179 --> 00:25:48.179 is to realize 00:25:48.179 --> 00:25:49.059 what Jesus means 00:25:49.059 --> 00:25:50.159 by the whole parable. 00:25:50.500 --> 00:25:51.119 He's saying, 00:25:51.379 --> 00:25:52.719 don't be proud. 00:25:54.879 --> 00:25:55.719 Don't assume 00:25:55.719 --> 00:25:56.500 that you are 00:25:56.500 --> 00:25:57.439 the most important 00:25:57.439 --> 00:25:59.459 compared to others. 00:26:01.519 --> 00:26:02.500 Because if you do, 00:26:02.559 --> 00:26:03.559 it's just a matter of time 00:26:03.559 --> 00:26:05.079 before you find yourself 00:26:05.079 --> 00:26:06.659 publicly humiliated. 00:26:09.859 --> 00:26:11.079 As the ancient proverb 00:26:11.079 --> 00:26:12.439 in the book 00:26:12.439 --> 00:26:13.979 of Proverbs goes, 00:26:15.139 --> 00:26:16.579 pride goes before 00:26:16.579 --> 00:26:19.500 destruction 00:26:19.500 --> 00:26:21.559 and a haughty spirit 00:26:21.559 --> 00:26:22.339 before a fall. 00:26:24.199 --> 00:26:25.639 And so take the lowest seat 00:26:25.639 --> 00:26:28.359 means humble yourself. 00:26:29.899 --> 00:26:30.819 Don't assume 00:26:30.819 --> 00:26:32.059 that you're the most important. 00:26:33.879 --> 00:26:35.359 Sincerely consider others 00:26:35.359 --> 00:26:36.379 as more important 00:26:36.379 --> 00:26:37.000 than yourself. 00:26:37.139 --> 00:26:37.740 Let them have 00:26:37.740 --> 00:26:38.500 the better seats. 00:26:38.500 --> 00:26:40.940 I'm not going 00:26:40.940 --> 00:26:41.640 to take that seat 00:26:41.640 --> 00:26:42.779 because I want you 00:26:42.779 --> 00:26:43.519 to enjoy it. 00:26:44.140 --> 00:26:45.140 You be closer 00:26:45.140 --> 00:26:45.920 to the host. 00:26:47.339 --> 00:26:48.000 I'm not going 00:26:48.000 --> 00:26:48.640 to push my way 00:26:48.640 --> 00:26:49.420 to the front of the line 00:26:49.420 --> 00:26:50.240 because even though 00:26:50.240 --> 00:26:51.440 I feel like my time 00:26:51.440 --> 00:26:52.039 is important 00:26:52.039 --> 00:26:53.000 and my business 00:26:53.000 --> 00:26:53.619 is important, 00:26:53.779 --> 00:26:53.880 well, 00:26:53.940 --> 00:26:54.640 so is yours. 00:26:57.460 --> 00:26:58.200 Your business 00:26:58.200 --> 00:26:59.220 might be even more 00:26:59.220 --> 00:27:00.339 urgent than mine. 00:27:02.640 --> 00:27:04.140 I could rush 00:27:04.140 --> 00:27:04.900 through this door 00:27:04.900 --> 00:27:05.640 because I know 00:27:05.640 --> 00:27:06.259 that if I do, 00:27:06.359 --> 00:27:07.059 I'll get served 00:27:07.059 --> 00:27:07.980 first at the till. 00:27:08.500 --> 00:27:10.200 I won't have 00:27:10.200 --> 00:27:10.880 to wait as long 00:27:10.880 --> 00:27:12.240 but hold on. 00:27:13.339 --> 00:27:14.079 Let me hold 00:27:14.079 --> 00:27:14.640 the door open 00:27:14.640 --> 00:27:15.079 for you. 00:27:18.000 --> 00:27:18.680 Who says 00:27:18.680 --> 00:27:19.160 that I'm more 00:27:19.160 --> 00:27:19.920 important than you? 00:27:21.039 --> 00:27:22.000 You go ahead. 00:27:26.220 --> 00:27:26.920 I'm borrowing 00:27:26.920 --> 00:27:27.599 loosely from 00:27:27.599 --> 00:27:28.359 Pauline Phillips, 00:27:28.599 --> 00:27:29.240 the author 00:27:29.240 --> 00:27:29.759 of the Dear 00:27:29.759 --> 00:27:30.880 Abbey newspaper column. 00:27:30.880 --> 00:27:33.120 The way she said it 00:27:33.120 --> 00:27:33.860 I think is worth 00:27:33.860 --> 00:27:34.660 reflecting on 00:27:34.660 --> 00:27:36.420 something to the effect 00:27:36.420 --> 00:27:37.220 of do I walk 00:27:37.220 --> 00:27:37.880 into the room 00:27:37.880 --> 00:27:38.520 with an attitude 00:27:38.520 --> 00:27:39.440 of hey guys, 00:27:39.780 --> 00:27:40.460 here I am 00:27:40.460 --> 00:27:45.400 or do I walk 00:27:45.400 --> 00:27:45.960 into a room 00:27:45.960 --> 00:27:46.540 with an attitude 00:27:46.540 --> 00:27:47.140 of oh, 00:27:48.100 --> 00:27:49.260 there you are. 00:27:53.460 --> 00:27:54.580 Do you see yourself 00:27:54.580 --> 00:27:55.740 as the most important 00:27:55.740 --> 00:27:56.640 in the room, 00:27:56.640 --> 00:27:58.360 the wisest, 00:27:59.000 --> 00:27:59.640 the smartest, 00:28:00.460 --> 00:28:02.560 the strongest? 00:28:05.560 --> 00:28:06.540 Are you eager 00:28:06.540 --> 00:28:07.580 to share with others 00:28:07.580 --> 00:28:08.480 what you think, 00:28:09.460 --> 00:28:10.220 your opinions 00:28:10.220 --> 00:28:10.900 on things, 00:28:11.300 --> 00:28:12.200 your experiences 00:28:12.200 --> 00:28:13.759 or are you eager 00:28:13.759 --> 00:28:14.880 to hear from others 00:28:14.880 --> 00:28:16.300 about what they think 00:28:16.300 --> 00:28:17.660 and their opinions, 00:28:17.820 --> 00:28:18.759 their experiences, 00:28:19.180 --> 00:28:20.220 to learn from them? 00:28:20.220 --> 00:28:25.059 The lesson 00:28:25.059 --> 00:28:25.620 in the parable 00:28:25.620 --> 00:28:26.240 for everyone 00:28:26.240 --> 00:28:26.880 is this, 00:28:27.240 --> 00:28:28.019 verse 11, 00:28:29.019 --> 00:28:29.819 for all those 00:28:29.819 --> 00:28:31.059 who exalt themselves 00:28:31.059 --> 00:28:32.420 will be humbled 00:28:32.420 --> 00:28:34.220 and those 00:28:34.220 --> 00:28:35.500 who humble themselves 00:28:35.500 --> 00:28:37.000 will be exalted. 00:28:39.360 --> 00:28:40.220 This is just 00:28:40.220 --> 00:28:40.839 the reality 00:28:40.839 --> 00:28:41.779 of how it will be. 00:28:42.740 --> 00:28:43.539 It's how things 00:28:43.539 --> 00:28:44.200 will always 00:28:44.200 --> 00:28:45.160 eventually go. 00:28:46.799 --> 00:28:47.519 It's true 00:28:47.519 --> 00:28:48.220 when we look back 00:28:48.220 --> 00:28:48.839 through history, 00:28:49.000 --> 00:28:49.660 God sees 00:28:49.660 --> 00:28:50.180 that it goes 00:28:50.180 --> 00:28:50.740 this way. 00:28:51.640 --> 00:28:52.240 It's true 00:28:52.240 --> 00:28:52.960 when we look ahead 00:28:52.960 --> 00:28:53.620 to the future 00:28:53.620 --> 00:28:54.400 through prophecy, 00:28:54.400 --> 00:28:55.160 this is how 00:28:55.160 --> 00:28:55.700 it's all going 00:28:55.700 --> 00:28:56.160 to end 00:28:56.160 --> 00:28:57.680 with the full 00:28:57.680 --> 00:28:58.620 arrival of God's 00:28:58.620 --> 00:28:58.960 kingdom. 00:28:59.600 --> 00:29:00.220 God tells us 00:29:00.220 --> 00:29:00.900 that everything's 00:29:00.900 --> 00:29:01.519 going to be turned 00:29:01.519 --> 00:29:02.220 upside down. 00:29:03.320 --> 00:29:04.039 Those who were 00:29:04.039 --> 00:29:04.420 first, 00:29:04.600 --> 00:29:04.840 they're going 00:29:04.840 --> 00:29:05.500 to be last 00:29:05.500 --> 00:29:07.620 and those 00:29:07.620 --> 00:29:08.440 who were last, 00:29:09.299 --> 00:29:09.860 they're going 00:29:09.860 --> 00:29:10.500 to be first. 00:29:12.779 --> 00:29:13.700 The lowly 00:29:13.700 --> 00:29:15.240 will be honored 00:29:15.240 --> 00:29:15.860 by God 00:29:15.860 --> 00:29:18.200 and the proud 00:29:18.200 --> 00:29:19.440 will be humbled 00:29:19.440 --> 00:29:20.440 by God. 00:29:26.660 --> 00:29:27.059 Again, 00:29:27.160 --> 00:29:27.580 it's one thing 00:29:27.580 --> 00:29:28.220 to recognize 00:29:28.220 --> 00:29:28.660 the fault 00:29:28.660 --> 00:29:29.460 in the Pharisees. 00:29:29.580 --> 00:29:29.900 We can 00:29:29.900 --> 00:29:31.620 beat up on them 00:29:31.620 --> 00:29:32.759 for scurrying 00:29:32.759 --> 00:29:33.279 to the seats 00:29:33.279 --> 00:29:33.680 of honor, 00:29:34.120 --> 00:29:35.320 but we have 00:29:35.320 --> 00:29:35.920 to think about 00:29:35.920 --> 00:29:36.500 how does this 00:29:36.500 --> 00:29:37.259 relate to us. 00:29:39.920 --> 00:29:40.660 And again, 00:29:40.820 --> 00:29:42.200 I think the question 00:29:42.200 --> 00:29:43.140 that's most important 00:29:43.140 --> 00:29:43.680 is the one 00:29:43.680 --> 00:29:44.220 that we ask 00:29:44.220 --> 00:29:44.620 the Lord. 00:29:44.619 --> 00:29:44.679 Lord, 00:29:45.879 --> 00:29:46.559 Lord, 00:29:46.639 --> 00:29:47.319 am I in any 00:29:47.319 --> 00:29:48.039 way like the 00:29:48.039 --> 00:29:48.839 Pharisees here? 00:29:51.000 --> 00:29:51.739 What things 00:29:51.739 --> 00:29:52.199 have I been 00:29:52.199 --> 00:29:52.699 doing which 00:29:52.699 --> 00:29:53.379 sort of fall 00:29:53.379 --> 00:29:53.819 into that 00:29:53.819 --> 00:29:54.959 same mindset 00:29:54.959 --> 00:29:56.559 as they had? 00:29:57.679 --> 00:29:58.219 Have I been 00:29:58.219 --> 00:29:59.539 thinking much 00:29:59.539 --> 00:30:00.219 of myself 00:30:00.219 --> 00:30:01.659 and little 00:30:01.659 --> 00:30:02.179 of others? 00:30:05.339 --> 00:30:06.199 Am I willing 00:30:06.199 --> 00:30:06.819 to take the 00:30:06.819 --> 00:30:07.339 lowest seat 00:30:07.339 --> 00:30:09.000 or do I 00:30:09.000 --> 00:30:09.579 feel like, 00:30:09.679 --> 00:30:09.779 no, 00:30:09.899 --> 00:30:10.399 that seat 00:30:10.399 --> 00:30:10.639 should, 00:30:10.839 --> 00:30:11.379 that's better 00:30:11.379 --> 00:30:11.879 for someone 00:30:11.879 --> 00:30:12.220 else? 00:30:15.039 --> 00:30:15.779 Jesus really 00:30:15.779 --> 00:30:16.399 did set the 00:30:16.399 --> 00:30:17.240 example for us 00:30:17.240 --> 00:30:17.459 here. 00:30:19.659 --> 00:30:20.459 He was in 00:30:20.459 --> 00:30:21.299 very nature 00:30:21.299 --> 00:30:22.240 God 00:30:22.240 --> 00:30:24.699 and yet he 00:30:24.699 --> 00:30:25.240 made himself 00:30:25.240 --> 00:30:25.659 nothing 00:30:25.659 --> 00:30:27.159 and became 00:30:27.159 --> 00:30:27.619 the servant 00:30:27.619 --> 00:30:28.059 of all. 00:30:30.480 --> 00:30:31.099 He's the 00:30:31.099 --> 00:30:31.459 king, 00:30:31.980 --> 00:30:33.220 the son 00:30:33.220 --> 00:30:33.799 of God 00:30:33.799 --> 00:30:34.980 and yet he 00:30:34.980 --> 00:30:35.419 got down 00:30:35.419 --> 00:30:35.980 on his hands 00:30:35.980 --> 00:30:36.419 and knees 00:30:36.420 --> 00:30:37.259 and washed 00:30:37.259 --> 00:30:38.060 the dirt 00:30:38.060 --> 00:30:39.300 off the 00:30:39.300 --> 00:30:39.779 disciples' 00:30:40.039 --> 00:30:40.240 feet. 00:30:47.539 --> 00:30:48.120 Now we 00:30:48.120 --> 00:30:48.519 may never 00:30:48.519 --> 00:30:49.160 literally do 00:30:49.160 --> 00:30:49.560 that to 00:30:49.560 --> 00:30:50.460 another person 00:30:50.460 --> 00:30:51.660 washing their 00:30:51.660 --> 00:30:51.900 feet. 00:30:52.000 --> 00:30:52.279 We just 00:30:52.279 --> 00:30:52.720 don't really 00:30:52.720 --> 00:30:53.160 do foot 00:30:53.160 --> 00:30:53.640 washing in 00:30:53.640 --> 00:30:54.140 our culture. 00:30:54.759 --> 00:30:55.340 But how 00:30:55.340 --> 00:30:55.800 about washing 00:30:55.800 --> 00:30:56.200 the dirty 00:30:56.200 --> 00:30:57.680 dishes of 00:30:57.680 --> 00:30:57.960 another? 00:31:00.920 --> 00:31:01.640 When I'm at 00:31:01.640 --> 00:31:02.160 home with my 00:31:02.160 --> 00:31:02.539 family, 00:31:02.640 --> 00:31:03.000 what does it 00:31:03.000 --> 00:31:03.539 look like to 00:31:03.539 --> 00:31:04.019 take the 00:31:04.019 --> 00:31:04.600 lowest seat? 00:31:04.599 --> 00:31:06.779 to be 00:31:06.779 --> 00:31:08.819 humble and 00:31:08.819 --> 00:31:09.219 to serve 00:31:09.219 --> 00:31:09.599 others? 00:31:11.199 --> 00:31:11.919 Do I just 00:31:11.919 --> 00:31:12.599 walk by that 00:31:12.599 --> 00:31:12.959 piece of 00:31:12.959 --> 00:31:13.459 garbage on 00:31:13.459 --> 00:31:13.779 the floor 00:31:13.779 --> 00:31:14.339 and silently 00:31:14.339 --> 00:31:14.859 hope and 00:31:14.859 --> 00:31:15.439 expect that 00:31:15.439 --> 00:31:16.019 someone else 00:31:16.019 --> 00:31:16.359 will pick 00:31:16.359 --> 00:31:16.659 it up? 00:31:19.000 --> 00:31:19.599 Do I 00:31:19.599 --> 00:31:20.079 wrinkle my 00:31:20.079 --> 00:31:20.559 nose at 00:31:20.559 --> 00:31:21.039 the side of 00:31:21.039 --> 00:31:21.500 the toilet 00:31:21.500 --> 00:31:22.240 or the 00:31:22.240 --> 00:31:23.059 bathroom when 00:31:23.059 --> 00:31:23.519 it's become 00:31:23.519 --> 00:31:25.519 untidy yet 00:31:25.519 --> 00:31:26.219 expect someone 00:31:26.219 --> 00:31:27.779 else to 00:31:27.779 --> 00:31:28.179 clean it? 00:31:30.699 --> 00:31:31.579 Do I rush 00:31:31.579 --> 00:31:31.919 to the 00:31:31.919 --> 00:31:33.279 fridge to 00:31:33.279 --> 00:31:33.619 get the 00:31:33.619 --> 00:31:33.919 best 00:31:33.920 --> 00:31:34.519 leftovers 00:31:34.519 --> 00:31:35.220 for my 00:31:35.220 --> 00:31:35.700 lunch for 00:31:35.700 --> 00:31:36.120 tomorrow? 00:31:38.820 --> 00:31:39.519 Leaving the 00:31:39.519 --> 00:31:40.259 least desirable 00:31:40.259 --> 00:31:40.940 stuff for 00:31:40.940 --> 00:31:41.940 others in 00:31:41.940 --> 00:31:42.400 the family? 00:31:44.400 --> 00:31:44.960 Do I 00:31:44.960 --> 00:31:45.380 watch that 00:31:45.380 --> 00:31:46.360 last piece 00:31:46.360 --> 00:31:46.759 of chicken 00:31:46.759 --> 00:31:47.060 in the 00:31:47.060 --> 00:31:47.680 bowl like 00:31:47.680 --> 00:31:48.220 a hawk? 00:31:50.140 --> 00:31:50.779 And as 00:31:50.779 --> 00:31:51.100 soon as 00:31:51.100 --> 00:31:51.480 there's just 00:31:51.480 --> 00:31:52.000 one piece 00:31:52.000 --> 00:31:52.420 left, 00:31:53.880 --> 00:31:55.039 snatch it 00:31:55.039 --> 00:31:55.740 for myself? 00:31:56.080 --> 00:31:56.779 Or do I 00:31:56.779 --> 00:31:57.420 consider that 00:31:57.420 --> 00:31:57.980 someone else 00:31:57.980 --> 00:31:58.420 around the 00:31:58.420 --> 00:31:58.900 table might 00:31:58.900 --> 00:31:59.480 be just as 00:31:59.480 --> 00:31:59.960 hungry as 00:31:59.960 --> 00:32:00.380 me and 00:32:00.380 --> 00:32:01.039 desire it 00:32:01.039 --> 00:32:01.420 just as 00:32:01.420 --> 00:32:01.800 much as 00:32:01.800 --> 00:32:02.060 me? 00:32:02.059 --> 00:32:03.099 And do I 00:32:03.099 --> 00:32:03.559 sincerely 00:32:03.559 --> 00:32:04.159 offer it 00:32:04.159 --> 00:32:04.460 to them 00:32:04.460 --> 00:32:04.799 first? 00:32:04.799 --> 00:32:05.139 With a 00:32:05.139 --> 00:32:05.779 willingness to 00:32:05.779 --> 00:32:06.559 actually let 00:32:06.559 --> 00:32:06.980 them have 00:32:06.980 --> 00:32:07.159 it. 00:32:08.940 --> 00:32:09.779 This stuff 00:32:09.779 --> 00:32:10.299 of humility 00:32:10.299 --> 00:32:10.919 and pride, 00:32:11.019 --> 00:32:11.579 it isn't 00:32:11.579 --> 00:32:12.519 just abstract 00:32:12.519 --> 00:32:12.980 religious 00:32:12.980 --> 00:32:13.519 principle. 00:32:13.740 --> 00:32:13.899 I mean, 00:32:13.980 --> 00:32:15.220 it really 00:32:15.220 --> 00:32:15.879 does relate 00:32:15.879 --> 00:32:16.539 to every 00:32:16.539 --> 00:32:17.399 little detail 00:32:17.399 --> 00:32:18.119 of how we 00:32:18.119 --> 00:32:19.799 interact at 00:32:19.799 --> 00:32:20.159 home, 00:32:20.659 --> 00:32:21.940 in public, 00:32:22.279 --> 00:32:22.679 at the 00:32:22.679 --> 00:32:23.539 grocery store, 00:32:23.779 --> 00:32:24.379 line up, 00:32:24.740 --> 00:32:26.740 while driving 00:32:26.740 --> 00:32:27.039 on the 00:32:27.039 --> 00:32:27.299 road. 00:32:31.299 --> 00:32:31.779 Finally, 00:32:31.880 --> 00:32:32.460 Jesus gives 00:32:32.460 --> 00:32:33.539 another word 00:32:33.539 --> 00:32:34.079 of advice, 00:32:34.240 --> 00:32:34.799 this time to 00:32:34.799 --> 00:32:35.400 his host. 00:32:36.380 --> 00:32:36.799 Let's look at 00:32:36.799 --> 00:32:37.220 that quickly 00:32:37.220 --> 00:32:37.859 in verse 12 00:32:37.859 --> 00:32:38.539 to 14. 00:32:39.319 --> 00:32:39.900 Jesus said 00:32:39.900 --> 00:32:40.200 to his 00:32:40.200 --> 00:32:40.539 host, 00:32:41.299 --> 00:32:41.519 when you 00:32:41.519 --> 00:32:41.819 give a 00:32:41.819 --> 00:32:42.200 luncheon 00:32:42.200 --> 00:32:42.599 or dinner, 00:32:42.759 --> 00:32:43.039 do not 00:32:43.039 --> 00:32:43.519 invite your 00:32:43.519 --> 00:32:44.039 friends, 00:32:45.299 --> 00:32:45.960 your brothers 00:32:45.960 --> 00:32:46.740 or sisters, 00:32:47.079 --> 00:32:47.680 your relatives 00:32:47.680 --> 00:32:48.660 or your rich 00:32:48.660 --> 00:32:49.079 neighbors. 00:32:49.980 --> 00:32:50.900 If you do, 00:32:51.339 --> 00:32:51.759 they may 00:32:51.759 --> 00:32:52.200 invite you 00:32:52.200 --> 00:32:53.579 back and 00:32:53.579 --> 00:32:53.900 so you 00:32:53.900 --> 00:32:54.180 will be 00:32:54.180 --> 00:32:54.599 repaid. 00:32:54.599 --> 00:32:56.240 but when 00:32:56.240 --> 00:32:56.799 you give 00:32:56.799 --> 00:32:57.259 a banquet, 00:32:57.559 --> 00:32:58.039 invite the 00:32:58.039 --> 00:32:58.339 poor, 00:32:59.679 --> 00:33:00.379 the crippled, 00:33:01.279 --> 00:33:02.039 the lame, 00:33:02.919 --> 00:33:03.579 the blind, 00:33:04.159 --> 00:33:05.619 and you 00:33:05.619 --> 00:33:05.879 will be 00:33:05.879 --> 00:33:06.259 blessed. 00:33:07.339 --> 00:33:07.899 Although 00:33:07.899 --> 00:33:08.519 they cannot 00:33:08.519 --> 00:33:09.179 repay you, 00:33:10.299 --> 00:33:10.859 you will 00:33:10.859 --> 00:33:11.459 be repaid 00:33:11.459 --> 00:33:11.939 at the 00:33:11.939 --> 00:33:12.379 resurrection 00:33:12.379 --> 00:33:13.319 of the 00:33:13.319 --> 00:33:13.599 righteous. 00:33:16.259 --> 00:33:16.839 When's 00:33:16.839 --> 00:33:17.119 the last 00:33:17.119 --> 00:33:17.459 time you 00:33:17.459 --> 00:33:17.740 invited 00:33:17.740 --> 00:33:18.240 someone over 00:33:18.240 --> 00:33:18.519 to your 00:33:18.519 --> 00:33:18.980 house for 00:33:18.980 --> 00:33:19.299 a meal 00:33:19.299 --> 00:33:20.039 who 00:33:20.039 --> 00:33:20.379 couldn't 00:33:20.379 --> 00:33:20.719 return 00:33:20.719 --> 00:33:20.899 the 00:33:20.899 --> 00:33:21.179 favor? 00:33:24.599 --> 00:33:25.519 Pride has 00:33:25.519 --> 00:33:25.740 a way 00:33:25.740 --> 00:33:26.240 of blinding 00:33:26.240 --> 00:33:26.519 us. 00:33:27.119 --> 00:33:27.539 We kind 00:33:27.539 --> 00:33:27.779 of just 00:33:27.779 --> 00:33:28.259 get used 00:33:28.259 --> 00:33:28.759 to thinking 00:33:28.759 --> 00:33:29.079 about 00:33:29.079 --> 00:33:29.619 ourselves 00:33:29.619 --> 00:33:32.699 and we 00:33:32.699 --> 00:33:33.359 stop caring 00:33:33.359 --> 00:33:34.079 or seeing 00:33:34.079 --> 00:33:35.219 others who 00:33:35.219 --> 00:33:35.699 are on the 00:33:35.699 --> 00:33:36.199 outside 00:33:36.199 --> 00:33:37.059 looking in, 00:33:38.379 --> 00:33:38.919 wanting to 00:33:38.919 --> 00:33:39.419 be part of 00:33:39.419 --> 00:33:39.839 things. 00:33:41.039 --> 00:33:42.039 The lonely, 00:33:42.779 --> 00:33:44.000 the orphan, 00:33:44.799 --> 00:33:45.879 the widow, 00:33:47.259 --> 00:33:48.019 the outcast, 00:33:48.139 --> 00:33:48.519 those with 00:33:48.519 --> 00:33:49.459 mental or 00:33:49.459 --> 00:33:49.819 physical 00:33:49.819 --> 00:33:50.500 disabilities 00:33:50.500 --> 00:33:50.899 who are 00:33:50.899 --> 00:33:51.339 unable to 00:33:51.339 --> 00:33:51.839 do things 00:33:51.839 --> 00:33:52.079 and 00:33:52.079 --> 00:33:52.839 sometimes 00:33:52.839 --> 00:33:53.579 we can 00:33:53.579 --> 00:33:54.119 see them 00:33:54.119 --> 00:33:54.539 as though 00:33:54.539 --> 00:33:55.059 they're 00:33:55.059 --> 00:33:55.259 just 00:33:55.259 --> 00:33:55.779 takers. 00:33:57.379 --> 00:33:58.139 They don't 00:33:58.139 --> 00:33:58.359 really 00:33:58.359 --> 00:33:58.959 contribute 00:33:58.959 --> 00:34:00.720 or they're 00:34:00.720 --> 00:34:01.119 just less 00:34:01.119 --> 00:34:01.859 enjoyable to 00:34:01.859 --> 00:34:02.299 be with. 00:34:04.379 --> 00:34:04.980 But 00:34:04.980 --> 00:34:05.579 humility 00:34:05.579 --> 00:34:07.980 runs the 00:34:07.980 --> 00:34:08.679 opposite way. 00:34:09.179 --> 00:34:09.940 We see 00:34:09.940 --> 00:34:10.460 them as 00:34:10.460 --> 00:34:10.900 people 00:34:10.900 --> 00:34:12.860 and we 00:34:12.860 --> 00:34:13.719 realize that 00:34:13.719 --> 00:34:14.440 we could 00:34:14.440 --> 00:34:14.960 just as 00:34:14.960 --> 00:34:15.460 easily be 00:34:15.460 --> 00:34:15.719 in the 00:34:15.719 --> 00:34:15.920 same 00:34:15.920 --> 00:34:16.519 situation 00:34:16.519 --> 00:34:16.799 as 00:34:16.799 --> 00:34:17.059 them. 00:34:19.259 --> 00:34:20.079 And maybe 00:34:20.079 --> 00:34:20.519 God has 00:34:20.519 --> 00:34:21.099 put me 00:34:21.099 --> 00:34:21.960 in their 00:34:21.960 --> 00:34:22.480 life 00:34:22.480 --> 00:34:24.579 with means 00:34:24.579 --> 00:34:26.219 not so I 00:34:26.219 --> 00:34:26.739 can indulge 00:34:26.739 --> 00:34:27.480 myself but 00:34:27.480 --> 00:34:27.940 so that I 00:34:27.940 --> 00:34:28.380 can meet 00:34:28.380 --> 00:34:29.000 their needs 00:34:29.000 --> 00:34:29.759 and be a 00:34:29.759 --> 00:34:30.980 friend and 00:34:30.980 --> 00:34:31.299 a brother 00:34:31.299 --> 00:34:31.759 to them. 00:34:34.659 --> 00:34:35.420 One of my 00:34:35.420 --> 00:34:36.159 favorite things 00:34:36.159 --> 00:34:37.360 when it 00:34:37.360 --> 00:34:37.980 comes to 00:34:37.980 --> 00:34:38.480 special 00:34:38.480 --> 00:34:39.159 occasions like 00:34:39.159 --> 00:34:40.079 Thanksgiving and 00:34:40.079 --> 00:34:40.819 Christmas and 00:34:40.819 --> 00:34:42.480 Easter, we 00:34:42.480 --> 00:34:43.619 often do have a 00:34:43.619 --> 00:34:44.679 big meal and 00:34:44.679 --> 00:34:45.579 invite family and 00:34:45.579 --> 00:34:46.099 friends over. 00:34:46.519 --> 00:34:46.980 One of my 00:34:46.980 --> 00:34:47.839 favorite things is 00:34:47.839 --> 00:34:48.440 on those 00:34:48.440 --> 00:34:49.279 occasions when 00:34:49.279 --> 00:34:50.799 a family makes 00:34:50.800 --> 00:34:51.400 their gathering 00:34:51.400 --> 00:34:52.580 less comfortable 00:34:52.580 --> 00:34:54.620 or less 00:34:54.620 --> 00:34:55.539 predictable by 00:34:55.539 --> 00:34:56.480 inviting someone 00:34:56.480 --> 00:34:58.800 over who 00:34:58.800 --> 00:34:59.300 doesn't have 00:34:59.300 --> 00:34:59.820 family to 00:34:59.820 --> 00:35:00.400 gather with. 00:35:02.880 --> 00:35:03.480 Maybe 00:35:03.480 --> 00:35:04.120 somebody who's 00:35:04.120 --> 00:35:06.440 lonely or 00:35:06.440 --> 00:35:08.700 an outcast or 00:35:08.700 --> 00:35:09.200 just not 00:35:09.200 --> 00:35:09.740 someone who 00:35:09.740 --> 00:35:10.300 people want to 00:35:10.300 --> 00:35:10.700 be with. 00:35:12.680 --> 00:35:13.460 Maybe they're 00:35:13.460 --> 00:35:13.900 going through a 00:35:13.900 --> 00:35:14.340 really rough 00:35:14.340 --> 00:35:15.080 time and 00:35:15.080 --> 00:35:15.420 they're just 00:35:15.420 --> 00:35:17.039 downcast and 00:35:17.039 --> 00:35:17.580 it's hard to 00:35:17.580 --> 00:35:18.120 be with them. 00:35:18.119 --> 00:35:22.859 I've been 00:35:22.859 --> 00:35:23.599 that person 00:35:23.599 --> 00:35:25.699 who's been 00:35:25.699 --> 00:35:26.619 invited over for 00:35:26.619 --> 00:35:27.119 a Thanksgiving 00:35:27.119 --> 00:35:27.900 weekend while 00:35:27.900 --> 00:35:28.359 away from 00:35:28.359 --> 00:35:28.779 family. 00:35:30.119 --> 00:35:30.839 A poor 00:35:30.839 --> 00:35:31.619 college student, 00:35:31.819 --> 00:35:32.279 nothing to 00:35:32.279 --> 00:35:34.539 contribute and 00:35:34.539 --> 00:35:35.480 it meant the 00:35:35.480 --> 00:35:36.219 world to me to 00:35:36.219 --> 00:35:37.299 be welcomed into 00:35:37.299 --> 00:35:38.179 someone else's 00:35:38.179 --> 00:35:39.299 home and family 00:35:39.299 --> 00:35:40.219 even just for a 00:35:40.219 --> 00:35:40.500 weekend. 00:35:43.139 --> 00:35:43.920 This is the 00:35:43.920 --> 00:35:44.380 kind of thing 00:35:44.380 --> 00:35:44.940 Jesus is 00:35:44.940 --> 00:35:45.599 talking about. 00:35:47.539 --> 00:35:48.280 And hey, 00:35:49.180 --> 00:35:49.860 Thanksgiving is 00:35:49.860 --> 00:35:50.460 just three weeks 00:35:50.460 --> 00:35:50.780 away. 00:35:51.980 --> 00:35:52.720 Do you think 00:35:52.720 --> 00:35:53.300 Jesus really 00:35:53.300 --> 00:35:53.960 means for us 00:35:53.960 --> 00:35:54.579 to do this? 00:36:02.160 --> 00:36:02.900 Lord, would 00:36:02.900 --> 00:36:03.440 you show us 00:36:03.440 --> 00:36:04.300 the Pharisee 00:36:04.300 --> 00:36:05.680 inside of us? 00:36:05.679 --> 00:36:12.119 we want to 00:36:12.119 --> 00:36:12.719 be like you 00:36:12.719 --> 00:36:13.079 Jesus. 00:36:14.679 --> 00:36:15.379 We want to 00:36:15.379 --> 00:36:15.799 follow your 00:36:15.799 --> 00:36:16.219 example. 00:36:16.480 --> 00:36:16.859 We want to 00:36:16.859 --> 00:36:17.839 we see that 00:36:17.839 --> 00:36:18.940 beautiful humility 00:36:18.940 --> 00:36:19.759 that you had. 00:36:21.399 --> 00:36:22.099 Please forgive 00:36:22.099 --> 00:36:23.179 us of every 00:36:23.179 --> 00:36:24.500 moment where 00:36:24.500 --> 00:36:25.019 we have been 00:36:25.019 --> 00:36:26.799 proud, where 00:36:26.799 --> 00:36:27.119 we have been 00:36:27.119 --> 00:36:27.559 like the 00:36:27.559 --> 00:36:28.359 Pharisees and 00:36:28.359 --> 00:36:29.440 faked it in 00:36:29.440 --> 00:36:29.739 front of 00:36:29.739 --> 00:36:30.119 others. 00:36:32.679 --> 00:36:33.379 Forgive us 00:36:33.379 --> 00:36:34.099 for those 00:36:34.099 --> 00:36:34.639 moments where 00:36:34.639 --> 00:36:35.099 we have just 00:36:35.099 --> 00:36:35.599 been self 00:36:35.599 --> 00:36:36.139 centered and 00:36:36.139 --> 00:36:36.759 put ourselves 00:36:36.759 --> 00:36:37.319 ahead of 00:36:37.319 --> 00:36:38.239 everyone else. 00:36:40.420 --> 00:36:40.980 Lord, we 00:36:40.980 --> 00:36:41.519 pray and ask 00:36:41.519 --> 00:36:41.880 that you would 00:36:41.880 --> 00:36:42.159 give us 00:36:42.159 --> 00:36:42.880 humble hearts. 00:36:46.219 --> 00:36:46.819 Teach us 00:36:46.819 --> 00:36:47.420 that way of 00:36:47.420 --> 00:36:47.839 humility. 00:36:50.559 --> 00:36:51.099 And we 00:36:51.099 --> 00:36:51.539 ask that you 00:36:51.539 --> 00:36:51.940 would give us 00:36:51.940 --> 00:36:52.699 eyes to see 00:36:52.699 --> 00:36:54.759 the poor and 00:36:54.759 --> 00:36:55.839 the lonely and 00:36:55.839 --> 00:36:56.619 the needy around 00:36:56.619 --> 00:36:58.099 us right here 00:36:58.099 --> 00:36:58.599 in Davidson. 00:37:02.400 --> 00:37:03.000 Give us 00:37:03.000 --> 00:37:03.619 courage to 00:37:03.619 --> 00:37:04.239 invite them 00:37:04.239 --> 00:37:05.579 to the table. 00:37:05.599 --> 00:37:05.699 people. 00:37:09.799 --> 00:37:10.519 To your name 00:37:10.519 --> 00:37:11.079 be the glory. 00:37:11.079 --> 00:37:11.920 Amen. 00:37:11.920 --> 00:37:12.819 Amen. 00:37:12.819 --> 00:37:12.860 Amen. 00:37:12.860 --> 00:37:12.880 Amen. 00:37:12.880 --> 00:37:12.880 00:37:12.880 --> 00:37:12.880 00:37:12.880 --> 00:37:12.880 00:37:12.880 --> 00:37:12.880 00:37:12.880 --> 00:37:16.839 Amen.