Title: “Fill My House” (Luke 14:15-24)
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①“The master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the roads and hills, and compel them to bring them in and fill my house.’ you said
“He commanded that the house of God be filled with men”
① The church is the heavenly feast house. ② In the text, Jesus used parables, saying, “The master made a banquet and sent his servants to invite guests, but for some reason he refused to come. He said to bring the blind and the lame. ④ After the servants had done everything their master had commanded, they told the master again that the banquet was still vacant, so he went out to the streets and hillsides, and compelled the people to take them and fill my house. ⑤ What we know from the text is not that evangelism can be done or not, but it is the Lord’s command that must be obeyed (Matt. He wants to bring even the smallest of these and fill the banquet. ⑦ God wants the church to be full of people, and He has commanded us to do the work that fills it.
“God is very pleased when God’s house is filled with people.”
① The many parables in Luke 15 show the heart of God very well. ② Our Lord is like a shepherd who leaves 99 sheep in a cage to find the one lost sheep and searches for the one lost sheep. ③ And when a woman with ten drachmas loses one drachma, she turns on a lamp and sweeps the house to find the one drachma and diligently searches for it. It is the image of God who rejoices more than rejoicing over a righteous person who has no need to repent when one repents. ④ Even in the parable of the prodigal who left home, even if he is a prodigal child, the heart of a father waiting eagerly is God’s heart ⑤ The shepherd rejoicing when he found the sheep, the woman rejoicing when he found the drachma again, When the prodigal son returns He was very pleased. ⑥ Therefore, we must evangelize with the heart of God and fill the house of God.
“Woe to the saints who do not evangelize”