Lk 14:7-35

• Humble yourself until exalted by God
• Exalt yourself and you'll humbled by God
• Take the lowest seat until the host honors you by inviting you to a better seat;
• the Pharisee's friends took the places of honor themselves;
  
• Desire the reward by God and not by men
• invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; they have nothing to repay you, but you'll be repaid when Jesus comes again;
• invite the rich and you'll be repaid when they invite you back;
• the Great Banquet (feast in the kingdom of God)
• those invited originally were too occupied to come; none of them came in the end (v24);
  
• invited instead were the poor, the crippled, the blind, the lame and random people on the street;
• speaking of this at the prominent Pharisee's house implied that they were the original guests;
• The cost or the prerequisites
  
• these people cannot be disciples of Jesus:
• those who do not love Jesus to the point of hating his father, mother, wife, and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life;
• those who do not carry his cross and follow Jesus;
• those who do not give up everything;
  
• again, very high standards!
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