Luke 14:15-21 - The parable of the Great Banquet

Look out for

Offer time and care

Verbalize my care

Eat with them

Look out for:

·         No one will come if we just wait.

·         Look out for the ones around you.

·         Don’t forget those whom God has placed in your path.

·         Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)

Offer time and care:

·         Don’t just say it, do it.

·         Be generous.

·         A little bit goes a long way.

·         Analogies: sheep and goats (Matt 25:31-40) faith and deeds (James 2:14-17)

Verbalize my care:

·         Spending time to talk to someone.

·         Speaking words of kindness.

·         Models of encouragement in the NT: Paul and Silias

Eat with them:

·         Eating takes time and food breaks barriers.

·         Plenty of food ‘encounters’ in the bible: Feeding the 4000 (Matt 15:29-39) Jesus eating with his disciples after His resurrection (John 21:12)

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As I was clearing my room this morning, I came across my old note-taking book. And it never fails to amaze me at what and how much I can draw from just by flipping through old sermons and doodles. I found this sermon interesting then (and still), so I thought I'd just share it (as a refresher for those who've forgotten).

In my opinion, love and its expressions have slowly dimished with increasingly busy schedules; people never seem to have time to show their affections anymore, and that's sad  I miss the old times when people didn't read too much into  an amiable smile or a platonic conversation or a friendly hug... People forget that brotherly love is the concrete foundation for other kinds of love, how sad.

Footnote: Is that why they say love is overrated?

From hamburgers to ticklish spots; I love them all ♥

I love my doggy.

I think he's the best dog in the whole wide world. He does oh-so-adorable things which can really make my heart melt. Sometimes, when I come home from school I look up to my house window and I can see this little brown head sticking out of the window grilles  Then when I reach my flat, he's already at the door, eagerly jumping around and barking loudly. Whenever I switch on the aircon, he'll always be lying down right outside my door, dying to come in  You can tell by the amount of scratch marks on the door. Toby is also the greatest fan of my baking. He always comes into the kitchen whenever there's an aroma, and looks at me with those innocent eyes which can melt my heart; but I pause for a second then ignore him  And when he goes downstairs for a walk, he keeps insisting on bringing a toy to play with - as if he'll have time!

I can't really put all he does into words, you must actually live with him to love him

We only got 86 400 seconds in a day to turn it all around or throw it all away.
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em while we got the chance to say;
Gotta live like we're dying.

29+01 = 20+10