“Presence Requested” Luke 14:15-24

Easter Sunday’s reflection on the preparation that each should make for his or her own resurrection is past. We now continue our account of Christ’s teaching that is nested between calls for the nation of Israel to repent and parables describing those who are saved. Jesus uses the occasion of an invitation to feast with a prominent Pharisee to teach a series of Kingdom Feast parables. For those God lovers with wobbly faith, this section weights Luke’s purpose of bringing encouragement to them, as well as showing the gravity of being about God’s business.