While attending a meal with religious leaders in Luke 14:1-24, Jesus broke with social norms and caused multiple disruptions. His goal was not to offend but to instruct, first about the use of the Sabbath day and then about the kingdom of God, which he compared to a great banquet. At the end of the parable, the invitation is still going out, so let’s enter while there is room.
Daniel’s three friends preferred to die rather than renounce their faith, knowing that God would be with them no matter what.
The model described in Colossians 4:2-6 of ministry to those outside the church is very simple: pray, walk, and talk.
Sooner or later every kingdom that opposes God will be “all gone,” but there is a kingdom that will not pass away.
