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Delivered by Father Peter Tukan, SDB from Salesian Don Bosco Gerak Boleng in Labuan Bajo, Diocese of Ruteng, Indonesia. Isaiah 25: 6-10a; Rs psalm 23: 1-3a.3b-4.5.6; Matthew 15: 29-37 THE PROMISE OF THE HEAVENLY BANQUET   The theme for our meditation today is: The Promise of the Heavenly Banquet. After following the meditation yesterday about our universal yearning to see God as He really is, there was one comment posted on the social media wall that sounds like this: "When we will actually see God as He is, what will happen to us? Our today's two readings agree to answer this question.   When we can already see the Lord as He is, we will have a precious opportunity to enjoy the heavenly banquet, which according to the book of Isaiah in the first reading, would be the best meal that surpasses all types of meal in the world including the bread multiplied by Jesus during the moment of feeding thousands of people in the desert. The reading adds that all those who enjoy the meal will be filled with extraordinary joy because there will be no more sadness, pain and suffering, crying, and yearning.   We believe in the unbroken relationship between the life on earth and the eternal life in heaven. We are taught to keep this relationship alive and fresh by entering through a small door and then enjoying the immense space available to all who are enriched with the gift of salvation. We understand this as a journey of carrying the cross and this same cross will become for us the bridge that brings us to the other side to enjoy the eternity.   Based on this understanding, we need to hold in our minds that the fellowship we build among brothers, friends, family and others in the world will reach its perfection in heaven. We can put this on an equal perception when we on this earth are full after taking a good meal, when there is a sense of satisfaction, when our need for food and drink is fulfilled, our mental and physical health confirmed, our feeling of security and comfort realized, our right for social justice respected. These all are signs of salvation on earth. We willexperience and taste the fulfilment of these kinds that we yearn their perfect manifestations in heaven.   This means that we have a noble duty on this world to create a temporary type of heaven. This is not like someone get drunk because of alcohol or drugs or any other lust for the world's influences. The world's version of heaven is to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, namely serving one another, relieving the burden of pain and suffering, living in the light and way of God, being good example and living up to Christian virtues.   The desire for the heavenly banquet is not a very unreachable promise which can tire us out of thinking or imagining. That promise is being made real, because in this world we are always trying to make it happen by creating a quality of life that fits our human standard yet remains under the guidance of faith. Each of us can do this with people who are near to us.   Let's pray. In the name of the Father ... O Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen our faith in our efforts to create a worthy life and our hope for an eternal banquet in heaven. Help us to make it happen here and now. Hail Mary full of grace ... In the name of the Father ...   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/media-la-porta/message

November 26, 2023, at East Cobb United Methodist Church in Marietta, GA. Message by Rev. Kristin Lee. Learn more about East Cobb UMC at www.eastcobbumc.org.

Readings: Isaiah 25:1-9 | Psalm 23 | Philippians 4:1-9 | Matthew 22:1-14 Preached for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost (2023-10-15).

You're invited to the most important wedding of all time–the Heavenly Banquet. The key to getting in the door? It's something most people overlook. Watch today's reflection to discover the surprising factor in gaining eternal life.

There is a wedding feast coming, and the only guests allowed entrance will be the rightful citizens of the kingdom, the true sons and daughters of God. When the time for the Heavenly Banquet comes, God Himself has provided for us to be dressed for the occasion. Have you put off the old self and put on the righteousness of Christ?

Harrison continues our summer series, On the Road With Jesus, with a sermon on Luke 14:15-24. (August 20, 2023)

You have been invited to the Heavenly Banquet. But are there any flimsy excuses you are using? Watch along as we look deeper at the Parable of the Great Banquet and the invitation that is open to all.We apologize as a few words at the beginning of the sermon were cut off. Emily Howard, a member of our preaching team, started her message with sharing a story about her sister having a small intimate wedding during Covid and later deciding to do a "destination" wedding as a celebration in Colorado. Continue to listen along as she shares more.

You have been invited to the Heavenly Banquet. But are there any flimsy excuses you are using? Watch along as we look deeper at the Parable of the Great Banquet and the invitation that is open to all.We apologize as a few words at the beginning of the sermon were cut off. Emily Howard, a member of our preaching team, started her message with sharing a story about her sister having a small intimate wedding during Covid and later deciding to do a "destination" wedding as a celebration in Colorado. Continue to listen along as she shares more.

What can small rural churches teach large churches about digital ministry? And how can we all (rural, urban, big, small, new, old) do digital better, together? Charlotte Elia is here to help expand our digital imagination and find our respective lanes in the digital space. Charlotte is one of the funniest people ever but more importantly, an incredible voice in both rural and digital church spaces. She is the host of the How We Do Digital Ministry and Heavenly Banquet podcasts, valuable resources for anyone not just church leaders. You can find Charlotte on Twitter or her website. Join the conversation in our Facebook Group. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/betterontheinside/message

God is inviting you!

In our gospel lesson for today, Jesus invites us to a dinner party that probably looked sort of similar to that. Spices piled high, colors and rosewater tea, spiced meats and heaping piles of baklava. We're invited to imagine ourselves there. In the first part of the lesson, as a guest. And in the second half, as the host. In each instance Jesus giving us direction by parable of how we ought to behave at a wedding feast, at a dinner party. If you're just catching on, wedding feast is gospel code for the heavenly banquet. As guests in the parable, we are told to take a seat at the lowest place. If you've been to big family gatherings at Thanksgiving, this spot is marked: Kids Table. That's the spot for you. Where it's loud and messy. And you're likely to have something thrown at you or spilled all over you. We are not, as Jesus says, to take our place and the head of the table. This is the spot right next to the mashed potatoes and gravy. That's not our spot, Jesus says. Unless we are invited to sit there. It would be pretty bad if you went and sat at the head of the table and then were asked to go over and sit by that weird Jello pudding thing that Aunt Mildred brought. Because then you feel ashamed and disgraced. In the first part of this parable, we are there as the guests. And Jesus says to us, know your place. And assume when you arrive that you are seated below the salt, as they say.

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/14?1. For every one who exalts himself will be humbled, Ps 68 God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor. https://bible.usccb.org/bible/Sirach/3?17 Conduct your affairs in humility --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sofia-fonseca7/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sofia-fonseca7/support

God is inviting you!

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Current Series - OT in Revelation: As we wrap up chapter two, these questions will be answered. What does Manna have to do with Heaven? Who receives the White Stone and what is written on it? What happens at the Heavenly Banquet? What is Name Theology? What is the meaning of the Morning Star? All this and more in this episode of the Book of Jude. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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The kingdom of God is both now and not yet.

Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 27: The Restoration of Peter - Pt. 2 (John 21)December 16, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall At the end of John's gospel there's a funny little sentence that suggests that the world could not contain the books that could be written about the many other things which Jesus did. I've always taken that as a bit of an exaggeration… but what if its not? What If we've misunderstood what John was trying to say?John chapter 21 is all about restoration. The disciples limped their way through events in the garden of Gethsemane and then disbursed and deflected their connection with Jesus through the rest of that weekend. This would have left all of them, but especially Peter, with some traumatic wounds that needed to be healed. That's what we see Jesus doing here… healing the broken hearted. In this episode, we welcome Dr. Warren Gage to the podcast to help us unpack the restoration of the disciples.Referenced Resources:https://watermarkgospel.com - Changing the way the world reads the Bible. Learn to see Jesus in every story. The Bible contains a total of sixty-six books, written in multiple languages. An estimated 40 major authors and many other minor authors contributed to the Scriptures over the course of many centuries. Knowing this, we wouldn't normally expect to find a compositional unity to the Bible.DonLaw.com - Don Law is a friend of Dr. Gage and has collected the audio of several of Dr. Gage's classes. This from the website... "The MP3 files from Warren's series on Luke and Act are available at donlaw.net/lukeacts. The MP3 files from Warren's series on Isaiah are available atdonlaw.net/isaiah. The MP3 files for the Christian Vocation Bible Application class are at donlaw.net/vocation. The series on the Gospel of John are at - you guessed it - donlaw.net/john."Gage, Warren Austin. The Heavenly Banquet. Fort Lauderdale, FL: Warren A. Gage, 2001. - The Heavenly Banquet provides a biblical theology of the New Testament in the form of an imagined dialogue in heaven. It is loosely conceived as a sequel to Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. In it, Christian enters the Celestial City and has a celebratory supper with the seven principal authors of the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Apollos (Hebrews), and Peter. Each of them relates the argument of their individual theologies, focusing on the love of Jesus as they each uniquely understood it.Show Music:Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos SantosTransition Music - produced by Jacob A. HallPodcast Website:RethinkingScripture.comThe John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/ John 21 Teaching Video - https://rethinkingscripture.com/the-john-study-videos/Sister site: RethinkingRest.comSocial Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture Twitter: @RethinkingStuffInstagram: Rethinking_ScriptureYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLAPowered and distributed by Simplecast.

Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 26: The Restoration of Peter (John 21)December 9, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall John chapter 21 is all about restoration. The disciples limped their way through events in the garden of Gethsemane and then disbursed and deflected their connection with Jesus through the rest of that weekend. This would have left all of them, but especially Peter, with some traumatic wounds that needed to be healed. That's what we see Jesus doing here… healing the broken hearted. In this episode, we welcome Dr. Warren Gage to the podcast to help us unpack the restoration of the disciples.Referenced Resources:https://watermarkgospel.com - Changing the way the world reads the Bible. Learn to see Jesus in every story. The Bible contains a total of sixty-six books, written in multiple languages. An estimated 40 major authors and many other minor authors contributed to the Scriptures over the course of many centuries. Knowing this, we wouldn't normally expect to find a compositional unity to the Bible.Gage, Warren Austin. The Heavenly Banquet. Fort Lauderdale, FL: Warren A. Gage, 2001. - The Heavenly Banquet provides a biblical theology of the New Testament in the form of an imagined dialogue in heaven. It is loosely conceived as a sequel to Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. In it, Christian enters the Celestial City and has a celebratory supper with the seven principal authors of the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Apollos (Hebrews), and Peter. Each of them relates the argument of their individual theologies, focusing on the love of Jesus as they each uniquely understood it.Show Music:Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos SantosTransition Music - produced by Jacob A. HallPodcast Website:RethinkingScripture.comThe John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/ John 18 Teaching Video - https://rethinkingscripture.com/the-john-study-videos/Sister site: RethinkingRest.comSocial Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture Twitter: @RethinkingStuffInstagram: Rethinking_ScriptureYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLAPowered and distributed by Simplecast.

In this episode of Beauty of Our Catholic Heritage Fr. Jacob share with us the beauty of the Heavenly Banquet. What is in store for us when we enter Heaven. Come see the goodness of the Lord and see this as your goal. Heaven and the beatific vision. Thank you for listening!Listen live weekdays at 6am and 11am Pacific Time at spiritfilledradio.org or get the App for Spirit Filled Radio for your smart phone or tablet devices.Consider Donating and sponsoring our radio and podcast programming at spiritfilledradio.org #catholicradio #spiritfilledhearts #norbertinefathers #saintmichael's Abbey ##FrJacobHsieh #saintspeterandpaul #catholic #latinmass #heaven #beatificvisionThe Beauty of Our Catholic Heritage: Our Lady of the Rosary Fr. Jacob Hsieh O.PraemIn this episode of Beauty of Our Catholic Heritage Fr. Jacob share with us the beauty of the Heavenly Banquet. What is in store for us when we enter Heaven. Come see the goodness of the Lord and see this as your goal. Heaven and the beatific vision. Thank you for listening!Listen live weekdays at 6am and 11am Pacific Time at spiritfilledradio.org or get the App for Spirit Filled Radio for your smart phone or tablet devices.Consider Donating and sponsoring our radio and podcast programming at spiritfilledradio.org #catholicradio #spiritfilledhearts #norbertinefathers #saintmichael's Abbey ##FrJacobHsieh #saintspeterandpaul #catholic #latinmass #heaven #beatificvision

“Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb” (Revelation 19:9a)! An invitation to a banquet is an exciting prospect and we anticipate it with much expectation. We begin thinking of the clothes we will wear; the delicious food we will have put before us; and the special guests we will see and hear. The Heavenly Banquet is a devotion on Christian living, comfort, and hope, by Ladell McWhirter, originally published by LWML. This devotion is also available for as a free downloadable PDF at www.lwml.org/posts/devotion/the-heavenly-banquet.

Jesus welcomes all to him! Praise the Lord! All are invited to Lift their hearts to the Lord, for the Lord , who is Lord of all, loves us all, welcomes us all, and is with all in the world! Jesus is always with His people, ad will never leave us! As we approach Advent, the Nativity Gospels are what we are listening to, in the Holy Spirit, for as all can hear in the Holy Spirit as we listen to the Word of the Lord, it is the Holy Spirit who lifts us, the Word nourishes our hearts and it is the Lord who sanctifies us , and heals every area of our hearts and minds in His Presence! Jesus LOVES all who come before Him, lifting our hearts to Him in faith, and this I have received in the Holy Spirit! Come to Mass! Inquire of the Sacraments that are offered from the Lord and can be partaken in by calling your local Catholic Church or Parish! For all can receive the Lord in Baptism, in Reconciliation, in Eucharist- the Eucharistic Celebration is for everyone! As well as Confirmation, all can come to the Heavenly Banquet of the Lord! All are invited to call and make haste to register for all Sacraments in the Local Catholic Church! This I have received in the Holy Spirit for all who read! In Jesus' Name ,amen!

Jesus welcomes all to Him! Ask the Lord is welcoming all to Him, let's all make haste to come to the Lord! Receiving the Lord in Eucharist is what Jesus Loves and welcomes all in His Glorious Call to receive Him in the Heavenly Banquet-the Eucharist! This can be received, His Own Body and Blood, in every Catholic Mass! Inquire of the Sacraments by calling your local Catholic Church, come to Mass, and make haste to register for the Sacraments which are available for all to partake in! If you have not received all Sacraments, or if none, contact your local Catholic Church, and inquire how you and your whole family can partake in the Eucharist that is transubstantiated in every Mass! Transformed into the very Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ! Today's Rosary is offered for many intentions, but as we all come before the Lord, we can lift our own personal intentions for the Lord knows why you are asking, who is in your family, for He ordained every moment for us all as family, and it is He who welcomes all to Him. Jesus is welcoming all in every moment! Mother Mary prays for us all, our families and all intentions! This I have received in the Holy Spirit, for al who read. Let's all pray her Rosary for our families and for any intention you wish to include! In Jesus' Holy Name, Amen!

The Sacred Heart of Jesus is for all! For all are already in the Sacred Heart of the lord! Place your intentions, your concerns, every matter, all situations, into the Sacred Heart of Jesus! For He is listening! Today, we have a special guest, “Hailey” who is Yvette's granddaughter! Bring your families, and let's all pray the Devotion to the Sacred Heart and receive the Graces all have been given by the Gracious Lord, Jesus Christ as a special grace for those devoted to His Sacred Heart! 12 Graces of the Sacred Heart of the Lord are mentioned, and we also pray a Litany to the Sacred Heart as well! Come to Mass and share in the Goodness of the Lord! If needed, inquire to register of the Sacraments of the Catholic Church, for all are invited to Baptism and to the Heavenly Banquet the Lord gives in every Catholic Mass! This I have received in the Holy Spirit of the Lord for all!

Jesus is listening! Jesus Loves when we come to the Heavenly Banquet! A very special invitation to the Heavenly Banquet of the Lord is inside! Acting on the Word as we hear the Word of God is for all people! For all belong to the Lord! Today, we listen, in Lectio Divina to the Holy "Visit of the Shepherds", as the shepherds that we in the nearby fields to the manger were visited by the Angel of the Lord, accompanied by the Heavenly Host, who all sang, "Glory to God in the Highest!" Mary reflected as the shepherds proclaimed what had been told to them by the Angel of the Lord, as this proclamation is for ALL in the world! Jesus came for EVERYONE! All can come to adore Him, in Holy Adoration, in every Catholic Mass, and as we do, let's ALL praise the Heavenly Lord, "GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST!" with every Angel, every Saint, and even the Holy Family of the Lord! This is I received in the Holy, Holy, Holy, Presence of the Lord Himself, for all in the world! In Jesus' Name - amen!

There's great joy as Moses and his family reunite and this also foreshadows the bringing together of different ethnic groups together both around the communion table and in the great Heavenly Banquet that's to come.

Bring all intentions to Jesus our Lord for every matter, for every person and for all in the world! As we lift our hearts to the Lord, the Lord is always welcoming, listening, and it is the LORD who welcomes us all to Him! Jesus wants us always to come before Him, trusting in the Lord and placing all matters into His Loving and Sacred Heart, we pray for all in the world! Bring your own intentions always; as we lift our hearts as one family into His Loving and Sacred and Most High Healing Heart- the Sacred Heart of the Lord! With a special invitation to not only pray unceasingly, but all are invited to answer the Glorious Call of the Lord in coming to His Mass, to Baptism and to answer the Call to His Heavenly Feast that is always transubstantiated in every Catholic Mass! The Heavenly Banquet of the Lord is Holy Communion, where we receive His Body, His Blood, that provides life to the world! In Jesus Name, Amen. Invitation for all is from the Lord, as I have received this in the Holy Presence of The Lord for all!

Episode #18: Scholar and Cat Uploaded: June 26, 2021 Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch, No. 33: Sterb' ich so hüllt in Blumen meine Glieder [4:01] Alexander Kipnis, bass Coenraad Valentijn Bos, piano Recorded May 25, 1934, No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road EMI CLASSICS 7243 5 66640 2 9 Theodore Chanler: Eight Epitaphs 1. Alice Rodd [1:31] 2. Susannah Fry [1:30] 3. Three Sisters [1:15] 4. Thomas Logge [1:22] 5. A Midget [1:48] 6. “No Voice to Scold” [1:08] 7. Ann Poverty [ :35] 8. “Be Very Quiet Now” [1:11] Samuel Barber: Hermit Songs, Op. 29 I. At St. Patrick's Purgatory [1:23] II. Church Bell at Night [ :48] III. St. Ita's Vision [2:40] IV. The Heavenly Banquet [1:10] V. The Crucifixion [1:53] VI. Sea-Snatch [ :39] VII. Promiscuity [ :53] VIII. The Monk and his Cat [2:05] IX. The Praises of God [ :56] X. The Desire for Hermitage [3:10] Aaron Copland: Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson 1. Nature, the gentlest mother [3:39] 2. There came a wind like a bugle [1:21] 3. Why do they shut me out of Heaven? [1:45] 4. The world feels dusty [1:39] 5. Heart, we will forget him [2:05] 6. Dear March, come in! [2:01] 7. Sleep is supposed to be [2:31] 8. When they come back [1:40] 9. I felt a funeral in my brain [1:58] 10. I've heard an organ talk sometimes [2:09] 11. Going to Heaven! [2:37] 12. The Chariot [3:12] Sanford Sylvan, baritone David Breitman, piano ELEKTRA NONESUCH 9 79259-2 Isaac Albéniz: selections from First Suite Espagnola, Op. 47 Grenada (Serenata) [4:42] Catalûna (Curranda) [3:27] Sevilla (Sevillianas) [4:20] Cádiz (Cancíon) [4:20] Cuba (Capricho) [4:14] Enrique Granados, arr. by Manuel Barrueco: selections from Danzas españolas, Op. 37 Minuetto [3:00] Andaluza (Playera) [4:31] Zarabanda [4:00] Villanesca [5:27] Arabesca [5:12] Heitor Villa-Lobos: Suite popular bresileira I. Mazurka-Chôro [2:09] II. Schottish-Chôro [2:23] III. Valsa-Chôro [3:30] IV. Gavotta-Chôro [3:27] V. Chôrinho [3:41] Manuel Barrueco, guitar VOXBOX3 CD3X 3007 This episode is dedicated to the Memory of Donna Russell Defries.

SS - ''A Heavenly Banquet'' - Ephesians 5:1-20 - Pastor Taylor

"The joy of the festival, drawing together the memory of both earthly and divine blessings, points to the eternal joy of heaven by giving us a small, imperfect glimpse of the eternal feast. "Why We Feast: A Matter of Life and Death", R. Jared Staudt Hosts: Rachel Sherlock, Phoebe Watson Follow me on social media: @seekingwatson Follow the podcast on Instagram: @riskingenchantmentpodcast Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com Sign up for our email list at www.rachelsherlock.com/podcast   Works Mentioned: Comfort Food by Jamie Oliver "Why does God care if you give up chocolate?" Called to More, by Rachel Sherlock "Why We Feast: A Matter of Life and Death", R. Jared Staudt In Tune with the World: A Theory of Festivity by Josef Pieper "Go deeper: Food in children’s books" by Imogen Russell Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis Food and Faith by Norman Wirzba Brambly Hedge: Spring Story by Jill Barklem Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story by Jill Barklem The Redwall series by Brian Jacques "The Lost Art of Feasting" by David Mathis A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling "Lower Sacraments: Theological Eating in the Fiction of C. S. Lewis" by Gregory Philip Hartley The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien Little Women by Louisa May Alcott "Nourishment, Delight, and Fellowship: The Purpose of Food in The Chronicles of Narnia" by Jonathan Darville The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis What We're Enjoying at the Moment Phoebe: Alice and Wonderland ballet, Royal Opera House recording Rachel: High Society (film)

Timothy Keller on Humbling in the Heavenly Banquet Parable in Luke 14:7-24

Timothy Keller on Humbling in the Heavenly Banquet Parable in Luke 14:7-24

Timothy Keller on Humbling in the Heavenly Banquet Parable in Luke 14:7-24

Reading delivered by Michelle Salim (Church of Santa Maria Ratu Jakarta, Indonesia) and meditation delivered by Odiri Meggison (Lagos, Nigeria). Isaiah 25: 6-10a; Psalm 23:1-3a. 3b-4. 5-6; Matthew 15: 29-37. THE PROMISE OF THE HEAVENLY BANQUET The theme for our meditation today is: The Promise of the Heavenly Banquet. After following the meditation yesterday about our universal yearning to see God as He really is, there was one comment posted on the social media wall that read like this: "When we will actually see God as He is, what will be the next for us? Our today's two readings agree to answer this question. When we can already see the Lord as He is, we will have a precious opportunity to enjoy the heavenly banquet, which according to the book of Isaiah in the first reading, would be the best meal that surpasses all types of meal in the world including the bread multiplied by Jesus during the moment of feeding thousands of people in the desert. The reading adds that all those who enjoy the meal will be filled with extraordinary joy because there will be no more sadness, pain and suffering, crying, and yearning. We believe in the unbroken relationship between the life on earth and the eternal life in heaven. We are taught to keep this relationship alive and fresh by entering through a small door and then enjoying the immense space available to all who are enriched with the gift of salvation. We understand this as a journey of carrying the cross and this sames cross will become for us the bridge that brings us to the other side to enjoy the eternity. Based on this understanding, we need to hold in our minds that the fellowship we build among brothers, friends, family and others in the world will reach its perfection in heaven. We can put this on an equal perception when we on this earth are full after taking a good meal, when there is a sense of satisfaction, when our need for food and drink is fulfilled, our mental and physical health confirmed, our feeling of security and comfort realized, our right for social and justice respected. These all are signs of salvation on earth. We need to experience and taste these kinds of fulfilment that we can yearn their perfect manifestations in heaven. This means that we have a noble duty on this world to create a temporary type of heaven. This is not like someone get drunk because of alcohol or drugs or any other lust for the world's influences. The world's version of heaven is to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, namely serving one another, relieving the burden of pain and suffering, living in the light and way of God, being a good example and living up to Christian virtues. The desire for the heavenly banquet is not a very unreachable promise which can tire us out of thinking or imagining. That promise is being made real, because in this world we are always trying to make it happen by creating a quality life that fits our human standard yet remains under the guidance of faith. Each of us can do this with people who are near to us. Let's pray. In the name of the Father ... O Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen our faith in our efforts to create a worthy life and our hope for an eternal banquet in heaven. Help us to make it happen here and now. Hail Mary full of grace ... In the name of the Father ... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/media-la-porta/message

Rev. Mark Hawkinson gives a meditation on Luke 14:15-24 regarding the great heavenly banquet. Hear sacred music, meditations, and prayer on Moments of Assurance weekdays at 12:00 p.m. CST. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1 ESV

Luke 14:15-24 - Luke 14:15-24 "The Heavenly Banquet" (Carlton 10:30am)

Luke 14:15-24 - Luke 14:15-24 "The Heavenly Banquet" (Carlton 9:00am)

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Luke 14:15-24 -

Luke 14:15-24 - Luke 14:15-24 "The Heavenly Banquet" (Carlton 9:00am)

Luke 14:15-24 - Luke 14:15-24 "The Heavenly Banquet" (Carlton 10:30am)

Luke 14:15-24 - Luke 14:15-24 "The Heavenly Banquet" (Carlton 9:00am)

Luke 14:15-24 -

Ephesians series message 1Text: Ephesians 1:1-2And so we begin our journey through Paul's epistle to the Ephesian church. He begins with a note of praise, summoning us to the soaring heights of God's grace and showing us the unalterable and glorious destiny of every single believer. On Sunday we'll set the stage for this incredible letter and ponder the rich truth contained in the opening lines.

23 June 2019 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Luke 11B-17 + Homily 15 Minutes 32 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/062319.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin:   Jacques Pantaléon was an unlikely candidate for the papacy, being neither a cardinal nor Italian, since he was the son of a French cobbler. Nonetheless he became Pope Urban IV after having acquitted himself well as Patriarch of Jerusalem. His attentions also involved him in concerns from Constantinople to Germany and Denmark.    Two months before his death in 1264, he commissioned Saint Thomas Aquinas to write hymns for a new feast honoring the Eucharistic Presence of Christ. There used to be many hymnodic “Sequences,” but over the years they were trimmed down to Easter and Pentecost and, later, Corpus Christi. Although Aquinas had written so sublimely about the Real Presence, Urban wanted song more than prose. Thus we have Pange Lingua, Tantum Ergo, Panis Angelicus, and O Salutaris Hostia. As they have endured nearly nine centuries so far, they are likely to outlast the musical kitsch that guitar-strumming grey heads of a dying Woodstock generation persist in thinking are the heraldic sounds of a New Age. Unlike the works of those more recent composers, whose absent Latin and poor English only serve to express a low Eucharistic theology, the classical hymnody of Aquinas can best be sung in the original and, if sung in translation, needs translators who are accomplished Latinists and masters of English. Two Anglican converts of the nineteenth century, Edward Caswall and Gerard Manley Hopkins, qualified for that.    The ineffable mystery of the Blessed Sacrament will always be prey to minds smaller than the Doctors of the Church, as they try to reduce mystery to mere human puzzle whose pieces can be arranged according to limited human intelligence. Even in Pope Urban’s age, which by many standards of architecture and scholarship was golden, confusion about the Real Presence in the Mass was spreading. One priest, Father Peter of Prague, while en route to Rome was granted what the Church considers a miracle: blood emanating from the Host. Pope Urban was in nearby Orvieto and sent delegates to inspect the phenomenon. The Feast of Corpus Christi soon followed.    At the last Supper, our Lord did not subject his apostles to a lecture on how he could give them his Body to eat and Blood to drink. He simply commanded, “Do this.” This is not to deny the vocation of theologians ever since to describe the Heavenly Banquet, but the best of them have known the difference between apprehending and comprehending. “Faith for all defects supplying, Where the feeble senses fail.”    A Baptist hymn writer in the nineteenth century, Robert Lowry, would certainly have been a bit uncomfortable in the presence of the Dominican master Thomas Aquinas, but one suspects that the Angelic Doctor would have fully empathized with the confidence of Lowry’s hymn:       The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart,       A fountain ever springing;       All things are mine since I am his—       How can I keep from singing?

SPEAKER: PASTOR STEVE GAULTNEY

The Opening Procession is a victory parade in which we are proud of what God has accomplished, and also a pilgrimage showing us our ultimate goal - reaching the table of the Heavenly Banquet. If we get on and stay on God's team, we'll reach it.

Sermon from Fredericksburg UMC

Pastor David Liu

The sixty-fourth sermon in a sermon series on Luke’s Gospel, Luke 14.1-14.

Responding to the call to come to the heavenly banquet requires us to leave behind those things to which we are enslaved.

Responding to the call to come to the heavenly banquet requires us to leave behind those things to which we are enslaved.

Responding to the call to come to the heavenly banquet requires us to leave behind those things to which we are enslaved.

TALK, TEACH, AND TESTIFY RADIO: SUNDAY MORNING (UNDERSTANDING THE HEAVENLY WEDDING AND THE WEDDING FEAST OF THE RESTORATION OF THE NATION OF YASHARAL) On Sunday morning, October 1st, 2017 (the 13th day of the 7th Month) @ 10AM EST (9AM CST), Talk, Teach, and Testify Radio will present sound doctrine and teaching the spiritual meaning and revelation of the Thurah/Torah (teachings and instructions) of YAHUAH and the true importance of understanding the assembly/fellowship within the Set Apart Family/Community. We shall discuss how the powerful spiritual revelation of the Wedding Ceremony, also known as the Day of Atonement (Yum Kyppur/Kyphar) and the Wedding Banquet/Reception known as the Feast of Tabernacles (Chag Sukkut) pertains to the Nation of Yashar'al within the Appointed Feasts of YAHUAH (Leviticus 23). Please join us either by calling in at the new number of (515) 605-9874 or just click on the link below. May Abba/Ab baruk you and keep you. Shalum. Shabath Shalum.

Sermon on the Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Colossians 3:4-11; Luke 14:16-24)

Sermon Title: ''The Heavenly Banquet''Date: 20140202Duration 19:48Reverend Michael RiggsFirst Christian Church (Disciples)Downtown913 So. Boulder Ave.Tulsa, OK 74119918-582-8237

The Banquet image speaks of God’s desire to draw us into communion with him. The Eucharist is the anticipation of the Heavenly Banquet when we will be in communion God for all eternity.

Sermon on the Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Colossians 3:4-11; Luke 14:16-24)