Ep. 174 - Series: Wounds That Heal #3 - Whose Honor Are You Seeking? - Luke 14:1, 7-14

Sermon Series: Wounds That HealNot all wounds are bad. A skilled surgeon takes a deadly sharp scalpel and cuts through flesh and muscle. The result of that wound: not harm, but healing. In the same way, we often say that words cut us to the heart. Words can wound. Sometimes, however, those painful words provide the very healing we need.This Sermon's Focus:Pastor Titus explores the theme of healing through humility, emphasizing that God's wounds are intentional for our growth. He discusses the importance of humility in our lives, drawing from biblical wisdom in Proverbs and James, and illustrates these lessons through the parable of the wedding feast. This sermon challenges listeners to reflect on whose honor they are seeking and highlights the significance of Jesus' sacrifice in granting us true honor. Our Sermon Text: Luke 14:1, 7-14One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched.When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: 8 “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. 9 If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place. 10 But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests. 11 For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”12 Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”