The negligent host
Aug 9, 2026 · 30 min · 10 segments
Luke 7:36-50
Aug 9, 2026 · 30 min · 10 segments
Luke 7:36-50
Maybe as you're thinking about that, you're thinking about the garden that you've kind of not kept up with this summer.
Yeah, controversial, right? Well, maybe you're thinking about that friendship or a family member that you've neglected a bit.
Now I'm sure that we can all think of times when we've missed an appointment or we've arrived late for work probably.
Or when we've invited guests for dinner ourselves and not really taken as much care as what we maybe ought to have.
Maybe we've actually been on the receiving end of that and we've felt neglected ourselves.
Well, today we turn our attention to the negligent party where there's a negligent host.
Last week, Stephen Furman spoke about the irreverent party where Jesus was invited to dine with Matthew, the tax collector.
This week, we're looking at the next invitation that Jesus receives to dine in the narrative, and that by the Pharisee.
Now, before we dive into the text, one important thing to note is that the fact that Jesus accepted invitations from a tax collector, being pretty much the scum of culture, betraying the nation, and also a Pharisee, a religious leader, really does tell us something about the heart of God in Christ for all people, in that Jesus had broad sympathies for all people, no matter what cultural background or class or type of people they were.
We have two individuals from two completely different backgrounds and classes and two different worlds seemingly.
Yet the reason that Jesus is the center of attention differs depending on the beholder, depending on who it is exactly who's interacting with him.
Maybe as you're thinking about that, you're thinking about the garden that you've kind of not kept up with this summer.
Yeah, controversial, right? Well, maybe you're thinking about that friendship or a family member that you've neglected a bit.
Now I'm sure that we can all think of times when we've missed an appointment or we've arrived late for work probably.
Or when we've invited guests for dinner ourselves and not really taken as much care as what we maybe ought to have.
Maybe we've actually been on the receiving end of that and we've felt neglected ourselves.
Well, today we turn our attention to the negligent party where there's a negligent host.
Last week, Stephen Furman spoke about the irreverent party where Jesus was invited to dine with Matthew, the tax collector.
This week, we're looking at the next invitation that Jesus receives to dine in the narrative, and that by the Pharisee.
Now, before we dive into the text, one important thing to note is that the fact that Jesus accepted invitations from a tax collector, being pretty much the scum of culture, betraying the nation, and also a Pharisee, a religious leader, really does tell us something about the heart of God in Christ for all people, in that Jesus had broad sympathies for all people, no matter what cultural background or class or type of people they were.
We have two individuals from two completely different backgrounds and classes and two different worlds seemingly.
Yet the reason that Jesus is the center of attention differs depending on the beholder, depending on who it is exactly who's interacting with him.
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