Recently I found a quote online that I thought fitting for this time in our history: “No church gravitates toward unity. We have to contend for unity against the gravitational pull toward selfishness and hypocrisy” (Barnabas Piper). But in our contentious culture, such words can be easily misunderstood. Contending for unity does not mean drawing…

In part 1 of this post, we introduced Jesus’ Parable of the Wedding Banquet in Matthew 14. We ended with the idea that, just like those invited to the wedding feast, few are willing to say yes to the fullness of the invitation and become true followers of the King. You see, that’s the real…