Oh, let the Son of God enfold you with His spirit and his love.

Let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you,

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the Word for today, Pastor Chuck continues with supper on the Sabbath as we pick up in Luke chapter 14 verse one and now with today's message

here's Pastor Chuck so we turn in our Bibles now to the gospel according to Luke

chapter 14 the 14th chapter chapter involves an invitation for Jesus to come to a supper on the Sabbath day

and of the things that transpired at that supper and the subsequent exchange between Jesus and the people, as Jesus

talked to them, concerning etiquette and concerning the demands of the kingdom.

So it came to pass as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees

to eat bread on the Sabbath day they watched him.

It is interesting to me that Jesus accepted the invitation.

He knew that they were out to get him, but it seems to me that Jesus was always open to an invitation to eat.

Going so far as inviting himself to Zakia's house.

Come on down, Zachias.

I want to come over to your house and eat.

And finally, in Revelation,

standing at the door and knocking,

waiting for anyone to open so he can come in and eat.

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