Gather at the Table Part 7 – “Who’s not at the table?”

Gather at the Table Part 7 – “Who’s not at the table?”

P. Jason Hubbard

John 1:47-48 CSB – Then Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said about him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.” “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked. “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you,” Jesus answered.

Luke 19:10 CSB – “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”

God’s invitation is not a to a religious experience, it’s a for a dying soul.

Romans 1:16 CSB – For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.

John 13:35 NLT – “Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”

Romans 12:10 CSB – Love one another deeply as brothers and sisters. Outdo one another in showing honor.

2 Samuel 9:1-13 CSB – David asked, “Is there anyone remaining from the family of Saul I can show kindness to for Jonathan’s sake?” There was a servant of Saul’s family named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” “I am your servant,” he replied. So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family that I can show the kindness of God to?” Ziba said to the king, “There is still Jonathan’s son who was injured in both feet.” The king asked him, “Where is he?” Ziba answered the king, “You’ll find him in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.” So King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar. Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul came to David, fell facedown, and paid homage. David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied. “Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “since I intend to show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all your grandfather Saul’s fields, and you will always eat meals at my table.” Mephibosheth paid homage and said, “What is your servant that you take an interest in a dead dog like me?” Then the king summoned Saul’s attendant Ziba and said to him, “I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and his family. You, your sons, and your servants are to work the ground for him, and you are to bring in the crops so your master’s grandson will have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is always to eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.  Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do all my lord the king commands.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table just like one of the king’s sons. Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. All those living in Ziba’s house were Mephibosheth’s servants. However, Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem because he always ate at the king’s table. His feet had been injured.

There’s room at the table.

1. God’s love is .

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 CSB – Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant, is not rude, is not self-seeking, is not irritable, and does not keep a record of wrongs. Love finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

2. God’s love looks for an door.

2 Samuel 9:1 CSB – David asked, “Is there anyone remaining from the family of Saul I can show kindness to for Jonathan’s sake?”

3. God’s love is expressed through .

2 Samuel 9:3 CSB – So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family that I can show the kindness of God to?” Ziba said to the king, “There is still Jonathan’s son who was injured in both feet.”

Romans 2:4 CSB – Or do you despise the riches of his kindness, restraint, and patience, not recognizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?

We can all be because we’ve all been .

“The exercise of merciful love is an evidence that one has himself experienced the divine mercy; for this mercy is, 1) Its source, 2) Its motive, 3) Its example.”

A. Love casts out .

2 Samuel 9:7a CSB – “Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “since I intend to show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan…”

1 John 4:18 CSB – There is no fear in love; instead, perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. So the one who fears is not complete in love.

B. Love builds .

2 Samuel 9:13 CSB – However, Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem because he always ate at the king’s table. His feet had been injured.

C. Unwavering truth motivated by love brings .

Ephesians 4:15 CSB – But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into him who is the head ​– ​Christ.

4. and the God opportunities.

1 John 4:11-12 CSB – Dear friends, if God loved us in this way, we also must love one another. No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God remains in us and his love is made complete in us.

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