Sunday Sermons      from Voicings Publications Title:    PUTTING OFF/PUTTING ON Key Phrase:   If we are God's people, the destructive habits must go Key Verse:   Lucas 14:8,11 "When you are invited by someone to a wedding party, do not sit in the place of honor in case some greater dignitary has been invited ... For everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled and he who humbles himself shall be exalted" Jesus is not teaching social etiquette here. He is getting at something much deeper. The "wedding party" symbolizes the Kingdom of God into which we all are invited. The suggested protocol symbolizes one necessary precondition of entry into the Kingdom: to acknowledge God's absolute preeminence. We are dependent upon God, absolutely, for life itself and for the means of bringing life to fulfillment. "Not my will, but Thy will be done, Lord." Until we are prepared to say that and mean it, we cannot possibly accept for ourselves the life-fulfilling Grace God is offering us constantly. For many of us, this is the point at which the whole religious enterprise breaks down. When it comes down to the … (receive the COMPLETE sermon by e-mail.)   Click here to view the "Sermon Jazzer" illustration for this sermon!    Receive this by Email Enter your email address in the text box below. Make sure that it is properly formatted and includes the "@" symbol. Since this is a free service, we ask that you abide by our policy of requesting only one sermon a week. We reserve the right to refuse deliver to any email address that we believe would constitute circumventing this policy. (NOTE: By requesting this sermon by email you are giving SearchGodsWord.org the right to provide Voicings Publications with your email.) Yes, I would like to receive additional preaching resources each week from Voicings Publications.