Luke 14:1-11Luke 14:1-11 1One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. 2There in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy.

1One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. 2There in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy.

Luke 14:1-11Luke 14:1-113Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” 4But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him away.

3Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” 4But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him away.

Luke 14:1-11Luke 14:1-115Then he asked them, “If one of you has a son or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull him out?” 6And they had nothing to say.

5Then he asked them, “If one of you has a son or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull him out?” 6And they had nothing to say.

Luke 14:1-11Luke 14:1-117When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: 8“When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.

7When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: 8“When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.

9If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.

9If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.

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Luke 14:1-11Luke 14:1-1110But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all your fellow guests.

10But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all your fellow guests.

11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

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THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE

Comfort

Position

Convenience or Access

Uniqueness

NOVELTY

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1. The best seat in the

house is the last seat.

If you want to force yourself into the first seat, you will be humbled.

If you willingly take the last seat you will be exalted.

• That’s heaven’s economy.

2. The best seat in the house is the least

desired seatThe attitude to watch out for is

the “I’m too good for that”

outlook.

3. The best seat in the house is the

learning seatEveryone needs to have their M.B.A.

Mop Bucket Attitude

4. The best seat in the house

is the Lord’s seat.Where do you think Jesus sat as

He told this parable?

In our arrogance we need

to get a glimpse of Jesus

Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind

regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not

merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of

others.

Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be

grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made

in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled

Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

(Philippians 2:3-8)

The best seat in the house is the last

seat, the humble seat, because then it’s

God who moves you up.

The best seat is the

SERVING SEAT!