Jesus Knew His Great Results Could Be Considered Unbelievable

• Blind Given Sight
• Lame Made to Walk
• Lepers Made Clean
• Deaf Given Hearing
• Dead Restored to Life

All Good News for the Poor … in Spirit, Health, and Hope

So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.  Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of me.”

Jesus’ Report Card Was (and Is) Impressive

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Don’t Invite the Most Likely

• Friends
• Brothers/Other Relatives
• Rich Neighbors

Instead, for a Righteous, Resurrection-Day Reward, Invite …

• The Poor
• The Crippled
• The Lame
• The Blind

Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

Jesus CAN be Trusted for Reliable Party Planning Recommendations, because This is the Same Kind of Guest List He’s Making for His Own Wedding Banquet.

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• Blind
• Lame
• Paralyzed

Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. NIV

A Great Number in Great Distress

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