Sam Monaghan, CEO of Methodist Homes, marks 83 years of a charity born from Methodist compassion and social justice. The sermon explores what happens when we lose life’s crucial connections. As we age, people drift away, through moves, arguments, illness, or death. Many end up alone and invisible. Jesus’ parable of the great dinner shows God’s radical inclusion: the master invites those on the roads and margins, not the worthy and elite. Every person deserves to be seen. Every person has value. Every person belongs.
Readings:
- Romans 12:5 (Call to Worship) – In Christ, though we are many, we form one body and each member belongs to all the others.
- Luke 14:15-23 – The Parable of the Great Dinner. Jesus tells of a master who invites guests to a great banquet. When the first guests make excuses, the master tells his servant to “go out into the roads and lanes and compel people to come in, so that my house may be filled.”