Meals with the Master
7th Course
The life and ministry of Jesus to this point has seemed to be all about, well… Jesus. Yet, one of the things that Jesus did was also connect us to God the Father. Jesus often spoke about directly or alluded to God the Father in His teaching, and He gave us great insights into the heart and mind of the first member of the Trinity.
In this section of Meals with the Master, we’re going to spend a few weeks and look at our Heavenly Father through several different stories that Jesus told in Luke 14–16. In his book The Autobiography of God, Lloyd Ogilvie suggested that the stories (parables) that Jesus told were actually meant to give greater glimpses into who God the Father is, and so we’re leaping off of this idea in this section titled “Compliments to the Chef – the Autobiography of God the Father.”
Week One—July 24
He’s Open to All Yet Closed to Many
Luke 14:7–35
Why do some people come to know God while so many others never do? The answer is found in whether or not we pull up to God’s table or stay at our own.
Week Two—July 31
He Pursues the Lost & Rejoices in the Found
Luke 15
Three memorable and related stories. One big powerful and foundational truth. The Father loves and pursues us.
Week Three—August 7
He Offers Heaven but will Allow You to Choose Hell
Luke 16:19–31
In one of Jesus’s most vivid stories that is a true-to-life illustration, we are warned of Hell and the pursuit of a life without God as our Heavenly Father.