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The Empty ChairMore than meets the eye

Luke 7:36-50

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More than meets the eye

The ever appearing ball The always empty chair

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Jesus practiced and modeled a theology of the empty◦What is a theology of the empty chair? There is always room at the Table There is always food at the Table There is always drink at the Table There is always grace at the Table There is always forgiveness at the Table

Of the LORD

The theology of the Empty Chair

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A full table

How did He know? How did he know?

36 When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. 37 A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. 38 As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them. 39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that

she is a sinner.”

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Debt forgiveness

Listen to the Master

40 Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.”

  “Tell me, teacher,” he said.

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Two kinds of people

Pharisee Sinning Woman

He has worked so hard to be righteous that He forgets God’s grace in the past and that He is still broken and needs Gods grace.

There are still things inside that need Jesus’ touch.

She messed up so badly in the past and is still so broken that she forgets that she still has value.

That there are some redeeming qualities in here that need Jesus’ touch.

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We need to see the empty chair

For ourselves For others

GratitudeHumilityTransparency

Who they areAs they areWhere they are

 44 Then he turned toward the woman and

said to Simon, “Do you see this woman?

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Do NOT Fear

For those needing a chair

For those with a chair

There is room at the table for you!

Your love for Jesus is enough for you to have a chair beside Jesus!

Your little bit of faith is enough for your sins to be forgiven!

There is room for more people at the Table…

Jesus is big enough that we can share Him…

We will have enough because Jesus will bless what we offer and make more for all of us…

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So Come!

Be included Here!

The is an empty chair for you at the Table of the Lord!