This morning I want to talk to you about becoming a Christian - the invitation of Jesus to come and follow him. It is not my intention to judge who is or is not a Christian, or criticize anyone's experience of salvation, or to suggest that you are not already a member of God's family. My intention is rather to allow this text to speak clearly to us about Jesus' invitation. My purpose is to give voice to Jesus' call to discipleship.

I approach this text from Matthew with a few assumptions, a few underlying givens. Let me share with you what they are.

1. Our text suggests that Jesus invites people to join him - to come to the marriage feast. I believe that Jesus still invites people to the marriage feast. That marriage feast is the life of following Christ, the experience of committing your li…