He speaks to them always about the sin of hypocrisy and pride.

He unmasked their evil intentions toward him,

and yet there is a mercy in what he says

because it is also a call for them to repent, being unmasked if they can only

see the truth of who they are, they can turn and come to him and enter the kingdom. Welcome to Grace to you with John MacArthur. I'm your host Phil Johnson.

What would you do if you were invited by the President of the United States to a state dinner at the White House?

Well, Jesus experienced something similar during his earthly ministry.

We find one example in Luke 14 where Jesus dines with some of the most powerful influencers in Israel,

men who in fact were among the Lord's greatest enemies.

What did Jesus say to these men, the Pharisees?

Well one thing is certain, he didn't pander to his hosts.

He rebuked him, telling a parable about another banquet,

and teaching a hard lesson on humility.

So why did he speak in a parable and how did Jesus words apply to you?

Find out as John MacArthur continues his study on Grace to You, titled Stories with Purpose.

Here's John with today's lesson.

Luke 14, 7 through 14.

Some of you will remember some years back a very famous incident with a

religious cult leader by the name of Jim Jones.

It's become pretty much legendary.

Jim Jones led his followers down to a South American country known as Guyana.

And there he managed to convince them to all drink Kool-Aid laced with cyanide and hundreds of people committed suicide in a mass

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