I never noticed till pastor pointed it out how much ministry is done at the table.

Everything is two things: we honor the ones who are in leadership and so we follow laws. AND Jesus emphasizes not being enslaved to the letter of the law, so to be careful that the law hasn’t been prioritized over compassion for people

V4 he heals on the Sabbath, in part, to help the Pharisees and lawyers see where they have wrong thinking about what following the law means

The teaching in this section:
– Don’t puff myself up but allow honor to come to me (v10ish)
-Don’t seek to give to people who will repay but trust that the good I give will come back to me when it matters more (v14ish)
– be aware of excuses blocking my following: possessions, work, other relationships…(v 18)

Jesus in this parable says (v24) “none of those who were invited will taste my dinner”

The other hard sentence is v 33: none of you can become my disciples if you don’t give up all your possessions.

Awareness of what we’re holding onto tighter than jesus–what is that thing? Am I willing to let it go? There’s value in asking what i love more than Jesus