Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0005B recorded on November 5, 1978 teaching from Matthew 22:1-14 – Go Ye Therefore.
Pastor Cyril A. Stevens focuses on the parable of the wedding feast found in Matthew 22. The parable describes a king preparing a wedding for his son, but those initially invited refuse to come, even mistreating the king’s servants. Consequently, the king commands his servants to go into the highways and byways and invite everyone they find, regardless of their status. Pastor Stevens highlights the phrase “go ye therefore,” emphasizing the call to actively seek and bring others to the wedding feast, which is as an invitation for us to partake in the Lord’s table. Stevens uses this parable to encourage listeners to invite others to church and to experience the welcoming embrace of faith, as encapsulated in the slogan “come and dine in ’79.”