Are you a party pooper? Again and again, in the Gospels, the Lord symbolizes the Kingdom of God as a party. It's like a wedding banquet, He says - or a celebration after recovering a lost treasure. "There is joy in heaven..." and the gracious Host has invited everyone. But there are some wet blankets who refuse the invitation, and who try to keep others out. We'll find out why, in this sermon. It's a new one, to launch our new series, What Happened to the Kingdom? What was the Pharisees' problem? Did the religious elite have something against the Party-Giver?

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