Parables: The Wedding Party
This week in our series on the parables, we turn to one of Jesus’ most unsettling stories—the wedding feast found in Matthew 22 and Luke 14. Unlike the mustard seed or the yeast, this parable bristles with tension, power, and even violence. Is God really like a king who burns cities and throws guests into the outer darkness? Or is Jesus showing us something deeper about empire, resistance, and the surprising way of God’s kingdom?
Join Pastor Zach as he reframes this difficult parable, pushing back against harmful interpretations and opening a conversation about nonviolent resistance, compassion, and what it really means to follow Jesus in a world still shaped by power and control.
