Drawing from the Parable of the Wedding Banquet in Matthew 22:1-14, this sermon explores the urgency and gravity of responding to God's invitation of salvation. The king in the parable represents God, who has prepared a lavish wedding feast for his son and extends a generous, costly invitation to all. The sermon identifies three types of responses to this invitation: indifference, hostility, and acceptance. The greatest danger to the human soul, the pastor argues, is not open rebellion against God but quiet neglect -- allowing ordinary life to crowd out the most important decision a person can make. The wedding garment serves as a central symbol of Christ's righteousness, which cannot be substituted by personal merit or moral effort. Salvation is not about cleaning up one's own life sufficiently to earn a seat at the table; it is about receiving, ...