Day 28: Matthew 22:1-22 | 2026 Lenten Reading Plan

Thank you for joining us for the twenty seventh reading in our Lenten Reading Plan. Find all the resources you need below: Read Matthew 22:1-22 on Bible Gateway: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2022%3A1-22&version=ESV Listen to Matthew 22:1-22: https://share.transistor.fm/s/a71387ff Download your own Lenten Reading Plan Bookmark: https://higherthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HT_Lenten-Reading-Plan-Bookmark-2601-PRINT-at-home.pdf Download the 2026 Lenten Reading Plan Study Guide: https://higherthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/HT_Lenten-Reading-Plan-Study-Guide-2511.pdf In Matthew 22:1-22, Jesus tells a parable about a wedding feast and then he answers questions about taxes. In the parable, everyone's too busy to attend except one man who shows up without proper wedding clothes and gets cast into "outer darkness." What does it mean to be cast into outer darkness? Why does God reject someone who actually showed up to the feast? How can we be "clothed in light" instead of trying to enter on our own merit? And what does Jesus mean when he says "render unto Caesar what is Caesar's"? Watch the full video on YouTube for answers to these questions (and more) about Matthew 22:1-22. Contributor Rev. Harrison Goodman is the Higher Things Executive Director of Missions and Theology. If you have questions or topics that you'd like discussed on Higher Things, email them to content@higherthings.org Subscribe to our channel to get notifications when we go live: http://youtube.com/@HTgospel4all To support the work of Higher Things®, visit https://higherthings.org/morehi/giving/ For more information about Higher Things, go to http://higherthings.org ------ Join the conversation on Social Media: http://facebook.com/higherthings http://instagram.com/higherthings https://www.tiktok.com/@higherthings