Matthew 9:9-17
I. The Call to Sinners
II. The Call to Repentance - To Jesus Himself
III. The Call to Service
Do we understand the call to discipleship.
This is a true response of one who understands the call to discipleship.
Over the span of the text we have been studying one needed to slow down. One needed to speed up. Matthew was just right.
Go and learn what this means was a bit of a hit at them - Hosea 6:6
How many people are tied up in spiritual rituals, not the real deal.
God desires covenant faithfulness.
The pharisee's don't understand why Jesus is with the sinners.
We love because he first loved us.
We never would have chosen Him had he not chosen us.
We can only love someone because God first loved me.
We need to understand and that we are no more worthy of God's grace today. The call to dicipleship is a call to sinners.
v. 14ff They view God as a demanding God
Jesus is present - feast don't fast!
Whatever your preconceptions, Jesus won't fit in just because you thought so. You must change and make your life fit into whatever Jesus' plan is.
If you don't know Jesus - Fast, Pray, Seek
Jesus hangs out with goes out with sinners.
How do I look at sinners? Saved or unsaved...
