Gospel: Matthew 9:9-13: It is not the healthy who need the doctor. What I want is mercy,
not sacrifice.
I Reading: Genesis 23:1-4.19.24:1-8.62-67: Isaac loved Rebekah
and so was consoled for the loss of his mother.
Jesus Calls Matthew: Receiving sinners, Mt 9:9-13
What
is so heart-warming and touching is that Matthew shares his own personal
conversion how Jesus came to save sinners such as him. He does not talk about
himself nor about the details of his sin and shame, but he lifts up Jesus and
the glorious salvation Jesus came to bring. He emphasizes not his own
conversion, but the fact that Jesus came to save all tax collectors and sinners
such as him.
1. The sinner who needed a Savior
(v.9)
a.
Jesus
saw a man
b.
Jesus
called the man
c.
The
man’s one act: he got up and followed Jesus
2. The sinner who introduced his
sinful friends to the Savior (v.10-11)
a.
He
entertained Jesus and his sinful friends
b.
The
religionists questioned Jesus’ fellowshipping with sinners
3. The Saviour who saved the sinner:
His mission (v.12-13)
a.
He
came to be where the spiritually sick are
b.
He
came to have mercy, not to gain sacrifice
c.
He
came to call people and sinners to repentance
Thought: Matthew committed himself totally to Jesus. Once he began to follow
Jesus, he never turned back.
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