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Message Notes
“As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me,’ he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, ‘Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?’ On hearing this, Jesus said, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.’” —Matthew 9:9-13 NIV
Lesson 1: Jesus welcomes all into His service no matter how corrupt
Lesson 2: Jesus seeks intimacy in relationship with His followers
“While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.“ —Matthew 9:10-11
Lesson 3: Jesus’ connection to you changes everything about you
Because he met Jesus, Matthew the Tax Collector…
- Healed the sick and cast out demons (Matthew 10:1-8)
- Multiplied food enough for 5,000+ people (Mathew 14:13-21)
- Witnesses the Resurrected Christ (John 20:19-23)
- Writes one of the Gospel’s (Matthew)