Sunday Message in case you missed it: HERE IS MY LITTLE MESSAGE FOR TOMORROW....SHALOM. Matthew 9.9 Dealing with Tax Collectors A. Matthew/ Mattityahu = the gift of Yahweh B. What everyone else called him/them. 1. what was the social status of a tax collector in Bible times? 2. Rabbis said that, one robber disgraced a whole family, so one publican in a family. Nedar 3.4 C. Jesus spotted Matthew. 1. Spotted = eido, to know, be aware, to look and to experience. 2. Jesus knew Him and He knows us: a. Jer 1.5 b. Heb 4.12-16 c. Jer 17.9 d. Jer 29.11 e. Gal 1.15 3. Jesus sets a new rule among the Jews and His followers towards to unacceptables of society: a. He ate with them Mark 2.16 b. He offered salvation to them Luke 19.9 c. He chose a tax collector to become a talmidim/disciple Matthew 9.9 4. What can we learn from Jesus here: a. Tax collector = name a sin, Matt 9.9 b. remember that he offers them relationship vs. religion Matt 9.12 c. people matter more to jesus than anything. d. no one is outside of his love and reach.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 05:02:03 +0000