The Gospel According to Jesus – Session 8

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Sunday 21st October 2012

Getting On the Right Side of Your Destiny

Don’t let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.

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13 He went out to the seaside again and when the whole crowd came to him he taught them.

14 He went on from there and saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at his tax booth. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him.

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15 Later he was having dinner at Matthew’s house and many tax collectors and sinners were eating at the table with him and the disciples because there were many who had followed him.

16 The scribes of the Pharisees saw him eating with sinners and tax collectors and said to his disciples, “Why is it that he eats with tax collectors and sinners?”

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17 Jesus overheard them and said, “It is not the healthy people who need a doctor but only those who are unwell. I have not come to call the righteous people but only the sinners.”

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Read/Read Tell& Check/Tell & Check Ask the Questions Pray and be Accountable

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Three questions……….

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Three questions we want to ask…….

1. WHAT is God wanting us to know?2. WHAT IF this happened in my life?3. What do I need TO DO?

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Question 1 There was the call of Matthew to

follow Jesus There was Jesus proclamation of

who he had come to rescue

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Question 2 I would be following when Jesus asks me

“Follow him”. I would recognise who “the sick” in my

world are and I would go to where the need is.

I would be asking who I needed to say “Follow me” to?

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Question 3 I need to listen to God and go where he

tells me I need to find the “Matthews”, find those

persons of peace I need to seek and rescue his people

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Matthew, the Tax Collector

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