Mark
2:13-17Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
The Call
of Matthew
13 Then Jesus went out again beside the sea.
The whole crowd was coming to Him, and He taught them. 14 Then,
moving on, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and
He said to him, “Follow Me!” So he got up and followed Him.
Dining
with Sinners
15 While He was reclining at the table in Levi’s
house, many tax collectors and sinnerswere also guests[a] with Jesus and His disciples,
because there were many who were following Him. 16 When the
scribes of the Pharisees[b] saw that He was eating with
sinnersand tax collectors, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat[c] with tax collectors and sinners?”
17 When Jesus heard this, He told them, “Those
who are well don’t need a doctor, but the sick do need one. I
didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Questions:
1.
What did Jesus do at the sea?
A.
Preach to the crowds.
2.
What did Jesus day to Levi?
A.
Follow me!
3.
Would you be able to drop everything and follow
God?
A.
???
4.
Why did Jesus eat with the sinner?
A.
Because the healthy people don’t need him, the
sinners need him, the sick need him.
