1. The Gospel According to Jesus
– Session 8
Mark 2:13-17
Sunday 21st October 2012

2. Getting On the Right Side of Your
Destiny
Don’t let the fear of striking out keep
you from playing the game.

3. Mark 2:13-17
13He went out to the seaside again and when
the whole crowd came to him he taught them.
He went on from there and saw Levi the son
14
of Alphaeus sitting at his tax booth. Jesus said to
him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed
him.

4. Mark 2:13-17
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?”

5. Mark 2:13-15
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.”

6. Mark 2:13-17
 Read/Read
 Tell& Check/Tell & Check
 Ask the Questions
 Pray and be Accountable

7. Mark 2:13-17
Three questions……….

8. Mark 2:13-17
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?

9. Mark 2:13-17
Question 1
 There was the call of Matthew to
follow Jesus
 There was Jesus proclamation of
who he had come to rescue

10. Mark 2:13-17
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?

11. Mark 2:13-17
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

12. Mark 2:13-17
Matthew, the Tax Collector

13. Mark 2:13-17

14. Mark 2:13-17

15. Mark 2:13-17