Matthew 9:913

1
Matthew 99-13

• Matthews (Levis) call to to discipleship
• Whats his name?
• See parallels (Mk 213, Lk 527)
• Our new name (Rev 217)
• Who were the tax collectors?
• What is a disciple (mathetes)?
• Follows teaching (Jn 831) AND teacher (Lk 1433)
• Did Matthew forsake all? (See Lk 528)
• Every True Christian is a disciple (Acts 1421)

2
Matthew 99-13 (Contd)

• Party time!!
• Matthews Evangelism Party
• See parallel (Lk 529)
• A target of the Pharisees
• Men of God were always a target Matt 1118-19
• The scribes of the Pharisees (Lk 530, Acts 239)
• Jesus Response
• Physician illustration
• Old Testament lesson Hosea 66-7
• The self proclaimed righteous (Rom 310)

3
Matthew 914 -17

• Why arent they fasting???
• The diligent fasters
• See parallel (Lk 533)
• Do rituals as such earn you salvation? (Lk
  189-15)
• The Jewish conception of fasting
• mourning? (compare to Lk 534)
• Joel 212, Ezra 821
• A new order of things
• Wineskins and fermentation
• The new (grace) vs. the old (law)

4

• Group 1 - Discipleship
• Read Mark 834-37. How is self denial critical
  to faith?
• Matthew held a big reception and invited many
  unsaved tax collector friends. What does this
  say about the zeal for evangelism a convert
  should exemplify?
• Group 2 Fasting
• Read Isaiah 585-7. Describe what God wanted more
  than showy fasting. Did Jesus and His disciples
  do this?
• How would you witness to a religious person who
  is trusting in ritual rather than faith (Eph
  28-9)?
• Group 3 The new wine
• Read Isa 658-9. Who is the new wine?
• What are some examples of putting new wine in an
  old skin (i.e. mixing grace and law)? (Rom 116,
  Gal 49-11, 52-5)
• Group 4 The friend of sinners
• Why did Jesus reach out to the tax collectors,
  prostitutes, and poor rather than the religious
  and rich? (James 46, Lk 1822-24)
• Read James 44. How do you differentiate the
  friendship Jesus had with sinners versus
  friendship with the world?