Meeting People Where They Are


(Sermon preached June 18, 2023) The call of Matthew is found in Matthew 9:9-13.  As a tax collector, he is despised, yet Jesus makes a beeline for him and invites Matthew to follow him.  When Jesus eats a meal with Matthew and his friends, the Pharisees criticize him.  Jesus sees Matthew as beloved, and that makes all the difference in what follows.

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