KingsGate Community Church
Who's on God's Guest List?
– with Andrew Ollerton
Who's on God's Guest List?
– with Andrew Ollerton
Luke 5:27-32 NIVUK
Scene I.
Jesus invites Levi to follow… and he accepts!
Luke 5:27-28
Luke 5:27 NIVUK
Luke 5:32 NIVUK
Luke 5:28 NIVUK
Luke 5:28 ESV
Scene II.
Levi invites Jesus to feast… and he accepts!
Luke 5:29-32
JESUS ENJOYED THE GOOD THINGS OF LIFE – SO CAN WE!
Luke 7:34 NIVUK
LEVI MADE PEOPLE FEEL AT HOME – SO CAN WE!
Luke 5:29 NIVUK
JESUS ATE WITH SINNERS – SO CAN WE!
Separatism (holy huddle) vs. Syncretism (blend in)
“While other religious leaders of the day saw their task as being to keep themselves in quarantine, away from possible sources of moral and spiritual infection, Jesus saw himself as a doctor who’d come to heal the sick. There’s no point in a doctor staying in quarantine. He’ll never do his job!”
– N.T. Wright – Matthew for Everyone
Luke 5:29 NIVUK
LEVI INVITED HIS FRIENDS TO MEET JESUS – SO CAN WE!
Luke 5:29 NIVUK
Revelation 3:20 ESV