This Sunday's Inspirational Message is:

Who Does He Think He's Eating With?

Today's message comes from Matthew chapter 9, verses 9 through 13. The title is "Who Does He Think He's Eating With?" — and honestly, that is the question that hangs in the air the moment Jesus sits down at a dinner table with a tax collector and a bunch of sinners. The religious leaders were scandalized. The neighbors were whispering. And Jesus? He just kept passing the bread.

Here's what we're going to explore today: Why did Jesus call Matthew — a man most people despised — to follow Him? Why did Jesus deliberately go to a party filled with the wrong kind of people? And what does all of that have to say to us, right here, right now?

In this message, we're going to look at three powerful truths that come out of this passage.

1. First, that Jesus sees people everyone else has written off.

2. Second, that Jesus pursues the broken, not the polished.

3. And third, that following Jesus means going where He goes — even when it makes us uncomfortable.

These are not soft, easy ideas. They are challenging. They push back against our natural tendency to stay comfortable, to sit with people just like us, and to keep our faith nice and tidy. But the gospel has never been neat. It has always been scandalous, beautiful grace.

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Once again, thanks for joining us in our time of worshiping the Lord through His Word!

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"Scripture quotations taken from the Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible. 1995. LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

The music "Revive Us Again" and "Be Thou My Vision" arranged and played by Don Wigton. Used by Permission.