Christ Calls Us to Himself

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 8 December 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Here’s my thesis: The reason most people who profess belief in Christianity still don’t live big lives is because they don’t actually understand Christianity. Most people think Christianity is basically like other religions. But Jesus says his message is absolutely different. Everyone who really becomes a Christian has a sense of being awakened. Something radical has to happen. A real Christian is someone who has been called. A real Christian is someone who has had an experience like Matthew. The calling of Matthew shows us that to be called means 1) you sense a power coming in from outside taking charge, 2) you are confronted with a person, not a lot of intellectual ideas, and 3) you rise and follow him. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 10, 1995. Series: Matthew 9. Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gospel in life. Does it seem like God is working very slowly in your life or do you feel like he may have forgotten his promises altogether?
0:12.0	Today Tim Keller is preaching on the incredible may have forgotten his promises altogether?
0:12.8	Today Tim Keller is preaching on the incredible hope that the Christmas story brings.
0:17.4	The birth of Jesus shows us that God never forgets his promises,
0:21.5	and that when they come true true they are greater than we ever
0:24.3	could have imagined.
0:27.0	The passage on which the teaching is print in your bulletin at the place where you are.
0:38.0	And you know, I think what I'm going to do, for three weeks,
0:41.0	we're going to look, for three, in September, we're going to look at this incident, the calling of Matthew.
0:49.3	And actually what I'm going to do is I'm going to read just a little bit beyond what's printed theirs, but
0:55.1	open your bulletin and read with me.
0:57.9	But the story of this incident is in Chapter 9 of Matthew, versus 9 to 17.
1:05.0	I'm going to read you that because every single week,
1:08.0	this week, next week, and the following week,
1:09.0	we're going to be looking at all eight of those verses.
1:12.0	So let me read it to you.
1:14.0	As Jesus went on from there he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collectors
1:20.9	booth follow me he told him at the tax collectors booth.
1:22.5	Follow me, he told him.
1:25.7	And Matthew got up and followed him.
1:29.3	While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew's house,
1:31.4	many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him
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