THE SERMON - The Gospel & Evangelism | Matthew 9:9-13

Theology Applied

Right Response Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 27 April 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

There is no sign that Matthew was searching for Jesus or intending to follow him. Therefore, Jesus called Matthew first, only then did Matthew choose to follow Him. No one chooses Christ; he chooses us. When Jesus said, 'Follow me,' his words carried the same divine power that healed the paralyzed man when Jesus told him, ‘Get up and walk.' Christ is the Author of salvation, and his Word is the means of salvation. For the Gospel is “the power of God for salvation” (Romans 1:16). And in Matthew’s case, the call of Christ was an effectual call. He immediately got up and followed Jesus without hesitation or delay.

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0:31.0	for the reading of God's word. We are continuing once more through our sermon series on the gospel according to Matthew. Our text for today is Matthew
0:40.7	chapter 9 verses 9 through 13. Matthew chapter 9 versus 9 through 13. I'll read our text in its
0:46.6	entirety when I finish reading the text. I'm going to say this is the word of the Lord, at which
0:50.7	point I would appreciate very much if you would respond by saying thanks be to God.
0:55.6	One final time, our text for this morning is the gospel according to Matthew, chapter 9,
1:00.8	verses 9 through 13. The Bible says this. As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called
1:06.9	Matthew sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, follow me. And he rose and followed
1:14.9	him. And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners
1:21.7	came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples,
1:30.0	why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners? But when he heard it, he said,
1:36.6	those who are well have no need of a physician. But those who are sick, go and learn what this means.
1:47.2	I desire mercy and not sacrifice,
1:53.2	for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. This is the word of the Lord.
1:59.3	All right, please be seated. We'll go ahead and dive right in. There's three main points that I hope by the grace of God to convey
2:01.6	this morning the first is in regards to the gospel and doing the work of an evangelist
2:08.0	which is the first work that we see Matthew seeking to accomplish after being called by
2:13.6	Jesus as a disciple he immediately begins the work of an evangelist.
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