Matthew, the Tax Collector

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I’m pretty sure the modern American Church THINKS our opposition will come from secular people because of our morality (and there’s SOME truth to that) but for Jesus Christ and His closest students, opposition arose from a different sector. It came from scrupulously moral and spiritual people. The opposition from “worldly” people was minimal (in fact they were curious and attracted). The real threat was from – what we might call – churchgoers and clergymen!

So… as hard as it may be to fathom: why would traditional, religious, moral people find Jesus Christ so threatening? AND is any opposition facing the church in OUR time and place – are WE facing resistance because of Jesus or for some other reason?

Let’s look at:
#1 – two controversies and one big idea
#2 – two unnoticed facts that could’ve stopped the controversy
#3 – how this all informs our discipleship today

The two controversies are:
1) the company Jesus Christ kept (sometimes He ate with sinful, non-religious type people) and
2) a kind of lightheartedness or celebratory tone – He and His disciples seemed to be what no religious person SHOULD be i.e. happy. They ate and drank and seemed to enjoy it.

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An Invitation to Satisfaction

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Beginnings

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The Twelve

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Spiritual Freedom

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Peter’s Confession of Faith

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Training in Temperament

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The Anointing in Bethany

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The Master Serves

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Dying Parent & Little Ones

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The Self-Confident Christian

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The True Vine (What CAN You..

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The Disciples & the World

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The Sheep Scattered

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News Too Good To Be True

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The Restoration of Simon,..

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Fishers of Men

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A Parable for Distracted..

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True Discipleship & False..

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First Attempts at Evangelism

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Lord of the Storm

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First Lesson on the Cross

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menu_book Mark 8:27-38 ,

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The Transfiguration

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menu_book 2 Peter 1:16-19 ,

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As This Little Child

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The Excluded Exorcist & the..

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The Sons of Thunder Strike..

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Here Come the Greeks!

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O Jerusalem! Jerusalem!

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Eyes Opened

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Judas Iscariot

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Jesus, the Disciple

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