Sermon Notes February 15, 2015
“An Outcast Encounters Jesus” (Matthew 9:9-13)
I. Matthew’s story is about how Jesus treats
_______________.
A. Matthew was an ____________ of the Roman
government.
B. The general ____________ of tax collectors didn’t
help them be accepted by the people.
C. The Jewish attitude toward tax collectors was one
of ____________. (Matthew 5:46-47; Matthew
18:17)
1. The tax collectors were hated because of the
____________ they did.
2. The tax collectors were hated because of their
own ____________ and favoritism.
3. The tax collectors were also hated because
they were representatives of ____________.
4. For many Jews their hatred was a _________
issue.
D. Even the hated are ____________ in God’s
kingdom. (1 Timothy 1:15-16)
II. Matthew’s story is also about _____________.