JESUS CAME TO CALL SINNERS

Matthew 9:9-13

Key Verse 13

“But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

1. Read verse 9. Whom did Jesus see? (9a) What kind of person was he? How did Jesus call him? (9b) What was Matthew’s response and why? (9c)

2. Read verse 10-11. Who came to Matthew’s house to eat with Jesus? (10) What might have been the reason that many sinners came? What question did Pharisees ask Jesus’ disciples? (11)

3. Read verses 12-13. What did Jesus teach those who criticized Him? (12) What does God desire? (13a) What does Jesus’ purpose in coming mean to us all (13b)?