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My Song In The Night (Gospel of Luke)
我夜间的歌曲《路加福音》

My Song In The Night (Gospel of Luke)
我夜间的歌曲《路加福音》 
Day 
Day 53

Text: Luke 5: 27-29

THE MINISTRY OF THE LORD JESUS

1. The ministry of the Lord Jesus must have surprised many, if not all

a. By His teachings.
b. By His deeds.
c. They were vastly different:
i. From the scribes and Pharisees.
ii. From the traditional views and practices.

2. Everything about the Lord Jesus was

a. Refreshingly uplifting to the heart and soul.
b. Really extraordinary.

THE GATHERING OF A BAND OF DISCIPLES

1. The Lord Jesus did not gather

a. Priests
b. Scribes
c. Pharisees

2. He gathered humble people

a. Ordinary people.
b. Four of them, at least, were fishermen.
c. This assortment of Disciples:
i. Different from the standard theological schools in the country.
ii. Difficult to imagine how they would turn out.

3. A very unusual Invitation issued

a. The Lord called Levi, a tax collector (Matthew).
b. He invited Matthew to follow Him (Luke 5:27).

4. Tax collectors

a. They were despised by many.
b. They were regarded as “wicked”.
c. Many took advantage of their positions.
i. They collected taxes on behalf of Rome.
ii. They were known to be quite dishonest people.
d. Yet, the Lord Jesus called Levi Matthew to follow Him.

IMMEDIATE RESPONSE OF MATTHEW

1. He gave a farewell feast

2. He invited many fellow-tax collectors to his farewell feast (Luke 5:29)

a. He was saying farewell to his friends.
b. He was concluding a chapter of his life as a tax collector.
c. He had found faith in the Lord Jesus.
d. He was going to follow the Lord as one of His disciples.

经文：路加福音 5：27-29

主耶稣的事工

1. 主耶稣的事工使许多人，甚至所有人感到惊奇

a. 祂的教训
b. 祂所做的
c. 这些都与众不同
i. 不像文士和法利赛人所做的
ii. 不像传统的看法及行为

2. 主耶稣的一切都

a. 振奋人心和灵
b. 非常特别

聚集一批门徒

1. 主耶稣没有聚集

a. 祭司
b. 文士
c. 法利赛人

2. 祂聚集谦卑的人

a. 普通人
b. 其中至少四个是渔夫
c. 门徒的分类
i. 不像国内一般的神学院
ii. 很难想象他们会变成怎么样

3. 非常不寻常的邀请

a. 主耶稣叫利未，一个税史（马太）
b. 祂邀请马太跟从祂《路加福音 5：27》

4. 税史

a. 被很多人歧视
b. 他们被认为是“可恶”
c. 很多人利用他们的地位
i. 他们替罗马收税
ii. 众人知道他们不是诚实的人
d. 但是主耶稣却请利未马太跟从祂

马太立刻的回应

1. 他摆了一个筵席

2. 他请了许多税史来参加他的告别宴《路加福音 5：29》

a. 他在和朋友告别
b. 他结束他做税史的一个阶段
c. 他在主耶稣里找到了信心
d. 他将跟从主耶稣，成为祂门徒之一