Leaders welcome outcasts and sinnersMatthew 9:9-13Length: Short
Eat
Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.
- Read
- Reread
- Retell
Digest
Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.
What does this passage show me about God?
- Whom does Jesus call and eat with, and how does he answer the Pharisees?
What does it show me about people — and about myself?
- Which people have you, perhaps without noticing, treated as too far gone for your group?
What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)
- Whom that others avoid will you welcome this week — invite, eat with, include?
Who will I tell?
- How will you lead your group this week to make room for someone labeled a 'sinner'?
Grow
Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).
Pray
Jesus, you called Matthew from the tax booth and sat at his table. Teach me mercy, and make my table — and our group — a place where sinners meet you.