1. GETTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR DESTINY MARK 2:13-17

2. GETTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR DESTINY 3. GETTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR DESTINY 13. Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them. 14. As he walked along he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collectors booth. Follow me Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him. 4. GETTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR DESTINY 15. While Jesus was having dinner at Levis house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples for there were many who followed him. 16. When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with sinners and tax collectors, they asked the disciples: 5. GETTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR DESTINY Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners? 17. On hearing this Jesus said to them, It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners. 6. GETTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR DESTINY Dont let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game! 7. GETTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR DESTINY Read/Read Tell & Check/Tell & Check Ask the questions Pray & be accountable 8. GETTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR DESTINY Three questions we want to ask 1. What is God wanting us to know? 2. What if this happened in my life? 3. What do I need to do? 9. GETTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR DESTINY Question 1 There was the call of Matthew to follow Jesus There was Jesus proclamation about who he had come to rescue 10. GETTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR DESTINY Question 2 I would be following when Jesus asks me to follow him I would recognise who the sick were in my spheres of influence and go to where the need is I would be asking who I needed to say follow me to 11. GETTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR DESTINY Question Three I need to listen to God and go where he tells me I need to find the Matthews, those persons of peace I need to seek and rescue his people 12. GETTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR DESTINY Matthew the Tax Collector 13. GETTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR DESTINY 14. GETTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR DESTINY 15. GETTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR DESTINY 16. GETTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR DESTINY