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Lesson:
The Kingdom Loyalty of Matthew
Discussion on Loyalty
- Id. “publicans and sinners” today. Can we be loyal to God and stay in out comfort zone without touching the lives of those who need the Savior?
- Is there fallacy in attempting to compartmentalizing loyalty to God…from the rest of our lives?
- The disciples readily accepted Matthew . To what degree do we mirror this acceptance of new believers and their friends/family?
Another Example Loyalty
Bible Examples:
Remember Lassie?
David & Jonathan
(Read I Samuel 18:1-4)
Knitted together
LOYALTY
Synonyms are:
faithful, allegiance, devotion, dedication, constant, unwavering, steady, unfailing.
Adam & Eve
(Gen. 2:23-24)
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called
Woman,
because she was taken out of Man.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Matthew & the kingdom of God
BACKGROUND on Matthew
BACKGROUND on Matthew
- Known as Levi prior to being called
- Profession was as a government tax collector
- Skills: Accounting, organizational, writing, loyal
- 1 of 12 men handpicked by Jesus
- Gospel = “front door” to the N.T.
- Very little known about him, personally...
- His writings focused on Jesus…& the Kingdom
- Matthew called to transfer his loyalty
- Read Luke 5:27-28
- Read p. 61, X2
- May have invited his former associates
- Read Matt. 9:10-13
- Other disciples accepted & worked beside Matt.
- (part of their “pack”)
Brief Summary of the Book of Matthew:
- Reveals that the man Jesus of Nazareth
- the King of the Jews
- the long awaited Messiah
- the sovereign Lord Jehovah
- He came to reveal how to enter the "Kingdom of Heaven.”
- fulfilled every prophecy that was spoken about Him in the Old Testament.
BACKGROUND on Matthew
Publican = tax collector for Roman gov't.
- Worldly Jew
- Served Roman gov't
- Traitor (collected from Hebrew)
- Way of life disqualified from synagogue
- Shunned by community
- World’s most powerful gov’t (Caesar)
- Business man
- Lucrative position
- Secure employment
Ruth & Naomi
(Ruth 1:16)
And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people,
and thy God my God:
Ever since early history, humans have developed a special bond with dogs. As pack animals, dogs have an inherent sense of loyalty to their pack and have a need for companionship, love, security and friendship.
As humans, we share many of these same needs. Over the years, this has led to dogs cementing their place right by our sides, as man's best friend. While we as humans view our dogs as our friends, they view us as members of their pack. http://www.entirelypets.com/loyaldogbreeds.html
- Read p. 58, X3 (Loyalty to Church)