13.03.2022

Everyone can be friends with Jesus (2)

Everyone can be friends with Jesus, even if they did something wrong. Matthew (Tax Collector) • Matthew 9:9-12 Matthew was a tax collector who collected money from people to pay their government. But he collected more money than he was supposed to. So, no one liked him because he made bad choices. However, Jesus asked Matthew to follow him. He even went to Matthew’s house for dinner. Jesus loved Matthew and wanted to be his friend.

Discussion
Questions

1. Why didn’t the people like Matthew?

“Matthew made bad choices by collecting more money than he should from the people.”

2. Why did Jesus ask Matthew to follow Him?

“Jesus loved Matthew and wanted to be his friend.”

3. Name some bad choices you have made.

Jesus wants to spend time with everyone. He wants to be our friend even though we made bad choices. He wants to teach us how to make good choices again. People may not want to be friend with you because of the bad choices you make, but Jesus is not like that. He loves everyone and you can trust Him to be the best friend you can ever have.