JESUS CALLS A MAN, LEVI

Luke 5:27-32

Key Verse: 5:27

* A MAN NAMED LEVI (27a)

1. Who was Levi? How were tax collectors regarded in Israel at that time? Why might a man become a tax collector? In what respect might Levi be called a selfish guy?

2. What can you guess about his life and his inner conflicts from the context of this event?

* FOLLOW ME (27b-32)

3. Describe Jesus' calling of Levi. What do you think Jesus meant by his invitation, "follow me"? What can we learn from Jesus who called such a man as Levi to be disciple?

4. How did Levi respond? What does his apparent lack of any calculation show about him? What would this decision mean practically in his life?

5. Describe the banquet in Levi's house. What does this event reveal about the change in Levi's life which resulted from his meeting Jesus?

6. Why did the Pharisees complain to Jesus' disciples? What does this reveal about the pharisees? How were they different from Jesus?

7. How did Jesus answer their criticism? How does this explain Jesus' association with outcasts? what does this teach about Jesus' motives? About his mission?

8. why doesn't Jesus call the righteous? (To whom is he referring?) What does it mean to call sinners to repentance? How did Levi demonstrate real repentance?

9. In what way should a disciple of Jesus be different from a Pharises?