Luke 5:27-32
Key Verse: 5:27

“After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. ‘Follow me,’ Jesus said to him...”

1. Read verses 27-28. Who was the second disciple Jesus called? How were tax collectors regarded? (Lk 5:30; Mk 2:15) Why? Why might a man become a tax collector? What does this reveal about his values and his inner life? (Jas 1:15)

2. What did Jesus say to Levi? How was Jesus’ view of Levi different from others’? How could Jesus have hope for such a selfish man?

3. Read verse 27 again. What did it mean to Jesus to invite Levi, “Follow me”? (Rev 3:20) What did it mean to the outcast Levi?

4. Read verses 28-29. How did Levi respond? What did he lose? What did he gain? How was his life turned around by this decision? (Ro 13:13,14)What did the banquet reveal about his changed life?

5. Read verses 30-32. Why did the Pharisees complain to Jesus’ disciples? What does this reveal about them? (Ro 3:23) How did Jesus answer? What does this reveal about Jesus? What does it mean to repent?