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Calling Sinners (Luke 5:27-32)
After that He went out and noticed a tax collector named Levi sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, "Follow Me." And he left everything behind, and got up and {began} to follow Him. Jesus, after He had healed a paralytic, went out of the place where He was and saw a man collecting taxes by the name of Levi (commonly known as Matthew, meaning “gift of God”). Levi was sitting in a tax booth and was doing a job that caused him to be despised by most people. Nobody enjo

Mark L. Hatfield
Dec 20, 20258 min read


Healing Paralysis (Luke 5:17-26)
One day He was teaching; and there were {some} Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting {there} who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and {from} Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was {present} for Him to perform healing. As we continue to follow Jesus in His ministry, we find Him coming in contact with one of the strictest divisions among the Jews. The Pharisees were dedicated to keeping every minuscule detail of the law of God (their view of it anyway).

Mark L. Hatfield
Nov 3, 202511 min read


Unclean to Clean (Luke 5:12-16)
While He was in one of the cities, behold, {there was} a man covered with leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and...

Mark L. Hatfield
Sep 24, 20257 min read
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