Hey person, did Jesus ever get that hole in the roof fixed after he healed that guy who couldn’t walk?
What? The Bible doesn’t say anything about it? How am I supposed to sleep at night if I’m worried if there’s still a hole in the roof or not?
Jesus did what?
He signed up another disciple? Didn’t he have enough already?
Did this new disciple catch a lot of fish too?
I’ll listen if there’s fish.
There’s food in the story? Okay, I’ll listen.
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In Jesus’ day the Israelites hated the Roman government that ruled over them because the Roman’s were very oppressive. They also hated the tax collectors because they were collecting taxes for the Roman government. These tax collectors were Jews who not only worked for the Roman government, but usually collected more tax than required and kept the extra for themselves.
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What does that have to do with food?
The food is coming?
I’ll listen then.
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Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth and he said to him, “Follow me.”
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Why would Jesus want someone nobody liked on his team? Wouldn’t that put him at a disadvantage?
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The food’s almost here?
I’ll listen then.
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Matthew got up and followed Jesus and then invited Jesus to dinner at his house.
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Do you think Matthew would invite me too?
I’ll listen, but do you mind if I drool while I’m listening?
I can’t help it if I drool, but if you give me a treat I might stop.
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Matthew also invited a bunch of tax collectors and “sinners” to have dinner with them. Some of the religious people called Pharisees saw this and asked Jesus’ disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?”
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I’d eat with them too as long as they shared their food – and gave me loves.
I am listening.
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Jesus heard the Pharisee’s question and said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
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Does that mean that Jesus still loves me even when I’m getting into mischief?
Woo woo! Jesus loves me! I hope he’ll bring me some fish.
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