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Rolling Hills Community Church - Franklin Campus - Jeff Simmons Love. Everyone. Always. | March 10, 2019

Next at Home Matthew 9:9-13 1. Jesus chose ​you As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.​ ​Vs. 9 ● Matthew​ accepted Jesus’ invitation and followed Him. ● Jesus invites ​you​ to follow Him. ● We are His ​disciples​ today. You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in My name the Father will give you. This is My command: Love each other. ​John 15:16-17 2. Jesus came for the spiritually ​lost​. On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.”​ ​Vs. 12 ● Matthew was a “​tax​ collector” which, in the Jew’s minds, was lower than a ​sinner​. ● Jesus loves ​all​ people. ● You can love someone without ​agreeing​ with everything they do. ● Everyone is fighting a battle. Everyone needs ​community​ and ​Christ​. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. ​Luke 19:10 3. When you are ​passionate​ about something, you want to tell others! While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.​ ​Vs. 10 ● Matthew wanted all of his ​friends​ to meet Jesus. ● How passionate are we about ​Jesus​? ● 75% of evangelical Christians have had less than 10 spiritual conversations in a year. ● When you ​stop​ talking about Jesus to others, then you need to check your heart. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.​ ​Deuteronomy 6:6-7 4. You live where you live for a ​reason​ and a ​purpose​. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” ​Vs. 11 ● Matthew used his ​home​ to further God’s Kingdom. ● How are you using your home for the glory of God? ● Be ​proactive​ and not just ​reactive​. ● 82​% of people who don’t go to church said they will go if someone invites them. But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. ​1 Peter 3:15

Rolling Hills Community Church - Franklin Campus - Jeff Simmons Love. Everyone. Always. | March 10, 2019 5. ​Love​ the people around you. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.​ ​Vs. 13b ● Matthew ​loved​ his friends. ● When you have a spiritual conversation with someone, what you are saying is… ○ You matter to ​me​ and you matter to ​God​. ● Learn to love like ​Jesus​. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?​ ​Matthew 5:46 Matthew never lost his passion for loving people and telling them about Jesus! Now, may we, as Jesus’ disciples today: Love. Everyone. Always. Taking It Home Jesus loves all people. As followers of Jesus today, we must learn to love like Jesus. It is easy to love people who are just like us and who love us back, but real love is meeting people where they are and inviting them to Jesus. When we are passionate about something, we will tell others - whether it is a sports team, a movie, or something on social media, we want others to know. When we love Jesus, we can’t help but talk about Him. And, His call to us, as His disciples, is for us to fall more in love with Him each day and then to Love. Everyone. Always.