Luke 5:27-39

Summary

The sermon explores Luke 5:27-39, focusing on Jesus' call to Levi, a tax collector, to follow Him and the significance of Jesus dining with sinners. It emphasizes that Jesus' invitation is an effectual call initiated by God, bringing sinners to repentance through grace and mercy rather than works or self-righteousness. The sermon contrasts the old religious system of the Pharisees with the new covenant of grace, highlighting that Jesus came to feast with sinners as the bridegroom and will do so eternally at the marriage supper of the Lamb. Ultimately, it underscores that salvation is by grace through faith in Christ's death and resurrection, not by human effort.