Brian Message at The King's Church.

• Story of Jim Baker and Billy Graham . " Didn't care what anyone else thought of them. Because they thought the love of jesus to those that needed it most was the most important thing in their lives.
• Feel like an outsider
• Unlikely choice to be used by God.
• Matthew Calling: Followers Me- Accompany Me---Be My companion and I'll be your companion, and we will walk the road of life together.
• : Jesus said "Be my companion and I will support you all the way through your life(made me think of footprints in the sand)
• The application is perhaps thats what you need today. You need today, you need jesus to be your companion. To lift you out from where you are and He will do it for you if you ask.
• Why did Matthew get up so quickly and decide to be the companion of Jesus.
• Matthew felt isolated!!!...more to life than he currently had
• BE THE PERSON THAT YOU NEED TO BE.
• Rise Up/Stand Up also mean RESURRECT. Symbolic of the ressurection of an old life to a new life, with a companionship of Jesus.
• Matthew is incapable of changing himself. Matthew finds it impossible to change his situation but with resurrection power your life can change immediately. For some people it takes a bit longer but it can change with the Resurrection power of Jesus
• Perhaps you are like Alicia???? Found out from Mary Brian's wife it was the prophet Elisha not Alicia. No wonder i couldn't find Alicia in the Bible. Here are a few Key Takeaways:
  • Elisha's life is a testament to the power of faith and perseverance in the face of adversity.
  • He demonstrated that God is always present and capable of providing for His people, even in the darkest of times.
  • His story encourages Christians to trust in God's power and provision, and to remain steadfast in their faith, even when facing hardship. 

• This morning as we heard your in a valley perhaps you got habits in your life that you know you need to change and you've tried everything and you cannot do it. You need the resurrection power of Jesus Christ in your life.
• You need to figuratively to be resolved to stand up and be resurrected again 
• Joy and Banquets are related to repentance
• There is always people that grumble
• I complained because someone didnt do it the way I wanted it to be done in the past. Now you can understand the pharisees. Jesus was doing something which is ahainst their rules and regulations
• The ones that complain are the ones that need to come to Matthew Table!!!!!
• WHAT IS JESUS SAYING TO YOU THIS MORNING ????