The Call, The Commitment, The Celebration
Mark 2:13–16

I. The Call to Come Closer — “He Went Forth Again by the Sea Side” (Mark 2:13)
A. The Continual Call of Christ
B. The Crowd’s Curiosity
C. The Invitation to the Interested

II. The Call to Commitment — “Follow Me” (Mark 2:14)
A. The Command for Courageous Commitment
B. The Response of the Receptive
C. The Consecration of the Called

III. The Celebration of the Changed — “Many Publicans and Sinners Sat Also” (Mark 2:15)
A. The Company of the Contaminated
B. The Communion of the Converted
C. The Character of Christ’s Company

IV. The Criticism of the Critics — “How Is It That He Eateth and Drinketh With Publicans and Sinners?”
(Mark 2:16)
A. The Critics’ Condemnation
B. Christ’s Clarification
C. The Call for Compassion and Clarity