Oh, let the Son of God enfold you with His spirit and his love

Let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul

Oh, let him have the things that hold you,

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the Word for today, Pastor Chuck continues with the publicans and the sinners as we pick up in Luke, chapter verse one and now with today's message here's Pastor Chuck

You should add zest and flavor because of your walk with Jesus Christ

Salt has another capacity of making people thirsty and you should be creating a thirst in people.

Then drew near to him all of the publicans and sinners to hear him.

And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured saying, this man receives sinners and he

eats with them. Notice the four groups that had gathered divided into two categories.

First of all, the publicans and sinners. Publicans were the tax collectors, the outcast of that society, one of the most hated

persons in the community.

They were considered by the Jews to be traitors and quizlings.

And they were always classified with sinners.

And so the publicans and the sinners had gathered to hear Jesus.

It's amazing that many of the publicans were attracted to Jesus.

Matthew was a publican, called to be a disciple.

He left his receipt of customs, and he followed Jesus.

Zacchaeus was a publican, and after his encounter with Jesus,

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