Preacher that did not preach!

Introduction

Have you been converted?       ܡܲܕܸܪܲܢ: ܡܵܪܝܵܐ܆ ܠܟܸܣܠܘܼܟܼ –ܦܝܼܫܹܐ ܝܘܵܚ ܡܘܼܕܸܪܹܐ؟

o   John 6:44ܝܘܚܢܢ ܘ : 44                          

o   Ezekiel 16:8ܚܙܩܝܐܝܠ ܝܘ : 8                        

o   Ephesians 2:1-6                                        ܐܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܒ : 1 –6              

o   Matthew 18:3ܡܬܝ ܝܚ : 3                      

o   Lamentation 5:21ܐܘܠܝܬ̈ܐ ܗ : 21                   

o   Jeremiah 31:18-19ܐܪܡܝܐ ܠܐ : 18 –19                       

Let’s look at Levi’s conversion:

1)      We see the fact of Levi’s conversion recorded (vs. 27-28)  

 ܫܘܼܚܠܵܦܹܐ ܕܠܹܘܝܼ: ܘܫܒ̣ܸܩܠܹܗ ܟܠ ܡܢܕܝܼ: ܘܩܸܡܠܹܗ ܐ݉ܙܸܠܹܗ ܒܵܬ݉ܪܹܗ

o   Isaiah 59:1ܐܫܥܝܐ ܢܛ : 1                      

o   Matthew 19:25-26ܡܬܝ ܝܛ : 25 –26                    

o   II Corinthians 6:2ܒ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܘ : 2                 

2)      We see the Levi’s celebration recorded (vs. 29)

     ܐܲܪܚܘܼܬܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܬܵܐܕܠܹܘܝܼ

o    Luke 15:4-7ܠܘܩܐ ܝܗ : 4 –7                

3)      We see Levi’s concern (vs. 29)

     ܘܐܝܼܬ ܗ݉ܘܵܐ ܟܸܢܫܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܕܕܲܡܓ̣ܵܟ̰̈ܝܼܹܐ: ܘܕܐܚܸܪ݉ܢܹܗ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܕܠܹܘܝܼ

o    John 1:40-41                                     ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐ : 40–41             

4)       We see Levi’s critics (vs. 30-32)                                         ܛܘܼܪܛܸܡܠܘܿܢ ܣܵܦܪܹܐ ܘܦܪܝܼܫܹܐ

o   Luke 5:32ܠܘܩܐ ܗ : 32                      

o   Matthew 11:28ܡܬܝ ܝܐ : 28                  

o   Isaiah 55:1, 3, 6-7ܐܫܥܝܐ ܢܗ : 1، 3، 6 –7                

Conclusion  –          I Timothy 3:15ܐ. ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܓ : 15       

ܡܗܘܼܡܸܢܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܐ ܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ: ܘܟܹܐ ܚܵܫܚܵܐ ܠܟܠܵܗܿ ܩܵܒܲܠܬܵܐ:

ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܐ݉ܬܹܠܹܐ ܠܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܠܦܵܪܘܿܩܹܐ ܠܚܲܛܵܝܹ̈ܐ: ܕܩܵܕ݉ܡܵܝܵܝ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ.