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‘Not The Same’ - 19.10.25 - Mark 2 - UNLTD CHURCH - Matt Clayton

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Matt unpacks three confrontational encounters Jesus has with the religious elite, highlighting a consistent pattern:

Jesus acts, gets opposed, and reveals something beautiful about the Kingdom of God.


We dive into the scandalous dinner with Levi (who becomes Matthew) the tax collector, the controversy over fasting, and the challenge to the Sabbath law. Discover why Jesus is unafraid of your "baggage" and how the new life he offers—the "new wine"—is meant to transform not just your spirit, but your entire life and the structures around it.



  • 0:00 - Welcome and Introduction

  • 0:12 - The Reoccurring Pattern: Act, Oppose, Reveal

  • 0:53 - Scripture Reading: Mark 2:13-28 (Read by Mia)

  • 3:45 - Reflecting on Key Moments in the Passage

  • 4:33 - Understanding the Pattern in the Three Stories

  • 6:00 - Diving into the Dinner at Levi's House

  • 6:46 - The Concern of Cross-Contamination

  • 7:21 - Who Were the Tax Collectors? Agents of Hate

  • 9:51 - Point 1: Jesus is Unafraid of Scandalous Lives

  • 11:00 - Matthew: The Unlikely Disciple

  • 12:50 - No Saint Without a Past, No Sinner Without a Future

  • 13:56 - Point 2: Jesus Seeks Spiritual Health

  • 14:38 - Levi's Purpose: To Show Jesus Off

  • 15:56 - The Change: Levi is Renamed Matthew

  • 17:33 - The Parable of the New Wine and Old Wineskins

  • 18:22 - The Ultimate Burn to the Religious Elite

  • 19:43 - The New Covenant cannot be Contained by Old Structures

  • 21:51 - Conclusion: Go Out of Your Way

  • 22:58 - The Model: Act, Oppose, Reveal



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