Luke 5:27-39

This sermon explores Jesus' encounter with Levi (Matthew) and the metaphors of the physician, the bridegroom, and the new wine. Pastor Jon Bryars highlights that Jesus did not come to call the self-righteous, but sinners to repentance, framing the church as a "hospital for the sick" rather than a club for the "good." The message explains that meeting Jesus brings a radical, festive joy—like that of a wedding—and that the gospel of grace acts as "new wine" that cannot be contained within old, rigid religious structures. Believers are called to be malleable and open to being conformed into the image of Christ rather than forcing Him to fit into their established lives.