The Great Physician for Sinners (Mark 2:13-17) | David Ryu

Sermon by Rev. David Ryu, on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Diaspora Church. The sermon text comes from Mark 2: 13-17. We see yet another conflict between Jesus and the religious leaders as He reclines at table with tax collectors and sinners. But no matter how corrupt your life, no matter how shameful your past, you are not beyond the reach of God’s grace. Christ, the Great Physician, came to call not the righteous, but sinners. There is grace in Christ for the worst of sinners, the foulest of men, and even for the scum of the earth. Listen to Preach The Word with David Ryu on all podcast platforms: https://tr.ee/jI3-wUNOQj Connect with Diaspora Church (Toronto, Canada): https://www.diasporachurch.org/ Follow Pastor David Ryu on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pastordavidryu/ Mark 2: 13-17 He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. And as he reclined at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”