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INTRO
Entering the city of Jericho Chapter 19… who is this Jesus
An encounter with a tax collector
Zacchaeus the sinner – vv. 1-4
His Status
Chief tax collector
Rich
Powerful
Opposite social spectrum than the blind beggar
His Conviction
Conviction… climbing the tree to see Christ.
Seeking the Savior
All the stuff in the world is not enough once you realize who you really are.
He was looking for answers.
His heart/mind had him seeking after Christ.
His Response
Received Him with joy
Jesus the Redeemer – v. 5
His Acknowledgment
Zaccheus. He knows His name….
Supernaturally, knew His name
His Request
Hurry, Come Down
I must stay at your house
Demanding a response. COME
Come unto me – Matthew 11:28-29
Zacchaeus the Redeemed – vv. 6-10
The crowd rejected – v. 6
Grumbled (against who Jesus was and what He does)
Zaccheus received Christ
Behold, Lord
Zaccheus committed His life to following Christ
He became a giver (stewardship)
He made restitution (made things right with others)
Sanctification…initial and ongoing!
Personal holiness
Confession and Change
Acts 11:18 – When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, “Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life.”
The What Now
JESUS IS ENOUGH
He Came to seek and to save
Jesus “came to seek and to save the lost” (19:10), which includes tax collectors and sinners (5:27–32), sinful women (7:36–50), prodigal sons (15:11–32), poor men like Lazarus (16:19–31), Samaritans (17:11–19), those dependent as children (18:15–17), and those who are blind (18:35–43)[1]
1 Peter 2:9 – Called you out of darkness into the light
1 John 4:19 – We love because He first loved us
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