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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Dismiss children and Special Friends
- Wednesday Night Meal
Introduction of passage
Stories of life change
Jesus came to call lost people to himself.
The Spirit’s calling in a person’s life
Situation of each.
our situation
one is poor, the other rich
one is blind, the other is short
Bartemaues, you can picture him standing outside the city gates, dressed in rags, hungry, needing a bath and a haircut.
Zachaeus you can picture with his fancy clothes, fine foods, living a life of luxury.
both alienated from God
The crowd vs. the called.
The called...
The crowd may surround Jesus, but the called...
seek Jesus.
Beyond Curiosity
Someone who is truly seeking Jesus will overcome obstacles.
There is a real difference between the interest of the crowd and the intensity of Bartemaeus and Zacchaeus.
They overcame obstacles and pressure
Obstacles in today’s world…
The cultural christianity.
hypocrisy.
The culture.
The noise around Jesus.
Personal pride- foolish.
v. 38-39 v. 3-4-5
I am legend… all humanity has a plague.
They find
they are not lost in the crowd - compassion.
a Jesus who meets them right where they are.-
compassion.
What would you think of a Dr. that only wanted to hang out with healthy people?
The Crowd may rally around Jesus, but the called...
respond to Jesus...
respond to Jesus.
Moreover, true repentance never exists except in conjunction with faith, while on the other hand, wherever there is true faith, there is also real repentance.
The two are but different aspects of the same turning—a turning away from sin in the direction of God…The two cannot be separated; they are simply complementary parts of the same process.
Louis Berkhof.
Galaxie Software.
(2002).
10,000 Sermon Illustrations.
Biblical Studies Press.
in Faith
We show faith is who you go to for Life…
he followed.
in Repentance
Zacchaeus went beyond the requirments of the law.
The law requires restoration of the amount wrongfully taken, plus a fifth as a penalty (; ).
In his joy over Jesus’ gracious initiative (v.
6), Zacchaeus goes far beyond what the law demands.
Sproul, R. C. (Ed.).
(2015).
The Reformation Study Bible: English Standard Version (2015 Edition) (p.
1826).
Orlando, FL: Reformation Trust.
Today, Salvation has come to this house
Saved from what?
Today,
If we put off repentance another day, we have a day more to repent of, and a day less to repent in.
- Mason
The objective realities of what Jesus did must meet you in life.
Galaxie Software.
(2002).
10,000 Sermon Illustrations.
Biblical Studies Press.
The objective realities of what Jesus did must meet you in life.
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