Lesson Text: Luke 19:1-10 King James Version (KJV) Sunday, March 24, 2019 I. A TAX COLLECTOR EAGER TO SEE JESUS (Luke 19:1-6) 1. And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. 2. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. 3. And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. 4. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. 5. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house. 6. And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. II. A TAX COLLECTOR REPENTS AFTER MEETING
JESUS (Luke 19:7-10) 7. And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. 8. And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. 9. And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. 10. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. New International Version (NIV) I. A TAX COLLECTOR EAGER TO SEE JESUS (Luke 19:1-6) 1. Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see
him, since Jesus was coming that way. 5. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today. 6. So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. II. A TAX COLLECTOR REPENTS AFTER MEETING JESUS (Luke 19:7-10) 7. All the people saw this and began to mutter, He has gone to be the guest of a sinner. 8. But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount. 9. Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. 10. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.
PRACTICAL POINTS FOR DISCUSSION: 1. Events in the life of the believer don t just happen, they are divinely ordered (Luke 19:1: Psalms 37:23). 2. If a person truly wants to learn spiritual truths, he or she will make the effort to look into God s Word (Luke 19:2-4). 3. The Lord always knows where to find those who will become His own (Luke 19:5; Mark 1:16-20). 4. Men and women should receive Christ s invitation to salvation with haste and rejoicing (Luke 19:6). 5. We can expect criticism from self-righteous people when we reach out to sinners (Luke 19:7; I Corinthians 2:14-16). 6. When a sinner is converted to Jesus Christ, he or she will repent and correct their sinful practices and evil habits (Luke 19:8; II Corinthians 5:17). 7. The person who receives the Lord s salvation can be assured that he or she is saved (Luke 19:9; John 3:18; II Timothy 1:12). 8. Sinners are saved because Jesus seeks them out (Luke 19:10).
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