Building a Bridge (Building Community)

Good morning. Good morning, good morning, and across a fence between. I must admit, I had anticipated with it being Palm Sunday, the agreed speaking more about that. But I'm on the cross background. Be looking at today in the New Testament in Luke chapter 9. Jesus and his disciples say that the city just Northeast of the city of Garland,

32 truck noises sound like a medical condition is that she means rugged region. So I got the Anyway, then the point comes with Jesus, recognizes it's time for him to be crucified and resurrected and starts making his right towards Jerusalem. And Luke 9:51 it says, as the time Drew near for him to ascend to Heaven, Jesus resolutely set sound for Jerusalem. The Jesus, stop traveling south through Galilee and Samaria and then to Jericho about fifty miles Northeast of Jerusalem when he needs a kiss. So we come to the main passage for today. Luke chapter, 19 verses 2 to 10 on a reading from the NIV. That's Luke. 19 verses 2 to 10. A man was bad, but the name is Zacchaeus, he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wants you to see who Jesus was but because he was sure he couldn't see us the crown. So he run ahead and climbed a sycamore fig tree to see him since Jesus is coming that way. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, the kids come down and meet me at your house today. So he came down at once. I'm welcome to gladly All the people saw this and began to Martha, he's going to be the guest of us dinner. But the case that often said to the Lord. Herron, now I give House of my possessions to the poor and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay you back four times the amount. Jesus said to him today. Salvation has come to this house and then because this month too, is the son of Abraham for the son of man came to seek and save the Lost.

The fact is Luke 19:10. A man was there by the name, is the kiss. He was a chief tax collector, I would love Faith. A tax collector, watch for the Romans added chief, chief would hire people to collect the taxes and set the tax rates but he would pay Thrones and demands whatever he wanted to mind his own poke. It doesn't stay in but I say it's cuz that kid said, if I have cheated, anybody else have anything clearly, he flees design people which is why he was so wealthy. It is easy to see why the tax collector to think the unpopular. I'm just save the straightest to their own people. The Jews A book came out, last September by an iCloud. Minaj to write a song called Filthy Rich. The kids was like, Zacchaeus money was his gold until he discovered the one true Living God.

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19 versus 3:2 for the kiss, but because he was sure, he could not see over the crowd, so he run ahead and find a sycamore. Fig tree to see him since Jesus is coming that way. I can empathize with Zacchaeus.

Sexiest swimsuit, just in Jesus but couldn't because of the crowd because he would show up, but said, she didn't let that stop him. There was no point launched himself in the ground and hoping he would Greg, he couldn't change his height. No cuz he got rid of the crowd, so he found a way of what came around these issues which together was stopping him from seeing Jesus. What stops us from seeing Jesus? Is there anything stopping you from saying Jesus? Is there anything stopping you from Jesus saying Jesus in person, and otherwise saying, yes to his invitation, to spend eternity with him and have fun, as well, as living out your time on the Inn and Suites on, for him? There may be many reasons why it's physically difficult for you to get to church at the moment, but that doesn't stop. You from saying yes to Jesus even right now, The word of God says, in the New Testament and the Book of Romans 10:9, if you declare with your mouth, Jesus is Lord. In other words, recognizing his, his authority and Majesty as God and believe in your heart, that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Today is supposed to be surrounded by the hospital. Is there anything stopping you stopping us from saying Jesus. This could mean different things to different people. Example of anything stopping you from spending time with the laws in the Bible. Which of those reasons are within your control. Which can you do something about? What does it mean for you to climb a tree? So to speak. Another, let's do something different. So you can see Jesus. but spending time with God, in his word, Then maybe other things, which is stopping you from saying Jesus, maybe down unbelief caused by, what you've been told by. Someone you respect, it might be something to do with painful experiences of your own and other people's Austin's Olathe, open your eyes. So you can see him and I'll ask him to show you how you can climb a tree. How to overcome these obstacles.

But I was a student, many years ago, I was traveling around 8 today to take the train to Siena, in central Italy standing there with my backpacking backpack. Never had an experience like it before this ends within 10 minutes, I knew continue, and I knew that the conversation was heading towards. This wasn't the time or place to go there. So we both agreed to suspend the conversation until like that. And we talked to Don about other things. When we go out to Siena, we aren't settled into the youth hostel in that week 5 plant has Diane and then we return to the conversation. He was an Israeli ex-soldier who was struggling with depression? He was drinking at all. I don't think he was alcoholic but he was drinking. He was smoking and he wasn't really looking often. So the previous day, I still remember how old I am. Anyway, he was fine with me praying for him. So I did I simply oh Lord. Please reveal yourself to whatever his name was any way that he can understand. It was just another way of saying, Lord, please open his eyes so he can see you. He had his head down while stock price, but when he eventually looks out, his face was one big smile. It was just amazing. He said he felt like a dark cloud. Has lifted off him. A couple of days later he committed his life to the Lord. I never saw him again. My point is, I also do not open this guy's. I said he could see him. We can all see a list of all the same for ourselves and others. we can all spend some and he doesn't know the Lord like this guy off example, if we need to know where Jesus is in the particular situation, We can also also. What is stopping us from seeing him? If we need say the words for you the ropes in automatic formula it's about applying off face choosing to believe that the Lord will answer. What do we say? It straight away or not? The lord gave me the definition of five guy which unsurprisingly I found helpful. He said faith is not figuring out figuring out how when I go to the lawn surprise. It's trusting in his character has to do it.

So my question to all of us, including me is what is stopping you from saying Jesus? Or it might be more pertinent VA, if I take it further, what is stopping you from seeing more of Jesus? Or similar question, may be relevant. Ta Lord. Where are you in this situation?

19 vs 566. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him come down and make it play. I'm a stay at your house today. So he came down at once and welcome him. Gladly Jesus noticed that kids of a train. Jesus will always notice you too. I say that again, Jesus next to stick heads of the tray and how can he wants to see him? And he will always notice you too.

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The case immediately did what Jesus said. How many of us do that? I'm six years. Hasn't even committed his life to the Lord about putting Zacchaeus the bad guy known as a sinner. A success in Fast 7, come down and I must stay at your house today so he came down at once as well consume gladly. I'll put a reminder to all of us.

And look at Jesus, I started the kids, I'm teaching he wasn't reluctance or passive aggressive, or even hesitant. He welcomes him. Gladly the key is welcomed. Jesus got a How do we respond to what Jesus says? It probably depends on what he's saying to us. If he's saying come down off of the tray that might have been uncomfortable, maybe we might be a little more ready to respond. That's. But the principles laugh, if we've already surrendered my life to Jesus, do we always welcome him gladly when he nudges us to spend time with him or take him to his ways. And maybe do something. We don't feel like doing like, forgive someone who's wronged us will spend time with someone with Missy for this, a Well, basically do something that will cost this person they bit financially or not. It's important that we learn to recognize the difference between doing something because we feel, we will stay as in from a sense of guilt. That isn't from the doors and do something because we know it's the right thing today. 19 + 7. All the people saw this and began to Martha will complain as it says, in the other translation, he's going to be the guest of a spinner. The crowd was right? She says headphones me the cast of The Sinner. I'm unloading for the wrong that she's done. What's the kids doing? It's a tax collector was wrong chasing other. People onto the money, extorting money out of people to make himself rich but Jesus looks at it 1 Samuel, 16 verse 7 in the New Living Translation says, the Lord doesn't see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.

Jesus did not condemn or condone the chaos because of the wrong that he was doing. But stopped interrupted his journey just for him. Someone we would probably have considered considered a horrible man. Play little CrossFit. I have to say it would take Divine eyesight Supernatural 20/20 vision, to see past the cheating and wrong, that's the case, had done to her to love

We may need that sometime that Divine Eye Site to respond to ask Jesus to represents him. Well, especially in that is not interaction with people who have wronged us under a face. We love 1 Samuel, 16:7, the Lord doesn't see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. They're on their way to see ounces of formula. It goes back to our dependence, on God, on his strength, the power of his love and his inside, his Divine eyesight to know how to respond to those who have wronged us and all those we love. Forgiveness is not an optional extra when the disciples asked. Jesus have to pray. He told them a mother's prayer that cover said, I'll just read that prints from Matthew 6, verse 12 in the passion translation, Forgive us the wrongs. We have done, as we ourselves released forgiveness, to those who have wronged.

It takes a decision on our part to forgive a gold will strengthen us to stay the night decision. If we ask him,

Or what about someone really wrong with someone? I really care about. And I had to choose to forget that person repeatedly. It was never expressed to that person. Cuz that would have been inappropriate put on a number of occasions. I found myself getting angry. As I thought about how this person is tracing the path of my cat about Sometimes you have to keep going back to that basic. Come on to forgive Last time I checked the anger. Can see me. I have known someone like that, and trust me. It is not worth it. We have to keep reminding ourselves that Jesus Paid the price for that puss and 72. I'm not prices sufficient. Thank you, Jesus for. It is one of those sacrifices that we can really make this side of heaven cuz they'll be no pain or anything like that. Once we got bad but it is worth it. So how do we react when Jesus wants to show that puss and Grace like he did? So kids Especially if he wants to show it throughout out. Do we try this out since the crowd and just Grumble about how horrible that person is? His it has been that's easy auction. Or do we all still owed what to do as well as for the strength to do it. He never expects us to just do it on a run.

No, one ever said that life was easy. Or if they did, they were, I got a lying witch, okay?

Luke 19 verse 8. But the kids stood up and said to the Lord and now I give half of my possessions to the pool and if I had cheated, anybody has anything. I will pay back full-time stamina.

Something about Jesus made to kiss, want to make amends. we can, we can allow Jesus presence to affect changing us to or we can resist it. We got to choose. We see this really clearly with the two criminals who were executed at the same time as Jesus. There was one on either side of him. As it doesn't take 23 days when he was nailed to a cross of Bruce Lee, murdered to pay the price for us in This is remembered especially on Good Friday, this coming Friday but I will mention it reads to him. That's Luke 23 fast. Is 39 to 43. I'm reading from the New Living Translation, what's Luke 23 39 to 43. What is the criminals hanging beside himself by Saving yourself and us to on your exit? Messiah comes from the Hebrew word initiate, and means anointed one or Chosen One. The Greek equivalent is the word crystals or an English Christ. The one of the criminals hiding beside himself. See you the Messiah by Saving yourself and has to sit but the other four tested even eat when you have been sentenced to die. We deserve to die for a crime, but this man hasn't done anything wrong. Then she said, Jesus. Remember me when you come into your kingdom and Jesus, replied, I assure you today, you will be with me in Paradise. Amazing Grace, but never losing sight of his purpose. Old Freeman was physically in the same boat, Romans crucified, people naked. Set a timing on crosses, couldn't Chase flies away from thy wounds, protect themselves from heat or cold, or attend to any of the very basic needs. Both criminals were in Jesus presence. Can I see enough either about Jesus or directly from his own mouth, when he's been teaching publicly to have some idea of who he was, because the one who knocks refers to Jesus as the Messiah o b Notes From The Heart, while the other one humbly recognizes him as God rebuke him. Discover saying, 35th God, even when you've been sentenced to die. Jesus, Remember me when you come into your kingdom here, acting like, there's a, who he was. Like I said, we can allow Jesus presence to affect change in us or we can resist that. We get to choose and Jesus will honor your choice. How is Choice? Jesus replied to the humble criminal. I assure you today, you will be with me in Paradise. Amazing, hugs. Sexiest. Cheese's presents to effect change in him. There's 19 but they said that's the Lord Baron. Now I give all of my possessions to the pool and if I had cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay you back full-time. The amount No, just have the kids to dress is Jesus, lord. I'm weak until the case is not just paying that stuff, is pissing me a father to stop for the commitments to make a master, change. A sea change, in his life, to make good the wrong that she's done. He's made a fortune by getting money, by fair means or foul from his own people and now he commits to giving half of what he has the full. I'm paying back full-time. What do you stop from cheating? Jewish laws for restitution required repayment of a multiple of what was stolen. And now he's once again, having respect for those Lowe's. The kids spend time with Jesus. Blessed, never underestimate the importance, the power, all the change that can come about through time. Spent with Jesus me. Three comes the last 2 verses the passage. So, it looked. And today the 19th at 9 to 10 Jesus said to him today. Salvation has come to this house because this month too is a son of Abraham for the son of man came to seek and save the Lost I think it's really important to recognize that Jesus comment that salvation has come to seek. His house was not because the kids had done his salvation through the good. What's the time in today? It's very clear in different places in the Bible that talk good. What's will never cut that? We can never own salvation. We can never earn a place in heaven. Only face emojis assistant for us in the punishment that they took for us and his resurrection, from the dead will bring us salvation. As Jesus said in John 15 and the Amplified repents live accordingly and believe that's in the good news regarding salvation. On another night, Jesus was not distracted. From his determined puff has to go to Jerusalem as I mentioned at the beginning and 951 Jesus, recognized on Route, which would take time, but none, the less was in keeping with his purpose to seek and save the lost lost. It's so important that we take lunch, recognize the difference between a distraction that might come up unexpectedly, and interrupt our plans. Jesus, a role model in life was guarded by two principles. Well at least two. Anyway, it says in John 5:19 and he said, what he had his father, the same. I have new Father, John 12:49 As we learned to live more more like that cuz we become more and more aware of the Holy Spirit guiding Us in life. We take will learn to recognize the difference between an assignment and it's a distraction As it says, in Colossians 3:15 in the passion translation. Let your hearts be always Guided by the piece that the anointed one. Let me summarize the three points that case Heights and the crowd stopped him from saying Jesus. What is stuffing made from saying Jesus? Jose more Jesus, Mary in a particular situation. The second point is the kids playing to trace to overcome these challenges. What can we do? On the subway to sickest immediately. If I jesus instruction to come down from a trip, how we responding to what Jesus has also told us today,

We may need to know the answers to some of these questions. We may need to seek the Lord about them. By the way, that's price.

Lord. We so want to see more of you. Please show us if anything is stopping us of what we can do about it. father, God, please change what we called Chinese cuz we ask it in Jesus name and thank you because we know that we know that you have had us