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Introduction:
Drove to pick someone up from the airport.
Wrong airport.
Transition to the story of Zachaeus.
This story only appears in Luke.
Jericho....now I want you to circle Jerecho 7 times.
Jericho is one of the most important cities in history.
It has a prominent place on the road between Egypt and Damascus.
So Rome set up tax booths here, because there weren’t a whole lot of other roads to travel north and south.
Think I-5.
So this would have been a prime location for tax collectors.
You get into Jericho you are going to be rich.
And Zacchaeus was a major part of the taxation scheme in Jericho.
Zacchaeus was not a good man.
We need to de-precious moments these Bible stories.
For one Zacchaeus is ethnically Jewish.
So as a tax collector for Rome, he is a traitor to his own people and unable to even worship in the Temple.
Zacchaeus is also an older man, which means there have been many years down the wrong path.
He had become extremely wealthy because it tells us that he was rich.
Zacchaeus means pure, innocent, righteous.
In those times, a parent would give a name to a child almost as a prophecy over that child.
At this moment, it couldn’t be further from the truth.
That’s like one of those mob boss body guards who is huge whose nickname is tiny.
Naming a black cat snowball.
I had a former youth group kid who was bean pole thin.
All of his friends called him Fatty Matty.
Now my hope is that we can all find
However Zachaeus’ life was about to be changed.
Now my hope is that we can all find encouragement in Zachaeus’ story.
But perhaps there are a few of you who have had children who have walked away from Jesus.
This might be an encouragement to never stop praying for them.
Never stop urging them to redirect their life.
Because when it happens, it will be no doubt that it is a miracle.
Now Jesus was all about miracles.
And those miracles got people talking.
Healing the sick, the lame walk, dead people came back to life.
No one ever encountered Jesus and left unchanged.
Think of all the miracles Jesus did when he crossed paths with people.
This story is an illustration to helps hammer home the point that Jesus came to seek and save the lost.
Jesus chose the name “Son of Man.”
As opposed to Son of David; Son of Abraham; Son of Joseph.
So the Title “Son of Man” speaks more to purpose than to His identity.
So what does it tell us?
It tells us that Jesus came for the purpose of calling all mankind to Himself
Who can come to Jesus?
A samaratan
The persistent widow.
The Pharisee and Tax Collector
Children
The Rich Young Ruler rejected.
A blind begger
Zacchaeus
Luke 18:7
Luk
Luke 7:22
But if we’re honest, some of the greatest miracles that Jesus did were the lives that were changed when people crossed paths with Him.
We think about Paul who was knocked off his horse on the way to have Christians enslaved.
The the about Paul is that he actually thought he was following God.
It wasn’t hard to redirect the path of a person chasing after God in the wrong way.
But what about the person who is not chasing God.
What happens when that person encounters Jesus?
One of 2 things happens, 1. nothing and that person continues along their own journey.
or 2. That person’s journey is redirected an their life is never the same.
Big Idea: It’s never too late to be redirected.
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From curiosity to change.
(Luke 19:1-4)
This story is out of the ordinary.
You don’t see government officials running anywhere.
And you certainly don’t see government officials climbing trees.
What in the world was going on in Zacchaeus’ heart.
It was being softened by God and God was drawing Zachaeus to himself even before Zachaeus was looking for Jesus.
We don’t know how long it was happening, but a change was happening in Zacchaeus’ life to manifested itself as childlike curiosity that caused him to run and climb a tree.
Zacheaus was curious but it was more than that.
I’m guessing from the context that he had a dissatisfied heart/life.
He had all the money that he could ever want yet he finds himself curious about a 1st century rabbi.
We read about rich people who are disstisfied with life and they can be curious if there is more out there.
Curiosity is a powerful force in the world.
Some of the greatest advancements have resulted because someone was curious.
If something could be done.
If the impossible might be possible.
Think of the greatest products.
All because someone was curious.
Sometimes curiosity can also be a great entrance into the Kingdom of God.
Zacchaeus received Jesus with joy and He changed his life.
Perhaps you have a similar story about curiosity.
It may not be like this for everyone.
Some have stories of God knocking you off your horse.
Others studied the Bible or found Jesus in science.
Some may have found Jesus in tragedy.
What drew you to Jesus?
If you’re here this morning and have no idea about Jesus.
Are you at least curious?
It’s never too late to be redirected.
Zachaeus also went from...
2. From rebellion to restitution.
(Luke 19:5-8)
Jesus knew Zacchaeus’ name.
“What do you mean, you know me?” What must have been going through his mind?
Was he about to get rebuked?
Ridiculed?
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