Out on a Limb
Out on a Limb
Text: Luke 19:1-10 (NIV)
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 being a short man he could not, because of 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.
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 what was lost.”
I. Introduction:
II. The Sinner: A Wicked Man
A. Within A City Noted for its Glory
B. With A Name Communicating Irony
C. With A Career Feeding on Injury
D. With A Life Lived in luxury
III. The Seeker: A Curious Man
A. Inquisitive Motivation
B. Handicapped Condition
C. Remarkable Determination
IV. The Sought: A Wanted Man
A. The Insistent Call of Jesus
1. The Call Made: Obedience Demanded
a) A Call to Come
b) A Place to Lodge
2. The Call Answered: Obedience Demonstrated
a) Answered Immediately
b) Answered Joyfully
B. The Intolerant Contrast to Jesus
1. Criticizing Instead of Affirming
2. Demeaning Instead of Uplifting
V. The Saved: A Found Man
A. A Bold Repentance
1. Boldly Announced to Jesus
2. Boldly Demonstrated by Restitution
B. A Beautiful Salvation
1. Attested by Christ
2. Adopted by Faith
3. Afforded by Christ
VI. Conclusion: