A Little Man Meets a Great God

Zacchaeus was despised and hated. He became an impressive example of a rich man coming to salvation, as opposed to the rich ruler, who was satisfied with his own religiosity and did not want to give up what he owned and could not be saved.

Watch the full Sunday service and message by Pastor Dennis Jacobson below.

SERMON TEXT

Luke 19:1-10 (ESV)

He entered Jericho and was passing through. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.” So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

SERMON NOTES

In this text we see

• • The Searching Sinner 19:2-4
  • The Seeking Savior 19:5
  • The Spectacular Salvation 19:6-10

Zacchaeus went through 4 stages. These have direct application to our lives today

• • He was Curious
  • He Considered
  • He Converted
  • He Changed

What stage are you at today?

Zacchaeus jumped out of the tree in response to Jesus’ invitation. I’m asking you to jump out of your pew and come down to the front if you’re ready to meet Jesus.

Jesus is coming to your house today. Will you let him in?