Zacchaeus:
1. HIS CASE!
A rich, despised, apostate traitor
2. HIS CALL!
Personal, urgent & effectual
3. HIS CONDUCT!
Transformed by the saving grace of God
1) SOVEREIGNTY! (v1-10) God’s timing is perfect 2) SINCERITY! (v11-12) God’s man is honoured 3) SECURITY! (v13) God’s enemy is doomed God’s people are safe
1) ITS MASTER! (Matt 16:18) “… on this rock I will build My church..” 2) ITS MEMBERS! (Acts 2:36-41) They were Confronted, Convicted, Converted, Committed 3) ITS MANDATE! (Matt 28:18-20, Acts 1:8) The whole gospel for the whole world
1) ITS FOUNDATION! (v3-5) “A Family”, “In Christ”, “Loved by God”, “Chosen out of the World”, Transformed by the Gospel 2) ITS FERVOUR! (v6-9) For: Christlikeness (v6), joyful perseverance (v6), exemplary behaviour (v7), passionate evangelism (v8), repentance (v9), service (v9) 3) ITS FUTURE! (v10) Rapture with the risen deliverer
1) HARSH! (Chapter 8) God is just, sin is punished Your children were killed because of their sin Listen to the Ancients Seek God and everything will be alright 2) HIDEOUS! (Chapter 18) Shut up and listen It’s the wicked who suffer like you You are Godless and under judgement 3) HEARTLESS! (Chapter 25) God…
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1. A TOTAL MESS-UP (v1-2) Rich with nothing or poor with everything 2. A GREAT INVITATION (v5-7) a) By name b) With intimacy c) Of devotion d) For the broken e) To hope 3. A COMPLETE TRANSFORMATION (v8-10) Christ-followers who realise what they have been given by God spend their lives giving as much away…