Reactions to Jesus Luke 19:1-10

1 “He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3 And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. 4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way.

5 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.” 6 So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. 7 And when they saw it, they all grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” Luke 19:1-10

8 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.” 9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:1-10

Introduction Stories we have recently heard. Lepers Rich Ruler Little Children Blind Beggar

Introduction From a Curse into Transformation Joshua 6:26 “Cursed before the Lord be the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho.

Who was Zaccaeus? He was a chief tax collector and was rich. He was seeking to see who Jesus was He climbed a tree. Nothing stopped him. His Background His Expectation His Passion

Luke 18 verse “9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: 10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ 13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

The People React Common reactions to people or things we disagree with. Include or Exclude Approach or Avoid Understand or Ridicule

The People React 1. Disgust - Grumbled 7 And when they saw it, they all grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” 1 Corinthians 10:8-10 “We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. 9 We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer.

The People React 2. Judgement 7 And when they saw it, they all grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” Isaiah 55:8-9 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

The Gospel Romans 5:8 “but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Rescue Save Release Transform Justify Romans 3:21-23 “But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,”

The Gospel Mark 2:15-17 "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?" And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."” Rescue Save Release Transform Justify Ephesians 2:8-9 “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Zacchaeus Reacts 1. Joy 6 So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. An authentic excitement to see Jesus and embrace His Truth.

Zacchaeus Reacts 2 Corinthians 7:10 “For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.” 2. Repentance 8 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.”

Summary

Application Are you reacting appropriately to the Jesus? Personally With Others