2. Transformed by needing, receiving, and believing Jesus the living word.

3. Needing
Receiving
Believing

4. Rich Young Ruler
Luke 18:18-23
“And a ruler asked him, “good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: “Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.” And he said, “All these I have kept from my youth.” When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” but when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.”

5. Need the Word
1. Realize: Deut 8:3 “Man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.”
2. Remember: What God has done
How the Word has impacted you
Who the Word is
3. Rejoice: Job 1:10. Thankful for God’s protection.
Worship

6. Zacchaeus
Luke 19:1-10
“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.

7. Zacchaeus
Luke 19:1-10
“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.”

8. Receive the Word Reserve Time: Schedule
Resist the World: Psalm 46:10. Pray. Intrusive thoughts.
Relationship: Allow the Word. Colossians 3:16 “LET the word of Christ dwell in you richly”
Recognize: Look and See.
Don’t be quick to discount what God is doing.
Psalm 16: In the night also my heart instructs me.

9. Prophetic Parable
Luke 18:10-14
“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 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. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ 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!’ 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.”

10. Believe the Word Reveal:
The word comes alive and its beauty helps us believe
The disciples hearts burned within them as Jesus opened the scriptures to them. Luke 24:13-35 Road to Emmaus
Renew: Zacchaeus name means pure one/clean
Release: Numbers 6:25
My mind and my heart transformed
Participate in what God is doing to transform our World

11. Transformed by needing, receiving, and believing Jesus the living word.