1. ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS Zacchaeus Luke 18:31-34, 19:1-10

2. Jesus is going to Jerusalem to die … ….for you and for me. Was his death unplanned?

3. About zacchaeus 1) He was a Jew

4. About zacchaeus 1) He was a Jew 2) He was a chief tax collector

5. About zacchaeus 1) He was a Jew 2) He was a chief tax collector 3) He worked for the Romans

6. About zacchaeus 1) He was a Jew 2) He was a chief tax collector 3) He worked for the Romans 4) He was one of a hated group

7. About zacchaeus 1) He was a Jew 2) He was a chief tax collector 3) He worked for the Romans 4) He was one of a hated group 5) No way would the crowd let him through to the front!

8. Jesus accepts Zacchaeus 1) Jesus calls him by name 2) Jesus eats with him 3) Jesus goes to his house

9. Zacchaeus’ Repentance 1) Zacchaeus pays back the embezzled money 2) In addition, he pays back three times the amount 3) He will give half his assets to help the poor

10. If God calls us to do, say, or be something: 1) Are we ready? 2) Do we respond positively? 3) Do we respond immediately? 4) Do we prove it by action?

11. If God calls us to call someone else do we: 1) Accept the challenge in our hearts? 2) Do what needs to be done? 3) Do it, even if it is ‘unsavoury’ to everyone else. 4) Follow it up by encouraging the person we’ve helped to call?