According to Dr Luke To seek and to

Luke 19: 1 He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 There was a

6 So he quickly came down and welcomed Him joyfully. 7 All who saw

9“Today salvation has come to this house, ” Jesus told him, “because he too

Luke 18: 31 Then He took the Twelve aside and told them, “Listen! We

35 As He drew near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road

38 So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 39

40 Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to Him. When he drew

Q: What did Zaccheus and the blind man have in common? Can you relate

1 st Corinthians 1: 27 God has chosen what is foolish in the world

1. The blind man and Zaccheus were social outcasts, and yet Jesus sought them

Q: Jesus wants to get up close and personal with you… Are you willing?

2. Just as with Zaccheus, Jesus invites us into a deeper personal relationship with

Q: What are the voices (or influences) that seek to prevent you from responding

3. What are the keys to being able to follow Zaccheus’ example and respond

Hebrews 12: 1 Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses

Q: How did Jesus seek you? Were you lost? If so, how? Are you

4. Think about the phrases in verse 10: “to seek”, “to save”, and “the

“…the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost. ”

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According to Dr. Luke To seek and to save… …the lost…

Luke 19: 1 He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 There was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. 3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was not able because of the crowd, since he was a short man. 4 So running ahead, he climbed up a sycamore tree to see Jesus, since He was about to pass that way. 5 When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down because today I must stay at your house. ”

6 So he quickly came down and welcomed Him joyfully. 7 All who saw it began to complain, “He’s gone to lodge with a sinful man!” 8 But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord! And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much!”

9“Today salvation has come to this house, ” Jesus told him, “because he too is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost. ”

Luke 18: 31 Then He took the Twelve aside and told them, “Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. Everything that is written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished. 32 For He will be handed over to the Gentiles, and He will be mocked, insulted, spit on; 33 and after they flog Him, they will kill Him, and He will rise on the third day. ”

35 As He drew near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging. 36 Hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired what this meant. 37“Jesus the Nazarene is passing by, ” they told him.

38 So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 39 Then those in front told him to keep quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

40 Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to Him. When he drew near, He asked him, 41“What do you want Me to do for you? ” “Lord, ” he said, “I want to see!”

Q: What did Zaccheus and the blind man have in common? Can you relate to that?

1 st Corinthians 1: 27 God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong. 28 God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world - what is viewed as nothing - to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, 29 so that no one can boast in His presence.

1. The blind man and Zaccheus were social outcasts, and yet Jesus sought them out. What does that mean to you?

Q: Jesus wants to get up close and personal with you… Are you willing? If so, how close? How personal?

2. Just as with Zaccheus, Jesus invites us into a deeper personal relationship with Himself. How has He done that with you? How is He doing that right now?

6 So he quickly came down and welcomed Him joyfully. 7 All who saw it began to complain, “He’s gone to lodge with a sinful man!” stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, I’ll 8 But Zacchaeus give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord! And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much!”

Q: What are the voices (or influences) that seek to prevent you from responding to Jesus’ invitation? Are you able to ignore them? Or do they keep you from Him?

3. What are the keys to being able to follow Zaccheus’ example and respond actively to the Lord’s passionate invitation to draw near? Get practical – how do we do it?

Hebrews 12: 1 Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, 2 keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God’s throne.

Hebrews 12: 1 Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before 2 us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God’s throne.

9“Today salvation has come to this house, ” Jesus told him, “because he too is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost. ”

Q: How did Jesus seek you? Were you lost? If so, how? Are you lost now? How, and from what, did He save you?

4. Think about the phrases in verse 10: “to seek”, “to save”, and “the lost”. What significance do you see in each phrase? What’s your personal part in each of those?

“…the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost. ” (Luke 19: 10)

“…the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost. ” (Luke 19: 10)