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10 Lessons we can Learn from

Jesus’ Encounter with Zacchaeus

Kingdom Perspectives from the Gospel of Luke

Nicky Cruz

Nicky Cruz

Luke 19:1-10

1 He entered Jericho and was

passing through. 2And

behold, there was a man

named Zacchaeus. He was a

chief tax collector and was

rich.

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3And he was seeking to see

who Jesus was, but on account

of the crowd he could not,

because he was small in

stature. 4So he ran on ahead

and climbed up into a

sycamore tree to see him, for

he was about to pass that way.

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5And 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.”

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6So he hurried and came

down and received him

joyfully. 7And when they saw

it, they all grumbled, “He has

gone in to be the guest of a

man who is a sinner.

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8And 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.”

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9And Jesus said to

him, “Today salvation has

come to this house, since he

also is a son of

Abraham. 10For the Son of

Man came to seek and to save

the lost.”

BREAKING UNHEALTHY

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7 Lessons we can Learn from

Jesus’ Encounter with Zacchaeus

Kingdom Perspectives from the Gospel of Luke

• He entered Jericho and was passing through (1)

• 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” (5)

Look for divine appointments in

distractions

LESSON #1

Look for divine appointments in

distractions

LESSON #1

• There was a big crowd in Jericho that day (3)

• Instead of concentrating on the crowd who followed him Jesus concentrated on the individual

Minister to the one person that you are being shown

LESSON #2

Susannah Wesley (1669-1742)

• Zacchaeus lived in shame. When he wanted to see Jesus, he had to do it apart from the crowd.

• But Jesus, went out of his way and didn’t allow Zacchaeus to live in his shame.

Reach out to those living in shame

LESSON #3

• Sinners and tax collectors were labels. They were social outcasts.

• But Jesus, didn’t worry about labels that society had imposed on Zacchaeus.

See people without the labels society has put on

them

LESSON #4

• The crowd didn’t care whether Zacchaeus was able to see Jesus.

• They desired to see Jesus and didn’t worry about helping Zacchaeus.

LESSON #5

Be sensitive to the needs of others

Be sensitive to the needs of others

KINGDOM LIVING PRINCIPLE #5

• When Zacchaeus decided to pay back what he had wrongfully taken, he decided to pay back fourfold.

• Voluntary restoration was one fifth value added to what was wrongfully taken (Numbers 5:6-7).

• Zacchaeus gave back fourfold. If a sheep was stolen, and you were convicted you had to pay four times the value of the sheep (Exodus 22:1). Zacchaeus paid back admitting his guilt and accepting punishment.

Make restoration your target, not simple pay

back

KINGDOM LIVING PRINCIPLE #6

• Jesus visited Zacchaeus’ home.

• It looks like other people also went into Zacchaeus’ home.

• Zacchaeus welcomed people to his most vulnerable place, where he had stored his ill-gotten riches.

• That was an important part of his restoration.

Be open and vulnerable and allow people to see

you up close

LESSON #7

NEW NORMS TO LIVE BY

7 KINGDOM LIVING PRINCIPLES

• Look for divine appointments in distractions.

• Minister to the one person that you are being shown.

• Reach out to those living in shame.

• See people without the labels society has put on them.

• Be sensitive to the needs of others.

• Make restoration your target, not simple pay back.

• Be open and vulnerable and allow people to see you up close

Adopt & practice new social norms

that are Kingdom Principles to see

the lost come to the Lord Jesus

Christ and for us to go to the lost

with the Good News of Jesus Christ

Nicky Cruz