Luke 10: 1‐19
1. Who was Zacchaeus? :‐ This is the secret of being born again and it is
a. Zacchaeus = the lost child of Abraham the starting point of knowing Christ, having
i. The tax collector of Jericho, rich man, sinner, communication with Him, and walking with Him.
hated by people and short in body height. It is also the point in life, knowing how to discern
ii. Lives in compunction, low self esteem, confused, between leaving the judgment of death and
struggles and emptiness. proceeding into eternity.
iii. If we do not know the Lord, we do not know our :‐ Therefore, those who comes to the church
selves and therefore, we could not comprehend without God in them, or those whom are called
many things = Knowing ourselves in the wrong to be “vegetable people” in worship, they are
way, knowing history in the wrong way. people who crave for mysticism, good behavior,
iv. Those who didn’t know the Lord, they live like legalism, knowledge, human efforts or mood
the above mentioned < Ephesians 2: 1‐3> dependent. These people have failed in their
b. Jesus went to Jericho in order to seek Zacchaeus starting point of faith.
i. Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw b. For those whom are called to the Lord in the bible, they
him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, make haste have moments of meeting the Lord face to face, and
and come down, for today I must stay at your through that, their matters of life and strength changes. All
house.” these will happen after they have seen the Lord…
ii. Zacchaeus is also one of Abraham’s descendants. i. Abraham <Genesis 12: 1‐3..> / Isaac <Genesis 26:
The son of man came to save the lost. 1‐6> / Jacob <Genesis 28: 10‐22> / Moses
iii. The people did not understand why Jesus has to <Exodus 3: 1‐22>…
stay in the sinner’s house. c. Those whom have revived in Gospel after hearing the
Gospel, they had the same experience <John 10: 3> “He calls
:‐ Jesus, the son of man came to seek the sinners, His own sheep by name and leads them out”. <John 1: 13>
not the righteous; He seeks the sick, not the “who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh,
healthy. nor of the will of man, but of God”, <Matt 16: 17> “for flesh
:‐ Those whom are called to be God’s citizens and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is
were all salvaged by the Lord Himself…(Abraham, in heaven”, <Acts 13: 48> “And as many as had been
Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Paul…). appointed to eternal life believed”, <Acts 16: 14> “Now a
:‐ The Lord knew who are the people whom are certain woman named Lydia heard us...The Lord opened her
called to receive God’s mercy, their background, heart to heed the things spoken by Paul”…
relationships, location, time, experiences. :‐ These are the process of those who were called to be
c. Zacchaeus didn’t know much, he just came to see who Jesus blessed by the Lord
is. Therefore, he went ahead and climbed up to the i. The Lord is the creator of my life, He is my only
sycamore tree just to see Jesus… Father, and for all of my heart and spirit, it was
i. Before the Lord called to Zacchaeus, Zacchaeus personally designed and created by God,
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just knew the Lord as a 3 party person. including the numbers of my hair, my days on
:‐ Before the saints were called by the Lord earth, my borders of life, qualifications,
personally, what they learn are just surface relationships, everything was pre‐determined by
knowledge of the Spiritual matters, they could the Lord.
not establish a relationship with the Lord, they < Ephesians 1: 4> just as He chose us in Him
couldn’t meet up face to face with the Lord and before the foundation of the world, that we
didn’t even know how the Lord has leaded their should be holy and without blame before Him in
lives. love
2. The moment when Zacchaeus established a relationship with the <Acts 17: 26‐27> And He has made from one
Lord blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face
a. When Zacchaeus noticed that Jesus was walking towards of the earth, and has determined their pre‐
him, and saw that Jesus lifted up His head to look at him, he appointed times and the boundaries of their
didn’t expect Jesus to say: “Zacchaeus, make haste and dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in
come down, for today I must stay at your house.” the hope that they might grope for Him and find
i. This is truly the most important event in Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
Zacchaeus’ life, and the most important ii. When we were born, we do not know the Lord,
experience in his life. but our ways were known by the Lord. The Lord
ii. Zacchaeus has not thought that Jesus Christ had allows us to live in the world, to experience sin,
knew everything about him; In fact Lord Jesus emptiness, and waited until our spirit knows
Christ is the creator of Zacchaeus, the One whom meekness, weakness, thirst and until we could
had prepared everything in Zacchaeus; The Lord understand our days in the Gospel.
Jesus Christ came to Jericho, just to seek < Ephesians 2: 1> you He made alive, who were
Zacchaeus… dead in trespasses and sins.
<Exodus 3: 7> And the LORD said: “I have surely for the Promise of the Father. <Acts 1:8> But you
seen the oppression of My people who are in shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has
Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their come upon you…
taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. 3. Zacchaeus’ reaction after meeting the Lord
iii. When the time has come, our Father in Heaven a. So he made haste and came down, and received the Lord
will ordain an ambassador of the Gospel to us. joyfully.
Therefore, the Gospel which we received is i. Made haste and came down ÅÆ It is not doing
directly from the mouth of our Father in Heaven. research on Jesus, seriously observing Jesus or
<John 12: 44> He who believes in Me, believes examining Jesus... = these are not the works of
not in Me but in Him who sent Me. the Holy Spirit
<Romans 10: 15> how shall they preach unless ii. Joyful emotion ÅÆ Not like the normal believers
they are sent? who are lukewarm, unresponsive, reluctant, full
iv. The ambassadors of the Gospel are Christ body of sadness
and the gospel which was delivered by the iii. Receiving the Lord Æ not only he receives an
ambassadors was accomplished by Christ Jesus honorable guest, but he receives a master…**
Himself. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone
<John 10: 14, 27> I am the good shepherd; and I hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in
know My sheep, and am known by My own. My to him and dine with him, and he with Me. <Rev
sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they 3: 20>
follow Me. :‐ Examine: Is the Lord in His first position of
v. When we listen to the Gospel, the holy spirit will everything that I do? When I first meet with the
inspire us, making us understand and grow in Lord…? When I come before the Lord every
faith…<1 Corinthians 12: 3> no one can say that day…? When I hear from the Lord…? What are
Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit, <Ephesians my objectives, plans, contribution, timetable, are
1: 13‐14> after you heard the word of truth, the all of them belong to the Lord?
gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having b. Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have
believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore
promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance fourfold…
until the redemption of the purchased i. This is the evidence of change in Zacchaeus’ life
possession, to the praise of His glory. ii. Before knowing the Lord, monetary richness is
vi. The moment our spirit understands the Gospel, the first dependent of Zacchaeus’ life (the god of
we understand the plans of our Father in Heaven, mammon) = <Matt 13: 44> Again, the kingdom of
and we know how to call upon the name of Christ heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a
Jesus, we know that our Lord is in us and we in man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes
Him. and sells all that he has and buys that field.
<Romans 10: 13> For “whoever calls on the Examine: What are the treasures which I’ve
name of the LORD shall be saved.” discovered from the Lord? Are those treasures
<2 Corinthians 5: 17> Therefore, if anyone is in greater than everything else? What are the
Christ, he is a new creation… evidences?
vii. Our lives will hunger more for the pure milk of c. And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this
the Holy Spirit (The word of God), understand the house, because he also is a son of Abraham; for the Son of
perfect will of the Lord, and we’ll love to Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
communicate with the Lord and walk with Him… i. When salvation reaches to a person or a family,
<John 14: 26> But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, the Lord will bring forth a “complete package” of
whom the Father will send in My name, He will blessings to them.
teach you all things, and bring to your ii. The son (descendant) of Abraham = those who
remembrance all things that I said to you. believe in the Gospel which Abraham believed =
d. A higher standard of meeting the Lord those who receive the same things as Abraham
i. Before the complete revelation of God (The and receives and the same promises as Abraham
Bible) and before the accomplishments of Christ = those who live according to the same principle
(The word become flash, die and resurrected, of living like Abraham who was being called =
sited at the right hand of God), before the age of those who can enjoy all of the blessings which
the Holy Spirit, God calls and communicates with Abraham had enjoyed.
His people through image of a person, people’s iii. Through Jesus Christ, only then we could revive
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mouth and actions through the 3 dimension; the perfect will from the Lord in our life
Today, how God appears to the saints is of objectives, plans and walk with the Lord
greater standards and even more complete. together…
ii. <John 20: 29> Blessed are those who have not iv. For the things and the time which all the saints
seen and yet have believed. <John 16: 7> experienced are different; but all revival of life,
Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your strength and evidences could only be visible after
advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, we, as saints, go through Zacchaeus’ experience.
the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I
will send Him to you. <Acts 1: 4> He commanded
them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait