Sermon Notes:
He’s Coming to Your House Today
Pastor Alan Hannah
1May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us— 2so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. 3May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. 4May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth. [Psalm 67:1-4]
1Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. 2There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. 3He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way. 5When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.” 6Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy. 7But the people were displeased. “He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled. 8Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!” 9Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham. 10For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.” [Luke 19:1-10
9Then the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?” [Genesis 3:9]
God has never stopped pursuing who He loves — every tribe, every tongue, every nation.
10For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost. [Luke 19:10]
9After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands. [Revelation 7:9]
What’s my part in this?