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From Jericho to Jerusalem The Son of Man Series Luke 19 11/1/2026 The Savior Who Seeks the Lost Spiritual Truth behind the scene: Though Zaccheus was a traitor in the eyes of the Jews, he was a lost sinner in the eyes of Jesus. A grown man became like a little child Curiosity – (Luke 18:17) More than anything else, it is pride that keeps many “successful” people from trusting Jesus Christ. A seeking man became found Zaccheus thought he was seeking Jesus (Luke 19:3), but Jesus was seeking him! (Luke 19:10). (Romans 3:11; Genesis 3:1–10) A little man became big In a spiritual sense, all of us are little men and women. The tragedy is, many lost people think they are “big.” (Luke 16:15; Revelation 3:17) (Romans 4:12; Galatians 3:7) A dishonest man became honest We need to understand that Zaccheus wasn’t saved because he promised to do good works. Timeless Truth: Saving faith is more than religious words and feelings. (James 2:14–26) Children of God are rich, because God blesses us with “every spiritual blessing” in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:3; 7; 2:4) (Philippians 4:19; Romans 11:33; Ephesians 3:8) A Parable about Stewardship Faithful obedience These men did their job faithfully even though there had been no promise of rewards, and they had no knowledge of when their master would return. Disobedience It is a basic principle of the Christian life that wasted opportunity means loss of reward, and possibly loss of the privilege of service. (Matthew 13:12; Luke 8:18; 19:24) Timeless Truth: We are either moving forward, or falling behind in our spiritual life. There is no such thing as standing still in Christianity. Outright rebellion (John 19:15; Luke 19:14) We are living today in the space between Luke 19:14 and v15. Jerusalem! This is the only time that Jesus permitted a public demonstration on His behalf. He was fulfilling prophecy and presenting Himself as Israel’s king (Zechariah 9:9). This demonstration forced the Jewish religious leaders to act. While the crowd was rejoicing, Jesus was weeping! V41. Jesus calls us to be faithful stewards with the message of the Gospel.