Jesus and Zacchaeus

Ballard Campus 6-12-11 Pastor Mark Driscoll
Tags: Prosperity Theology, Hard Heart, Repentance
Luke 19:1-10
Jesus and Zacchaeus
Men prefer money and power because comfort, security are desired more than God
Bernie Madof is our generation's example of Zacchaeus
Who is Zacchaeus
The Chief of the tax collectors => power and authority
The head of the tax collectors recieved a cut of what all the other tax collectors extort in addition to what he himself can extort
Jesus Called Zacchaeus
Jesus knows Zacc by name
Jesus asks to urgently stay at his house
Jesus is asking to be a friend of Z
God is inviting his enemies to be his friend
What would your response have been
Who would I grumbled about if Jesus saved them?
The crowd is frustrated that there will not be any justice for all the sins that atrocities he has perpetrated
Repentance + Restitution = Rejoicing
Z says Jesus is Lord acknowledging that his is now a Christian
Z openly says I am a sinner and Jesus is Lord who is my only hope
The new Christian nature desires to repay all the people I've sinned against
The community feels the ripple effect resulting from Jesus and the joy that Z shares
Z just met the most generous person who has ever lived, he is practicing discipleship by becoming like his teacher
Jesus loves and saves the rich and the poor, and in the kingdom both can image their savior
Prosperity & Poverty Theology
The Prosperity theology folks emphasize the wealth Christians
The Poverty theology folks emphasize the poor Christians
The four states of humanity: Righteous/Unrighteous Rich, Righteous/Unrighteous Poor
In the grace of God people can change and be like Z who became the Bishop of Caesarea
Repentance + Restitution = Rejoicing
What have I taken that I need to repay?
How have I defrauded nd what should I pay?
When have I been lazy and what does change look like?
Who have I neglected and what does restitution require?
Which Sinner have I not called out to but only grumbled about?
What joys have you stoen and need to repay?
What sins have you tolerated and what does repentance look like?
Have I been greedy and