The Son of Man Came to Seek the Lost

Today, salvation has come to this house, for the son of man has come to seek the lost and to save the lost. This is more than just a theme. It's the truth for you and for me, and he is calling out to us today. He is calling your name today, and he invites you to come. Come and live in hope and forgiveness and truth and life that you've longed for. Come and be saved. For salvation has come to this house today, and he knows your name. And he sees you, and he loves you. [01:01:03] (45 seconds)  #SalvationHasComeToday

When Jesus calls out to Zacchaeus, what does he say? He says, Zacchaeus, he says, hurry and come down. I must stay at your house today. Jesus sees Zacchaeus, and he knows him. He calls him by name. No one told Jesus what his name was, who that was up in the tree. They were just walking by who that little wee little man was up there. Jesus simply knew him by name. How? He created him. He knows your name. [00:57:28] (31 seconds)  #JesusKnowsYourName

The voice of the world has no power when the voice of Jesus speaks over us and into us. Amen? Jesus' voice, the very voice of creation himself, the voice that said, let there be light, and there was light. The voice that calms the sea, that forgives the sinners, that raises the dead, calls out to Zacchaeus. The voice of truth and life is calling out your name. [00:56:51] (34 seconds)  #VoiceOfJesusSpeaks

I must. It's my desire, Jesus said. It is my passion. It is why I have come for all who are lost in the noise of the world, in the voices of this world. I have come to silence those voices and to bring salvation to the lost, to the broken, to all who feel like outsiders, and that's all of us. Jesus must go to Zacchaeus' house, and it's why Jesus is here today. [00:59:55] (40 seconds)  #JesusSeeksTheLost

He must call you and save you and redeem you and forgive you and transform you. He must. He longs to heal you. Are you hurting? Are you broken? Do you see the ways that you've been fed lies about yourself, about whose you are? Do you know the voice of the world that have twisted you and fed you lies? There is a new voice today. [01:00:35] (28 seconds)  #NewVoiceOfHope

We love because he first loved us. We forgive because we've been forgiven. We give and we tithe and we share with others in need because we have been provided for, and we trust that the Lord owns all things and will provide for us. Amen? It's all God's. All of it. We're just stewards of what he first gives us. [00:53:50] (19 seconds)  #StewardsNotOwners

What Jesus says is he says, I must. Isn't that interesting? That word must let me tell you this. In Greek, the word here that is must literally means he said it what he what it says in Greek is it says, it is necessary for me to come. In fact, what it says in Greek is it is right and proper. Now think about what the Pharisees are saying. Why are you eating without sinners? And Jesus is saying, it is right and proper. I must go to his house. I must. I'm gonna come to your house and eat and stay. [00:59:18] (37 seconds)  #IMustCome

Can we all confess today that in one way or another, to one degree or another, all of us have competing voices in our heads and lives that keep us broken, that cause us to feel like an outcast, questioning God's goodness and love and doubting God's provision? Amen? Fairly weak. Feel like I'm the only one. Church, it's time to climb a tree. It's time to seek to get a glimpse of a savior. It's time we seek Jesus for our good and salvation and for the good of our neighbors in the world. [00:55:02] (35 seconds)  #ClimbATreeSeekJesus

When Jesus calls out to Zacchaeus, what does he say? He says, Zacchaeus, he says, hurry and come down. I must stay at your house today. Jesus sees Zacchaeus, and he knows him. He calls him by name. No one told Jesus what his name was, who that was up in the tree. They were just walking by who that little wee little man was up there. Jesus simply knew him by name. How? He created him. He knows your name. And Jesus sees you too. And maybe you come here today feeling lost or alone or like an outcast in one way or another, or maybe you've been needing a change or seeking something that'll satisfy your troubled mind or calm your fears, or maybe you just are trying to get a glimpse of Jesus, hoping that maybe there's something there. Well, he sees you, and he knows your broken heart. He understands your grief and your fear and your loneliness and your issues and your self doubt. Should I go on? [00:57:27] (67 seconds)