Side 1
Zacchaeus was a rich chief tax collector.
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Zacchaeus
Encountering Jesus follows people whose ordinary days changed when Jesus came near: fishermen, outsiders, mourners, friends, and seekers learning what welcome, healing, and discipleship look like.
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Scripture: Luke 19:1-10
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Salvation Comes to This House
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Side 2
Jesus was passing through Jericho.
Side 3
Too short to see over the crowd, Zacchaeus ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree. Jesus said, "Hurry down! I must stay at your house today." Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed him gladly.
Side 4
People grumbled, "He's staying with a sinner!"
Side 5
Zacchaeus said, "I'll give half my belongings to the poor. If I've cheated anyone, I'll repay four times as much."
Side 6
Jesus said, "Today salvation has come to this house. He too is a son of Abraham. The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."
Scripture anchor: Luke 19:1-10
Key verse / Luke 19:10
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.