Jesus Encounters a Man in a Tree | 08.07.22

Wilkesboro Baptist Church Podcasts · Aug 12, 2022 · 40m

Title: Jesus Encounters a Man in a Tree

Text: Luke 19:1-10

Tad Craig

Zacchaeus

Chief tax collector of Jericho (major trade city, desirable to live)

Physically unimpressive; short stature

Eagerness to see Jesus. Why?

Overcame many obstacles to discover this man who he heard about?

Risked safety, ridicule, and reputation my climbing a tree

The Crowd

Religious background, religious leaders

They saw him as a “agent of tyranny”

Didn’t understand Jesus

Encountered with Jesus

Jesus sees the hidden.

Jesus frees from the social pressures

Jesus brings recognition to the crowd that he is a person just…