GOD”S HEART FOR THE LOST
Luke 19:1-10 ESV
He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3 And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. 4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. 5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.” 6 So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. 7 And when they saw it, they all grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” 8 And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” 9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost
LUKE 19:10 ESV
For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost
CHOOSE COMPASSION OVER COMFORT
MATTHEW 9:35-36 ESV
And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
THE URGENCY OF ETERNITY
2 PETER 3:9 ESV
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
ROMANS 6:23 ESV
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord
HEBREWS 9:27 ESV
And as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment
JAMES 4:4 ESV
You do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and the vanishes
EZEKIEL 33:8-9 ESV
If you say to the wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from his way, that wicked person shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. But if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, that person shall die in his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul.
There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal.” —C.S. Lewis
