He Also Is a Son of Abraham

Q: What does the Bible say about Zacchaeus in Luke 19?

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, humbled himself to see Jesus and received salvation, illustrating God's grace towards sinners. Luke 19 describes the encounter between Jesus and Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector who sought to see Jesus. Despite his wealth and position, Zacchaeus displayed humility by climbing a sycamore tree to catch a glimpse of the Lord. When Jesus called him by name and invited Himself to Zacchaeus's house, it highlighted the personal and gracious nature of Christ's call to sinners. This event showcases how God's grace reaches even those despised by society, affirming that salvation is available to all, irrespective of their past or position.

Q: How do we know God's grace is transformative?

God's grace transforms hearts, leading to repentance and genuine change in behavior, as seen in Zacchaeus's actions. The transformation brought by God's grace is evident in the story of Zacchaeus. After encountering Jesus, Zacchaeus demonstrated true repentance by offering to give half his possessions to the poor and restore fourfold to those he had wronged. This change reflects the inner work of grace in his heart, illustrating that authentic salvation results in outward evidence of faith, such as generosity and a new disposition towards others. The proclamation by Jesus that salvation had come to Zacchaeus's house underscores the profound impact of divine grace on an individual's life.

Q: Why is it significant that Zacchaeus was called a son of Abraham?

Being called a son of Abraham signifies that Zacchaeus was justified by faith, becoming part of God's covenant people. In Luke 19:9, Jesus declares Zacchaeus to be a son of Abraham, not due to his biological lineage but because of his faith. This reflects the New Testament teaching that true children of Abraham are those who share Abraham's faith, as described in Galatians 3:6-7. The emphasis is on spiritual heritage rather than ethnic background. Zacchaeus exemplifies the transformative power of faith in Christ, which makes one a true child of God. This invites all believers to recognize their identity in Christ, rooted in faith rather than works or lineage.

Q: How does Zacchaeus's story illustrate the idea of grace in salvation?

Zacchaeus's story illustrates grace by showing how Jesus sought him out, offering salvation despite his sinful past. Zacchaeus’s encounter with Jesus underscores the concept of grace as unmerited favor. Despite his reputation as a sinner and a tax collector, Jesus intentionally seeks out Zacchaeus, demonstrating that salvation is not based on human merit but on divine grace. The Lord's call to Zacchaeus, 'Make haste and come down,' reflects God’s initiative in salvation, reminding us that it is God who first loves and calls us to Himself. The immediate transformation in Zacchaeus’s life, evidenced by his joyful response and acts of restitution, exemplifies how grace brings about heartfelt repentance and change.

Zacchaeus was a moral leper,
that's what he was. He was rich by the sacrifice
of others. You see there, he says he was
chief among the publicans and he was rich, very rich. And they aborted him. They aborted
him on the street and they would certainly not go to his home,
be seen in the house of such a man. Well, it says in verse
3 that this this sinner, this publican, sought to see Jesus,
who he was. Zacchaeus was interested to see
the Lord Jesus Christ. I would hesitate to say what
caused this interest. I wouldn't have any idea. But
the important thing was that this publican, this very wealthy
chief among the publicans, had an unusual desire to see Christ. And he made an unusual effort.
I want you to see here what he did. He wanted to see Christ. He had a desire and an interest
to see the Lord Jesus Christ. And he could not for the press,
for all the people, because he was a small man, he was little
of stature, and crowds wherever were, and he just, he couldn't
see him. He couldn't hear him or see him.
So he ran before and climbed up in a tree. Now, imagine who
this man is. He's a very important citizen. He's a very powerful citizen.
He's a very rich citizen. And everybody knew him. They
despised him, but they knew him. And this dignified, wealthy man,
and you know his garments must have been satin silk, beautiful
headdress and all these things. Climbed up a sycamore tree. He humbled himself in an embarrassing
situation. Climbed up in a sycamore tree.
I imagine there were little children climbing up in those trees, you
know, to see the Lord and to see what was going on, the commotion
and everything. But here sat Zacchaeus, up a
tree, looking down at the processional. It was coming this way, our Lord
in the midst of all these people. And this man's up a tree. I had
a friend that lived in California years ago. He was a pagan, pagan
businessman, quite wealthy. I think he was wealthy and went
bankrupt two or three times and wealthy, but he was quite an
entrepreneur. And the Lord did something fine,
something in his heart, like Zacchaeus here. He didn't know
what was happening, going on, and nobody else did, but he had
an unusual to hear somebody teach the Word. So he went to a pastor
out there by the name of Cunningham. Both of these men are dead now,
but he went to Brother Cunningham. And he said, I don't know what's
going on inside of me, but I just got to hear somebody teach the
Bible, right now. Brother Cunningham said, well,
I have a children's Bible class going on, He said, I'll be glad
to have you attend that children's Bible class if you've just got
to hear something for next Sunday. You can come to this Bible study
class like we're having this week. So my friend said, there
I sat in that children's Bible class, these little chairs about
a foot, eight or ten inches off the floor. He weighed 250 pounds. And he wore big rings and big
belt buckles and fancy clothes. And he said, there I sat with
my knees higher than my waist. And all these little children
sitting around pointing at me and laughing. But he said, I
was determined to hear something about the Lord. And he said,
I sat there and I heard something too. That man teaching those
children was teaching me. And I see Zacchaeus up that tree.
prominent, powerful, wealthy, prosperous businessman. But something
is going on in that man. I believe the grace of God was
already moving in his heart to put him in such a humiliating,
embarrassing position of betrayal, to see Christ. Well, when our
Lord Jesus, verse 5, when our Lord Jesus came to the place
where Zacchaeus But he came to that place. And you know, our
Lord knew everything that was going on. Our Lord, I'd say knew,
he purposed everything that was going on. In every heart there,
in every life there, in every person there. He remembers the
hairs on their heads. He knew where the sparrows all
were. And the stars, he called them
by name, but he knew Zacchaeus. And our Lord came directly to
the place, and he looked up and saw him. He saw him. He saw him a long time before
that. It's like our Lord said to Nathanael. When Nathanael
walked up, our Lord said, Behold an Israelite with whom there's
no guile. And Nathanael said, How knowest
thou me? He said, Nathanael, I saw you a long time ago under
the fig tree. I saw you. And our Lord looked
up and he said, He saw Zacchaeus. Him, he really saw Him. He saw
his heart, he saw his guilt, he saw his sins, he saw his interest,
he saw his humility, he saw his effort to see the Lord, he saw
Him. Believer who was Isaac Watts
said, he saw me. He saw me ruined in the fall,
yet he loved me, notwithstanding all. He for my soul has always stood,
his lovingkindness." Oh, how good. He saw it. Can you imagine
when Zacchaeus' eyes caught the eyes of the Master? He was looking
down on our Master. Oh, looked up, looked right through
him. Right into his soul, right into his mind, right into his
imagination, right into his I wonder how long they held that
look. But then our Lord spoke, and
he said, Zacchaeus, call him by name. This was a personal
call. Did you hear that? Zacchaeus.
He said, I know my sheep. I call them by name. I know them. And it was a gracious call. This
man was a chief of centers. Weakest of all. But our Lord
called him. He called Zacchaeus and he said,
watch this now. Make haste and come down. And
come down. You know, there'll never be a
call to come up till the word has been given to come down.
Come down. Oh, what a humbling call. Come
down. Come down. One old writer said,
Come down, the master said. Well, I came down till it was
few lower than I. But he said again, Come down.
Well, I came down until I was on the level with the lowest.
But he said, Come down. And I came down till it was none
as low as I. He said again, Come down. And
I came down until I reached the point that there was no hope
of salvation for a person like me, a sinner like me. And then
he spoke peace to my heart. Come down. Zacchaeus, come down. You read while ago in Psalm 34,
the Lord is now unto them of a broken heart, a broken and
a contrite spirit. Those he describes in Psalm 107.
Listen to this, Psalm 107, the redeemed of the Lord. Psalm 107,
verse 2, says, Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath
redeemed from the hand of the enemy, gathered them out of the
lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and
from the south. They wandered in the wilderness in a lonely
way. They found no city to dwell in, hungry, thirsty, Their soul
fainted in them, and then they cried. They cried unto the Lord
in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
Come down. Out of the depths, David said,
I cried unto thee, Lord, hear my prayer, hear my call. Come down, Zacchaeus, for today
I must abide at your house. And Zacchaeus made haste and
came down and received him joyfully. This is one of the marks of God's
elect. He hears the word, the voice
of the Lord, he hears it in power, and he welcomes him joyfully.
Let me show you that in 1 Thessalonians. This is what Paul said to the
church at Thessalonica. He said, I know you're God's
elect. I know you're God's elect. How do you know they're gobs
a leg? Well listen, 1 Thessalonians chapter 1, verse 4. Knowing brethren beloved
your election of God, for our gospel came not unto you in word
only, it came in power. Now what greater power can you
have than this? Zacchaeus, come down. That's the Lord speaking. Christ
spoke to him. commanded him to come down. I'm
going to your house. You heard the word, you heard
the gospel, not in word only, that's how most people have heard
it, but in power, in the Holy Ghost, in much assurance, as
you know what manner of men we were among you for your sakes,
and you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received
the word in much affliction with joy of the Holy Ghost." Oh, how glad his heart was when
the Lord spoke to him. He came down and received him
joyfully. Well, everybody wasn't happy
about this. Look at verse 7. And when they saw it, when they
saw it, they all murmured, saying that he's gone to be the guest
with a man that's a sinner. Who are they? Well, this word
is often used, they. I've heard it all my ministry.
This is what they say. This is where they go. This is
what they wear. This is the music they like.
They won't hear you. They won't believe you. They
won't follow you. They won't hear that kind of
preaching. They, they, they, they, they. Who are they? Well,
I found the definition of they. So you can quit listening to
they say, I'm going to show you who they are. It says here, they,
when they saw this, when they saw the Lord, show mercy to a
sinner, an unworthy moral leper, and call him by name, and go
to his house, they, oh, they, these religious kingdom seekers,
they murmured. And here's they, Matthew 27,
I'm going to read you about they. Matthew 27. Here they are. Matthew 27. Verse 31. Oh, verse 30. Matthew 27. And they spit on
him. And they took the reed and smote
him on the head. And after that, they had mocked
him. They took the robe off him. And they put his own raiment
on him and led him away to crucify him. And as they came out, they
found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to
bear his cross. And when they were come to a
place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of the skull,
they gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall. And when he
had tasted the herb, he would not drink, and they crucified
him. And parted his garments, casting lots, and it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets. They parted my
garments among them, and cast lots. And upon my vesture did
they cast lots. And sitting down, they watched
it there. There they are. There's the they.
There they are. Religious, ignorant of God, ignorant
of his righteousness. He was in the world, they knew
him not. Came into his own, they received
him not. That's they. Nameless crowd. And they murmured. What did they murmur? They said
he's the friend of sinners. They said he'd gone to be the
guest of a sinner. They said, well if he were really
a prophet, he wouldn't let that woman touch him. They said, she's
a sinner. But I'm thankful the Lord Jesus
came into the world to save sinners, of whom I'm deceived. I rejoice
when God shows mercy to a sinner. Don't you? But they don't. Look at verse 8, and I want you
to see something here that's just powerful. This is just absolutely
powerful. But I want to read, before I
read that 8th verse, I want you to go back to Luke 18. Luke 18,
just a moment now, verse 20, 23, verse 22. This is the rich young ruler,
you remember last Sunday? Now when Jesus heard these things
about this man kept the law from his youth up, he said, Yet likest
thou one thing, sell all you have, distribute to the poor,
and you'll have treasure in heaven, come follow me." And when he
heard this, he was very sorrowful, he was a very rich man. Well, here's another rich man.
We just read in verse 2 of Luke 19, Zacchaeus was very rich. And it says in verse 8, And Zacchaeus
came down, and as soon as his feet hit the ground, And he stood
up. He said, Lord, behold, half my
goods I give to the poor. If I've taken anything from any
man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. The Lord didn't
say a word to him about his possessions. Not a word. Now, he did to the
rest of young Ruth. The rich young ruler bragged
about what a good man he was, and what a holy man he was, what
a righteous man he was, and what a law-abiding man he was, kept
all the commandments from his youth. Our Lord said, well, then
go sell what you have and give it to the poor. No, he said,
I can't cut that. The exact key is he didn't say
a word to him about his possessions. That's the difference in grace
and words. The Lord doesn't have to say
anything to him about his possession. The grace of God in his heart
speaks to him. Men who are trying to work their
way to heaven have got to have laws and rules. Men that have
been saved by the grace of God and given a new heart and a new
spirit, the love of Christ motivates them. As soon as he looked into
those eyes, as soon as he came down from that tree and stood
beholding his Lord, He became generous. If you ever see him,
he'll possess you. If you ever look upon him and
see the glory of... Zacchaeus saw the glory of God
in his face. And he said, Lord, half of what
I have I give to the poor. In fact, I've cheated anybody
and wronged anybody, I'm going to restore them fourfold. And
our Lord said, verse 9, That's evidence of one thing. This day,
salvation has come to this house. Salvation has invaded this house.
Salvation has captured the head of this house. Salvation has
come to this house. When it comes to the head of
the house, it comes to the house. Because that house from then
on is going to be walking with God. That house from then on
is going to be recognizing the Lord. That house from then on,
the possessions of that house, belong to God. From then on,
that's going to be his place, when the head of the house comes
to nothing. You write that down. This day. Given his possessions didn't
save him, it was evidence he hadn't been saved. Given his
possessions and helping folks and being generous, that didn't
have a thing in the world to do with the salvation of his
soul. mercy of God saved him, the grace of God saved him, the
kindness of Christ saved him, the blood of Christ washed him,
the righteousness of Christ robed him. But when that happens within,
things happen without. You see that? I believe Bartimaeus could see
that, and he was blind. I just believe he could. I believe
a blind man could see that. Salvation is an inward work of
grace, a powerful work of God that changes thoughts and hearts
and natures. It makes man a new creature.
It makes him gracious and kind and generous, walking with God. Salvation has come to this house,
and I'll tell you why. I'll tell you why. He said, Verse
9, This day salvation has come to this house, for as much as
he is a son of Abraham. That place was crawling with
sons of Abraham by nature, by conception, by ancestry. Everybody around there knew there
was a son or daughter of Abraham. That's not what he's talking
about. He's talking about a spiritual son of Abraham. He's talking
about what Paul talked about in Galatians. Turn over there
to Galatians chapter 3. Yes, Galatians 3, verse 6 and
7, listen. Even as Abraham believed God,
and it was accounted to him for righteousness, know ye therefore
that they which are of faith, those who believe God, the same
and only them are children of Abraham. He's not a Jew which
is one outwardly. Circumcision is not in the flesh,
it's of the heart. And faith is of the heart. And
a child of Abraham is a seed of Christ. Christ is the seed. We're in Him. And Christ said,
this man's salvation comes to this man's house because he's
a son of Abraham. He's a son of Abraham and a son
of Jacob. All the way through the Old Testament,
believers are called sons of Jacob. Sons of Jacob. Sons of
Jacob. You study the life of Jacob,
you'll know why. God loved Jacob before he was born. He said,
Jacob have I loved, his brother I hate. God chose Jacob before
he was born, before the children had done any good or evil, that
the purpose of God according to election might stand. It was
said, Jacob gets the inheritance. God revealed himself to Jacob.
Out there on the stones he revealed a ladder to heaven, the throne
of God reaching down to the person of Jacob, and angels ascending
and descending on that ladder. Then he brought him back to the
house of God. And when Jacob strayed, God would bring him
back, back to Bethel, back to Bethel. And God changed his name. When he wrestled with him that
night, he said, What's your name? He said, Jacob. He said, No more. He said, No more. Israel is your name. Israel, first time it's mentioned,
Israel's your name, Prince of God, Son of God. This man that our Lord graciously
and personally, effectually called, who responded to the word of
his God, and came down and received him joyfully, and showed evidence
that the work of grace had been performed in his heart, He was
a son of Abraham from the beginning. About half his life, he didn't
act like one, did he? But he were one. That's right. That's right. And if you're one,
he'll call you. He'll call you. All right. Now, here, I've got some light
on this parable. I'll pass it along to you. He said in verse 10, for this
son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
He came to save people like Zacchaeus and you and me, sinners. And
as they, here we go again, here we go again, the days, when they
heard these things, he added and spake a parable to them. because he was now to Jerusalem,
and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately
appear. Right now, we're going to have
a Jewish kingdom ruled by a Jewish king, messiah, and all of us
are going to get the heel on the Romans instead of them on
us. We're going to have a kingdom. They thought that was imminent.
Listen to the parable. Now, you remember this. A parable
can't walk on four legs. A parable is an earthless story
with a heavenly meaning. It has to be a heavenly story
to be perfectly heavenly. You can't take anything on this
earth and compare something in heaven to it without it having
a weakness. So there's plenty of weaknesses here, but it's
clear enough to know what Christ is saying. It's clear enough
to know what he's saying. He said, therefore, a certain
nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom
and to come back. Who is this? This is Christ. He died on that cross, went to
glory, as the Spirit of God called out a people, a kingdom, and
he's coming back to reign over those people. He went away to
receive a kingdom. He's coming back. And before
he went, he called his ten servants and delivered to them ten pounds,
and said unto them, You occupy till I come. He called these
men and gave them one pound each. But his citizens, the people
of the community in the town, hated him. They sent a message
after him, we won't have this man reign over us. That's what
they said. Christ is not going to be sovereign. He's not going to reign over
us. They sent word to him, we will not submit, we will not
bow to his sovereignty. It came to pass when he was returned,
having received the kingdom, he commanded all these servants to be called, to whom
he'd given the money, that he might know how much every man
had gained by trading, how they used what he gave them. The first
king said, Lord, your pound has gained ten pounds. He said, well,
that's good, you're a good servant, because you've been faithful
and very little, had but five to over ten cities. The second
king said, Lord, your pound has gained five pounds. I took what
you gave me, And I used it, and I gained by it, and I profited
greatly. Ah, he said likewise to him, Be thou lord over king
over five cities, thou rule over five cities. Another king said,
Lord, here's your pound, which I kept in a napkin. I feared
you, because you are an austere man. That word means harsh, harsh,
unbending, unkind. harsh man. You take up where
you lay not down. You reap where you do not sow.
That's a bad, that's a bad impression and thought of this Lord, this
master. Others didn't feel that way,
but this man did. And he said to him, out of your
own mouth, will I judge you, you wicked servant? You knew,
you thought I was an austere man. He's not admitting to being
a harsh and cruel man. He said, that's what you thought.
You thought I was a harsh man, taking up where I laid not down,
reaping where I did not sow. That's not our Lord. He sows. One of the folks said, I water
and I plant and see if there's water in somebody that cultivates,
but God gives me increase. Thou knock my money into the
bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with interest."
He said, Take from him that pound, and give it to him that hath
ten pounds. They said, Lord, he's got ten. I say unto you
that unto every one which hath shall be given, and from him
that hath not, take away what he hath. How does this picture
our Lord? Let me show you. Turn to Ephesians
4, Ephesians chapter 4. This is so clear, so very clear
when you see it, Ephesians 4. Now, the Lord Jesus came into
the world, and it says in Ephesians 4, verse 7, unto every one of us is given
grace, means of grace and grace, according to the measure of the
gift of Christ. Wherefore he said when he ascended
up on high, he led captivity captive and gave gifts to Our
Lord Jesus Christ went back to heaven. He'll come again. He'll
come again to possess and reign over his kingdom. And when he
left, he gave gifts to people. He gave particular gifts to some.
He gave some, read on down in verse 11, he gave some to be
apostles. He gave some to be prophets.
He gave some to be evangelists. He gave some to be pastors and
teachers. He gave to certain men certain gifts to preach and
teach the word. But he gave to all people certain
gifts that properly used will benefit their souls greatly and
glorify their God. Let me tell you some of the things
he gives us. I'm talking about all people,
even they, us in particular. The heavens declare the glory
of God. The stars, the moon, the sun,
the things that God has made tell us who he is. He's known
by the things he made. Their voice is not a language
where the voice of creation is not heard. He gives us the world book. He
gives us the word book. He gives us this word. There
isn't anybody in this town that doesn't have one of these. Nobody. That's a gift. That's a gift
of God. That's a treasure, the word of
God. This has cost me in their lives,
this has cost me in their blood, this has cost me in everything
to translate this word and pass it on to you. God has put it
in your hands. It's a gift of God. He gave gifts
to me, means, this is a means of grace. He that heareth my
word and believeth on him, me, him that sent me hath everlasting
life. Conscience, that's a gift of God. In you is a conscience
that God put there to tell you when you're doing wrong, that
what you ought to do right is conscience. There's the law and
the prophets. There's the preachers, preachers
of the gospel. I know there are a bunch of phonies
everywhere, but there's some real ones, too. There's some
honest men of integrity who teach the way. God's given you ears
to hear. He's given you eyes to read.
He's given you a church where you can go and hear the gospel.
It's here. Here it sits. It's sat here for
49 years. There's been a message preached
every Lord's Day twice and every Wednesday from this pulpit and
days in between. The seeing eye and the hearing
ear, the preachers, the word of God, the heavens, gifts of
God. Well, he's coming back. And some
of these servants out here are going to say, Lord, I took that
word and I read it. Lord, bless me. It blessed me. Lord, it gave me grace and faith
and love for you. Blessing to your people. Well
done, our good servant. Lord, I looked at your heavens
and they declared the glory of God. And I said, what is man
without mindful of him? I heard you preach. I loved him.
prayed for him, helped him preach, supported him. I did those things,
and thank you for the gift. It certainly has blessed me and
my family and everybody that I've shared it with. Well done,
my good and faithful son. Means of grace. You know what
that is? Means of grace. Means of grace. There's plenty
of them. But here comes a fellow. Lord, here's your heaven just
like you left it. Stars and the moon and the sun.
I didn't pay much attention to them. I was too busy looking
at the things down here. And here's your Bible, unmarked,
unused, wrapped in a napkin. You know what he said? He brought
him that little old pound wrapped in a napkin. Here it is. I didn't
use it. I gave it back to you now. And here's your preacher. Here's your apostle. I didn't
work him very hard. I heard him a time or two, but
I wasn't too impressed. So here he is. And here's your
conscience. I didn't use it much either.
He didn't trouble me much. And here's your eyes. I never
did see your glory with them. And here's your ears. I didn't
use them either. Were never used. Isn't that what
that's saying, fellas? That's exactly what that says.
And the Lord's angry. He said, you're a wicked servant.
And your own mouth's going to ban you. Your own mouth. In verse 26, I say unto you,
that every one that hath shall be given unto him, unto every
one that hath shall be given. And to him that hath not, he
hasn't used the means of grace, he hasn't multiplied them, he
hasn't profited by them, take away what he does have. Take
away what he does have. Send him strong delusions that
he be damned for believing a lie who receive not the love of the
truth. What he has will be taken away.
And my enemies, I read one fellow who wrote on
this And this man said, Lord, those people that said back there
we will not have you reign over us, well I met with them and
we worked up a free will fellowship and we came up with another Jesus
and another gospel and another spirit and they were glad to
hear that you are not really sovereign. That you don't really
wish to reign over us, you want to be buddies with us. But you need them as much as
they need you. I told them that. In fact, I
told them that your plans and your kingdom and your glory really
depends on them letting you have a kingdom. Then he said, verse 27, Those
enemies which would not that I should reign over them, bring
them hither and slay them. He is Lord, he is King. Oh my, I hope that's a blessing
to you. It's a blessing to me, you can tell. I've had a blessing
out of that. And I hope it was to you. I love
the word. The word just reveals our Lord's
glory. It reveals our character. It
reveals our needs. It reveals a picture. A picture
of Christ and a picture of us in any condition. It meets anybody's
need here. Somebody falls somewhere and
everything is red. All hail the power of Jesus'
name. All hail the power of Jesus'
name, let angels prostrate fall. Bring forth the royal diadem
and crown it. Bring forth the royal diadem
and crown him Lord of all. He chosen seed of Israel's race
He ransomed from the fall Hail Him who saved you by His grace
And crown Him Lord of all Lord of all Let every kindred,
every tribe On this terrestrial ball To Him all majesty ascribe
And crown Him Lord of all Before we sing that last verse, let
me tell you a little bit about the services this week. In the
morning, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday mornings, 9.30,
Bible study. Bible study for all ages, four
years up. And we'll meet in auditorium
here at 930. Pastor Paul Mahan has charge of the opening exercises,
and he has scheduled five outstanding men to speak to that group of
young people and older people on the creation of man, the fall
of man, the religions of man, the judgment of man, and God
becomes a man. And then we'll have Bible study
classes, the young people back there, the adults in the auditorium.
And Paul is going to be teaching a verse-by-verse study of the
true grace of God, the five chapters of 1 Peter. And I'll be teaching
the second session, the five chapters of the book of James.
Now, we have three services this week, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Tomorrow night, Tuesday night and Wednesday night at 7.30.
Tomorrow night, Pastor Todd Nyberg from Lexington. Tuesday night,
Pastor Charles Pennington from Petersburg. And Wednesday night,
Pastor Tom Hardy, Brother Tom, I asked him, come on Wednesday
night. He said, I have a service down there. I said, I'll tell
you what I'll do. You come up there and preach Wednesday night,
and I'll go down there and preach. So we're going to be here Wednesday
night. So it's a happy week, a wonderful
week. Pray God will make it a blessed
week for our young people, for us, all of us. All right, let's
sing the last verse, and that'll be our benediction. O that with yonder sacred throng
we at his feet may fall, we'll join the everlasting song and
crown him Lord of all. We'll join the everlasting song
and crown him and a 266 266 Faith aid each earthly joy, Jesus
is mine. Break every tender tie, Jesus
is mine. Dark is the wilderness, earth
has no resting place. Jesus alone can bless, Jesus
is mine. Have not my soul away, Jesus
is mine. Here would I ever stay, Jesus
is mine. Perishing things of clay, Born
but for one Greek day, Pass from my heart away. Jesus is mine. Farewell, ye dreams of night,
Jesus is mine. Lost in this dawning bright,
Jesus is mine. All that my soul had tried, left
but a dismal void. Jesus has satisfied, Jesus is
mine. Farewell mortality, Jesus is
mine. Welcome eternity, Jesus is mine. Welcome, all loved and blessed. Welcome, sweet queens of rest. Welcome, my Saviour's breast. Jesus is mine.

He Also Is a Son of Abraham

What does the Bible say about Zacchaeus in Luke 19?

How do we know God's grace is transformative?

Why is it significant that Zacchaeus was called a son of Abraham?

How does Zacchaeus's story illustrate the idea of grace in salvation?

Sermon Transcript

About Henry Mahan

Comments

Joshua

Articles

Featured Authors

Podcast

Sermons

Featured Preachers

Books

Browse by Format

Music

Recent Comments

About

Legal

Subscribe

Account

Articles

Featured Authors

Podcast

Recent Comments

Sermons

Featured Preachers

Books

Browse by Format

Collections

Music

About

Legal

Subscribe

He Also Is a Son of Abraham

What does the Bible say about Zacchaeus in Luke 19?

How do we know God's grace is transformative?

Why is it significant that Zacchaeus was called a son of Abraham?

How does Zacchaeus's story illustrate the idea of grace in salvation?

Sermon Transcript

About Henry Mahan

Comments

More from Henry Mahan

Related Sermons

Same Scripture

Articles by Henry Mahan

Books by Henry Mahan

Joshua

Where this book stands in the tradition

Plato

Augustine

The Western Christian Tradition

This Book