Zacchaeus the Tax Collector

Jesus Forgives Our Sins

Scripture 

Luke 1:37

Nothing is impossible with God.

Key words
Shunned: to be avoided

Attention Grabber:
The difference between mistake and intentional wrongdoing
-Isaiah spilled the crayons while trying to bring them to the table 
-Diamond smacked Brianna in her face after she ate her cookie
-Ms.  Jessica forgot the snacks at her house
-I lied and said I was sick so I wouldn't have to go to work
-Joy putting a coloring book in her book bag although she didn't pay for it  

Lesson
Luke 9:1-10

• Jesus was on his final journey to Jerusalem
• During his trip he meet a man named Zacchaeus, he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy
• However, Zacchaeus at first could not see Jesus because he was short
• Because Zacchaeus was short he climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus
• When Jesus saw Zacchaeus he told him to come down
• Jesus wanted to go to the house of Zacchaeus
• When the crowd saw this, they became mad because they thought of Zacchaeus as a sinner
• Although Jesus that Zacchaeus had stole people's tax money he still wanted to go to his house
• Zacchaeus felt convicted, so he gave half of his possessions to the poor
• Jesus forgave Zacchaeus

Zacchaeus' Characteristics
- chief tax collector 
-Jewish man
-employed my the Roman Government 
-shunned and despised
-Short