October 30, 2022 Luke 19:1-10 Jesus and Zacchaeus

This week we take a look at the story of Jesus’ encounter with Zacchaeus, in which Luke provides a kind of final summary of Jesus’ mission to “seek out and to save the lost,” which as the story illustrates, includes even the most despised of the despised. We also discuss the Reformers’ views about God’s freedom to save anyone, as well as questions about Zacchaeus’ spiritual condition prior to this encounter. Finally, we talk about how to get away from the image of Zacchaeus as a character from a children’s story and finding a way to hear how important it is to Luke’s overall message that “salvation” comes even to him.