LAST THINGS
LUKE 19 VS 1-10
Luke 19:1-10 (NKJV)
1 Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
2 Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
3 And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.
4 So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way.
5 And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, "Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house."
6 So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully.
7 But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, "He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner."
8 Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold."
9 And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham;
10 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
*SUPPOSE YOU KNEW THAT THIS WAS THE LAST DAY THAT YOU WERE TO LIVE ON THIS EARTH, WOULD THERE BE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO CHANGE??
**THIS WAS THE LAST TIME THAT JESUS WAS TO GO THROUGH JERICHO, PERHAPS THE LAST TIME THAT ZACCHAEUS WOULD HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE GOSPEL- TODAY MAY BE THE LAST TIME WE GET ON THIS SIDE TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO BE PREPARED TO MEET OUR GOD!! WE NEVER KNOW- ZACCHAEUS DIDN’T KNOW, BUT HE DID THE RIGHT THING- WILL YOU??
Deuteronomy 4:29 (NKJV)
29 But from there you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
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1 Chronicles 16:10 (NKJV)
10 Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD!
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1 Chronicles 16:11 (NKJV)
11 Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
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1 Chronicles 22:19 (NKJV)
19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God. Therefore arise and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the LORD."
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2 Chronicles 15:12 (NKJV)
12 Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
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Psalm 34:10 (NKJV)
10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.
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Psalm 105:3 (NKJV)
3 Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD!
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Psalm 105:4 (NKJV)
4 Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
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Isaiah 55:6 (NKJV)
6 Seek the LORD while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near.
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Hosea 10:12 (NKJV)
12 Sow for yourselves righteousness; Reap in mercy; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the LORD, Till He comes and rains righteousness on you.
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Zephaniah 2:3 (NKJV)
3 Seek the LORD, all you meek of the earth, Who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden In the day of the LORD'S anger.
1. THE FIRST THING WE MUST HAVE JESUS AS IS SAVIOR- FRIEND IF HE IS NOT YOUR SAVIOR HE CANNOT BE YOUR LORD!
Luke 19:3 (NKJV)
3 And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.
Acts 2:36-39 (NKJV)
36 "Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."
37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"
38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call."
2 Corinthians 6:2 (NKJV)
2 For He says: "In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you." Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
2. SEEK HIM AS SHEPHERD- KING DAVID KNEW WHAT IT MEANT TO HAVE JESUS IN CONTROL OF HIS PHYSICAL NEEDS:
Psalm 23:1-6 (NKJV)
1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.
3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.
John 10:7-18 (NKJV)
7 Then Jesus said to them again, "Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
8 All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.
9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
12 But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them.
13 The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.
15 As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.
16 And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.
17 Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again.
18 No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father."
3. MAKE HIM YOUR SOVERIGN- THIS IS MAKING HIM THE “SHOT CALLER” OF YOUR LIFE- BEING UNDER SUBMISSION TO HIM FULLY AND WHOLLY WILL MAKE US “FULL AND WHOLE.” : THE FIRST TWO ARE ALLOWING GOD TO WORK “IN US” THE LAST IS ALLOWING GOD TO WORK “THROUGH US.”
Matthew 15:8-9 (NKJV)
8 'These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.
9 And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.' "
Matthew 7:21-23 (NKJV)
21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?'
23 And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'
John 15:1-17 (NKJV)
1 "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
5 I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.
8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
9 "As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.
10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love.
11 These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.
12 This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
13 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.
14 You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.
15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.
16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
17 These things I command you, that you love one another.
*WHAT IF TODAY WAS THE LAST TIME JESUS
PASSED BY “YOUR WAY.” WOULD THERE BE
ANY CHANGES THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO
MAKE??
