The Story of Zacchaeus Madiskarte (Verse 4, “climbed a

o
sycamore tree”)
- Rich Tax Collector
 Finds solutions
Verse 3 - Negative result
o Napoleonic complex
- Mentioned that Zacchaeus is a small  Thinks that his
man dominant trait is a
- Being small prevents him seeing Jesus liability
(lack of sight)  The reason why he
chose to be a tax
Verse 3-4
collector
- He was seeking to see  He wants to be
- He could not see looked up
- To see  Earn praise
through
Similarities and differences of the blind man and
material things
Zacchaeus
 Craving for
1. Can’t see Jesus praise resulted
2. Prevented by the crowd in betrayal of
3. Persistence his faith and his
4. Zacchaeus is small, the blind man is community (it
disabled despised him)
5. Zacchaeus is rich, the blind man is poor
Verse 6: Why is Zacchaeus happy?

Irony 4 things to why he’s happy

Blind man 1. Jesus initiated

a. Z he was silent BUT Jesus came
Can see his: to seek and save the lost
2. Jesus looked up
o Desperate condition of a. Nobody looks up to Z(literally
blindness and figuratively), but Jesus does
o Power of Jesus b. Sees him as an individual of
o Persistent (“Son of David, Have inherent worth, uniquely
mercy on me”) designed to love God and
On the other hand, people
3. Jesus called him by name
Zacchaeus (not blind) a. He wasn’t accustomed to Jews
being friendly, once they knew
o Intrigued by rumors that Jesus is his identity (tax collector)
messiah b. Jesus’ warm welcome maybe
o He was silent surprised Z
4. God orchestrated the meeting
Why can’t Zacchaeus see?
a. Verse 6 (“I must….”)
Probably because of his small stature b. Despite of his failures
c. Jesus being friendly made Z
- People look down on Zacchaeus, repent
literally and figuratively
- Positive result Conclusion:
 - Christ’s salvation transforms all lives
- Not exactly the same way
- Not exactly the same time
- We all have different testimonies
- We should have a heart like Jesus
- God can use EVERYONE despite of all
the sins they made
Heart check:
- napoleonic complex

Blind man:
Instead of begging, he earns

Z:
Instead of collecting, he sacrifice