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 Well, we turn back with me then to the reading we had.

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 We'll read from Luke chapter 19.

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! Luke chapter 19.

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 And we'll read the verses 3 to 5.

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 We'll take that as a text.

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 And Zacchaeus was seeking to see who Jesus was.

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 But on account of the crowd he could not,

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 because he was small of stature.

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 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him,

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 for he was about to pass that way.

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 And when Jesus came to the place,

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 he looked up and said to him,

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 Zacchaeus, hurry and come down,

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 for I must stay at your house today.

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 I've entitled this sermon,

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 Mercy for the Unmerciful,

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 for a particular reason,

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 and I'll explain that to you very shortly.

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 There's little doubt that the story of Zacchaeus,

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 which happened as Jesus was passing through Jericho,

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 on his way to Jerusalem,

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 that this was an appropriate illustration,

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 and a clear contrast,

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 of what Luke had recorded a few verses previously.

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 And that was the account of the rich ruler.

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 And although we didn't read it,

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 I'm sure most of you will be aware that

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 that rich ruler,

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 when Jesus met with him,

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 Jesus asked him to give up all that he had,

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 and to follow him.

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 And the rich ruler was unwilling to do that,

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 because he clearly considered his personal wealth,

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 to be the most important aspect of his life.

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 And in verse 1 here,

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 in chapter 19,

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 amidst all the activities,

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 of Jesus' ministry,

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 of teaching and healing,

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 he is now on this final stage,

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 of his journey towards Jerusalem,

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 towards the cross at Calvary.

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 And Jesus' healing of Bartimaeus,

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 which we read,

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 the blind man,

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 that had taken place as in near Jericho,

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 as it's mentioned to us there.

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 And we're now told here,

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 that Jesus has entered Jericho,

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 and is passing through.

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 Now Jericho was a major city,

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 very different to the Jericho,

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 of the Old Testament.

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 And it was a hub for goods passing back and forth,

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 and it was a major toll,

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 collection point,

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 for taxes,

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 on the goods,

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 that were passing east and west,

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 both ways.

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 And in verse 2,

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 then,

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 we're taken straight to this character,

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 Zacchaeus.

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 We're told about him,

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 and,

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 with what we're told initially,

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 he appears to be,

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 a man who,

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 had it all.

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 He was a rich man,

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 and,

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 he was a man of position,

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 he was a man of power.

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 And we're told,

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 that he was a chief tax collector.

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 Now,

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 this is the only time,

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 that this title is mentioned,

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 in the New Testament.

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 And it emphasizes,

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 the hugely,

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 elevated position,

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 of Zacchaeus,

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 in that society.

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 Because,

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 he may have been,

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 small in stature,

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 but he was a prominent person,

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 in the community.

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 However,

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 and there is a big but here,

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 or a big however,

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 these tax collectors,

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 they were despised,

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 they were hated,

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 by the people.

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 And for good reason.

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 And,

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 the people would not have considered Zacchaeus,

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 to be righteous,

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 or honourable,

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 in any way,

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 shape or form.

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 Now,

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 these tax collectors,

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 they were employees,

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 of the Roman government.

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 Now,

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 the Roman government,

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 were suppressing,

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 the Jewish people.

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 They were,

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 they were ruling,

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 over these areas.

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 The Jewish people,

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 were suppressed under them.

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 And,

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 these tax collectors,

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 employed by them,

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 they were,

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 notorious,

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 for overcharging,

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 the people.

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 If Rome,

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 for example,

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 levied,

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 a 5% tax,

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 on the people,

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 the tax collectors,

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 could charge,

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 an extra 10%,

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 an extra 15%,

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 or really,

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 whatever they wished.

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 And,

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 as a result,

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 the tax collectors,

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 they were guilty of,

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 gross,

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 extortion of the people.

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 They were viewed,

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 as the worst of sinners,

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 at that time.

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 Now,

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 the Roman,

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 government,

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 didn't really care about that,

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 so long as they got,

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 the 5%,

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 that they,

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 had put in place,

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 as taxes.

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 Now,

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 irrespective of that,

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 Zacchaeus,

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 was a man of power,

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 because of his position,

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 and his contract,

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 with Rome.

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 People,

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 probably walked in fear,

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 of this little man.

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 Excuse me.

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 Now,

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 in worldly terms,

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 Zacchaeus,

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 was very wealthy.

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 But,

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 in spiritual terms,

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 he was a bankrupt sinner,

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 without God,

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 and without hope,

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 at that point.

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 So,

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 what I'd like to do,

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 is,

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 just consider this passage,

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 under three headings.

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 Briefly,

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 we'll consider,

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 the obstacles,

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 that were in,

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 Zacchaeus' way,

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 his meeting,

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 with Jesus,

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 and then,

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 the outcome,

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 of that meeting.

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 So,

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 let's look at the obstacles,

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 first of all.

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 verse three,

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 we're told,

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 that this man,

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 Zacchaeus,

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 he had a desire.

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 And,

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 it appears,

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 that,

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 Zacchaeus' power,

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 and position,

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 couldn't,

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 really satisfy him,

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 deep down.

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 It seems,

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 that something,

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 in his life,

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 was missing.

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 And,

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 then he hears,

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 that Jesus of Nazareth,

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 is passing by,

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 that way,

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 and he decided,

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 that he wants to see him.

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 He's inquisitive.

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 Which,

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 makes me pause,

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 and ask the question,

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 is there anybody here,

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 who is inquisitive,

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 of Jesus?

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 Because,

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 just as it was,

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 with Zacchaeus,

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 that day,

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 where Jesus,

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 passed by,

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 physically.

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 So,

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 Jesus is passing by,

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 here,

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 today,

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 right now,

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 in this congregation,

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 because,

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 his word has been read,

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 and his word has been considered.

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 He's passing by,

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 in his word here.

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 And,

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 I just wonder,

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 is there anyone here,

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 who is inquisitive,

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 to see Jesus?

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 So,

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 Zacchaeus was,

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 he was,

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 he had this desire,

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 but there was a problem.

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 Because,

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 before this man,

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 could get to Jesus,

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 he had to overcome,

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 great obstacles.

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 Because,

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 he is physically,

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 a small man,

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 in stature.

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 He's not able,

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 to see the road,

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 for the crowds,

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 that have gathered,

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 to see Jesus,

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 passing by.

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 Very similar,

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 in a way,

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 to,

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 Bartimaeus,

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 in the previous passage.

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 So,

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 we have this,

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 with Zacchaeus as well.

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 And,

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 isn't it amazing,

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 how this crowd,

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 comes up so often.

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 And,

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 it's this crowd,

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 that keeps people,

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 from coming,

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 to Jesus.

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 Jesus.

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 The crowd,

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 still keeps people,

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 from seeing Jesus,

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 today.

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 Because,

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 there are people,

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 who allow,

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 for example,

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 perhaps,

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 their circle of friends,

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 or,

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 some family members,

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 or,

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 some work colleagues,

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 to keep them,

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 from going to Jesus.

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 Jesus.

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 That still happens,

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 today.

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 And,

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 I know that,

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 from my own,

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 personal experience,

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 because,

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 with,

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 with my circle,

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 of friends,

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 I had at that point,

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 before I came to faith,

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 and,

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 my work colleagues,

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 I had a fear,

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 that I was going to lose them.

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 I had a fear,

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 I was going to lose my job.

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 I know,

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 what it's like,

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 for the crowds,

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 and I'm quite sure,

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 there are others,

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 in here today,

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 who know,

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 what it's like,

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 for the crowds,

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 or a group of people,

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 who are in the way,

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 and,

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 keeping them back,

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 from seeing Jesus.

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 And,

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 I hope there's nobody,

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 like that today.

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 If there is,

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 all I can say is,

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 you know,

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 Jesus is more valuable,

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 and,

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 what Jesus offers,

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 is more valuable,

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 than,

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 anything,

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 you can ever have,

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 in this world.

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 And,

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 if you know,

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 today,

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 in here,

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 that you need Jesus,

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 in your life,

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 please,

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 please,

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 please,

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 don't let,

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 anything,

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 or anyone,

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 stand in your way,

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 of going to Jesus.

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 So,

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 we might ask then,

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 what was it,

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 that made this,

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 this man,

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 this powerful man,

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 humble himself,

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 like a little child,

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 to climb a tree,

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 so that he might see,

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 above the clouds.

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 What was it,

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 that God was so interested,

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 in this man,

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 Jesus?

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 I believe,

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 it was his desperate need,

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 his desperate condition.

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 And,

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 perhaps,

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 even at that point,

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 Zacchaeus,

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 may not have fully understood,

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 all that was happening,

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 in his heart,

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 and in his life.

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 That's very possible.

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 But,

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 he still,

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 he's been given,

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 this real desire,

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 to see,

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 Jesus.

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 And so,

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 in verse 4 here,

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 we see,

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 that he makes,

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 a decision,

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 and he's persistent,

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 because,

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 he climbed a tree.

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 He climbed a tree,

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 to get a glimpse,

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 of the Lord,

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 as Jesus passed by,

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 that day.

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 Whether that tree,

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 was overhanging the road,

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 or to the side of the road,

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 we don't know.

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 But he,

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 he climbed a tree,

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 to be able to see,

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 Jesus passing by.

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 This man,

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 Zacchaeus,

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 he didn't allow,

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 anything,

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 not the cloud,

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 not his condition,

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 to stand,

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 between him,

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 and Jesus.

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 And,

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 this Jesus,

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 he is the only one,

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 who can make,

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 the difference,

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 where,

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 you spend eternity.

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 He is,

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 the only one,

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 who can save your soul.

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 So,

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 Zacchaeus,

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 he overcame,

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 these obstacles,

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 in the way.

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 And that,

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 leads secondly,

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 to the meeting.

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 And we're told,

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 that as Jesus,

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 passed the path,

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 the place,

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 where Zacchaeus,

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 was up that tree.

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 Jesus stopped,

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 and began to speak to him,

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 and he called out,

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 to the man,

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 in a way,

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 that resulted,

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 in an eternal,

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 change,

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 in him.

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 It was life changing,

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 for him.

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 From that moment on,

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 when Jesus,

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 called out to him,

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 Zacchaeus' life,

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 flipped upside down.

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 Totally different,

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 to the way,

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 that he was before.

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 And there are,

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 particular reasons,

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 for that.

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 And the first one is,

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 it was a personal call,

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 because Jesus,

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 called,

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 Zacchaeus,

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 by his name.

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 He said,

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 Zacchaeus.

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 And,

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 it may well be,

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 that Zacchaeus,

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 would up that tree,

00:12:51.240 --> 00:12:51.840
 and,

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 he would just watch,

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 Jesus go by,

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 and then,

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 climb down again,

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 and go home.

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 That may well be the case.

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 But,

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 one thing's for sure,

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 he would never,

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 have expected,

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 Jesus,

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 to stop,

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 and to talk to him.

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 Why did Jesus stop?

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 He stopped,

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 because,

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 he saw,

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 that Zacchaeus,

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 was,

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 a needy,

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 sinner.

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 And,

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 when I ask then,

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 well,

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 how did,

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 Jesus speak,

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 to this man,

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 who was so despised?

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 Well,

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 he spoke to him,

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 with love.

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 And,

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 he spoke to him,

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 with compassion.

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 He spoke a word,

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 to him.

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 And,

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 it's just like,

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 he's doing,

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 with you here today,

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 with this word.

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 He's speaking to you.

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 You may not,

00:13:48.100 --> 00:13:49.000
 you may not,

00:13:49.000 --> 00:13:50.120
 take that in properly,

00:13:50.620 --> 00:13:50.879
 today,

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 but he's speaking to you.

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 And,

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 there will be,

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 a decision for you,

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 somewhere along the line.

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 Because,

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 when Jesus calls,

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 a person to come to him,

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 he doesn't issue,

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 a blanket call.

00:14:04.580 --> 00:14:05.919
 When Jesus calls,

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 it's personal,

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 it's one to one.

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 So,

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 that was the first reason.

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 The second reason was,

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 it was a plain call.

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 It was very clear.

00:14:16.340 --> 00:14:16.600
 Jesus,

00:14:16.860 --> 00:14:17.940
 made it very plain,

00:14:18.299 --> 00:14:19.120
 make haste,

00:14:19.440 --> 00:14:20.240
 and come down.

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 Jesus,

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 told the case,

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 exactly,

00:14:24.120 --> 00:14:24.960
 what he was to do.

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 And,

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 there's no debate,

00:14:27.659 --> 00:14:28.600
 about what was said.

00:14:29.100 --> 00:14:29.759
 There's no need,

00:14:29.820 --> 00:14:30.680
 for second guessing.

00:14:31.259 --> 00:14:31.539
 Jesus,

00:14:31.759 --> 00:14:32.620
 is very clear.

00:14:34.220 --> 00:14:34.639
 And,

00:14:34.879 --> 00:14:36.279
 Jesus,

00:14:36.399 --> 00:14:37.259
 leaves no doubt,

00:14:38.039 --> 00:14:38.379
 about,

00:14:38.580 --> 00:14:39.399
 what he expects,

00:14:39.480 --> 00:14:39.860
 you and me,

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 to do either.

00:14:41.419 --> 00:14:42.440
 You may not know,

00:14:42.519 --> 00:14:43.080
 how to pray,

00:14:43.220 --> 00:14:43.919
 when you go,

00:14:44.000 --> 00:14:44.779
 before the Lord.

00:14:44.779 --> 00:14:45.259
 But,

00:14:45.259 --> 00:14:47.299
 you certainly know,

00:14:47.439 --> 00:14:48.360
 what your need is.

00:14:50.480 --> 00:14:51.000
 Because,

00:14:51.139 --> 00:14:51.819
 you hear it,

00:14:52.139 --> 00:14:53.120
 week after week.

00:14:53.179 --> 00:14:53.279
 And,

00:14:53.360 --> 00:14:53.959
 I'm quite sure,

00:14:54.079 --> 00:14:54.699
 you read it,

00:14:55.120 --> 00:14:56.139
 day after day.

00:14:57.179 --> 00:14:58.500
 If you haven't come,

00:14:58.579 --> 00:14:59.439
 to faith in Jesus,

00:15:00.360 --> 00:15:01.699
 you need Jesus,

00:15:02.299 --> 00:15:03.000
 in your life.

00:15:04.480 --> 00:15:04.699
 And,

00:15:04.779 --> 00:15:05.459
 you know that Jesus,

00:15:06.319 --> 00:15:07.259
 is your only hope.

00:15:08.159 --> 00:15:08.419
 And,

00:15:08.480 --> 00:15:08.899
 you know that,

00:15:08.899 --> 00:15:09.600
 following him,

00:15:09.679 --> 00:15:10.299
 is the only way,

00:15:10.299 --> 00:15:11.039
 for salvation.

00:15:11.740 --> 00:15:12.240
 Because,

00:15:12.360 --> 00:15:13.399
 Jesus tells us,

00:15:13.480 --> 00:15:14.279
 in John's gospel,

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 I am the way,

00:15:15.699 --> 00:15:16.720
 and I am the truth,

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 and I am the life.

00:15:18.419 --> 00:15:18.600
 And,

00:15:18.779 --> 00:15:20.279
 nobody comes to the Father,

00:15:20.959 --> 00:15:21.500
 except,

00:15:22.079 --> 00:15:22.720
 through me.

00:15:24.639 --> 00:15:25.279
 This obedience,

00:15:26.079 --> 00:15:26.779
 is critical.

00:15:28.100 --> 00:15:28.399
 So,

00:15:28.519 --> 00:15:28.839
 secondly,

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 it was a plain call.

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 Thirdly then,

00:15:31.439 --> 00:15:33.100
 it was a call of promise.

00:15:35.579 --> 00:15:35.919
 You see,

00:15:36.039 --> 00:15:36.939
 Jesus promised,

00:15:37.319 --> 00:15:38.220
 much more,

00:15:38.220 --> 00:15:39.539
 than a casual meeting,

00:15:39.980 --> 00:15:40.819
 under a tree.

00:15:42.319 --> 00:15:43.679
 Jesus said here,

00:15:43.679 --> 00:15:44.539
 he says,

00:15:44.639 --> 00:15:45.339
 I must stay,

00:15:45.339 --> 00:15:45.339


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 at your house today,

00:15:46.500 --> 00:15:47.079
 Zacchaeus.

00:15:48.879 --> 00:15:49.359
 And,

00:15:49.439 --> 00:15:50.219
 what he's effectively,

00:15:50.219 --> 00:15:51.019
 saying to him,

00:15:51.019 --> 00:15:51.319
 is,

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 that,

00:15:52.139 --> 00:15:53.199
 it may well be,

00:15:53.859 --> 00:15:54.179
 that,

00:15:54.319 --> 00:15:55.719
 none of your neighbours,

00:15:56.419 --> 00:15:56.719
 will,

00:15:56.839 --> 00:15:57.799
 go to your home,

00:15:57.879 --> 00:15:58.339
 with you.

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 It may well be,

00:15:59.699 --> 00:16:00.879
 that no one in this town,

00:16:01.419 --> 00:16:02.139
 will have anything,

00:16:02.319 --> 00:16:03.139
 to do with you,

00:16:03.219 --> 00:16:03.759
 Zacchaeus.

00:16:04.500 --> 00:16:04.879
 But,

00:16:04.939 --> 00:16:05.139
 I,

00:16:05.239 --> 00:16:06.159
 the Lord of glory,

00:16:06.659 --> 00:16:07.439
 am coming,

00:16:07.679 --> 00:16:08.639
 to your house,

00:16:09.139 --> 00:16:09.479
 today.

00:16:09.480 --> 00:16:12.000
 what a promise,

00:16:12.120 --> 00:16:12.700
 that is.

00:16:14.240 --> 00:16:15.759
 What a beautiful promise.

00:16:17.440 --> 00:16:17.899
 And,

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 it applies,

00:16:18.620 --> 00:16:19.300
 to every one,

00:16:19.320 --> 00:16:20.159
 of God's people,

00:16:20.259 --> 00:16:20.680
 because,

00:16:21.460 --> 00:16:22.440
 when we're saved,

00:16:23.740 --> 00:16:24.720
 our relationship,

00:16:25.379 --> 00:16:26.580
 it isn't confined,

00:16:27.039 --> 00:16:28.220
 to the church building,

00:16:29.019 --> 00:16:30.019
 because,

00:16:30.139 --> 00:16:30.980
 Jesus comes home,

00:16:31.100 --> 00:16:31.399
 with us,

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 doesn't he?

00:16:33.000 --> 00:16:33.759
 In fact,

00:16:33.800 --> 00:16:34.159
 he comes,

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 everywhere with us,

00:16:35.580 --> 00:16:36.580
 from that moment,

00:16:36.659 --> 00:16:36.960
 onwards.

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 He comes,

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 and he never leaves us,

00:16:42.460 --> 00:16:43.700
 his Holy Spirit,

00:16:44.240 --> 00:16:44.800
 comes,

00:16:45.200 --> 00:16:46.080
 to dwell within,

00:16:46.560 --> 00:16:47.600
 each one of his people.

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 And,

00:16:48.860 --> 00:16:49.900
 when he comes in,

00:16:50.320 --> 00:16:52.240
 he changes everything,

00:16:52.600 --> 00:16:53.440
 just as it was,

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 for,

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 I say,

00:16:54.600 --> 00:16:55.720
 Zacchaeus' life,

00:16:55.800 --> 00:16:56.320
 that day,

00:16:56.440 --> 00:16:56.660
 where,

00:16:56.980 --> 00:16:58.460
 it was turned upside down,

00:16:58.840 --> 00:16:59.440
 so it is,

00:16:59.500 --> 00:17:00.200
 for every believer.

00:17:01.620 --> 00:17:02.379
 He makes,

00:17:02.379 --> 00:17:03.400
 everything different,

00:17:04.160 --> 00:17:04.819
 he makes,

00:17:04.819 --> 00:17:05.920
 everything better,

00:17:05.920 --> 00:17:07.279
 and he makes,

00:17:07.360 --> 00:17:08.480
 everything new,

00:17:09.120 --> 00:17:10.460
 because,

00:17:11.019 --> 00:17:11.980
 they are born again.

00:17:17.880 --> 00:17:18.860
 So then,

00:17:19.039 --> 00:17:19.539
 fourthly,

00:17:19.880 --> 00:17:20.779
 we see here,

00:17:21.500 --> 00:17:22.340
 it was also,

00:17:22.539 --> 00:17:23.580
 an urgent call.

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 Make haste,

00:17:27.480 --> 00:17:28.660
 he tells Zacchaeus,

00:17:29.120 --> 00:17:30.380
 make haste,

00:17:30.380 --> 00:17:31.380
 and come down,

00:17:31.519 --> 00:17:32.100
 hurry up,

00:17:32.440 --> 00:17:33.000
 come down.

00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:35.319
 And that call of the gospel,

00:17:36.099 --> 00:17:37.859
 is still as urgent today,

00:17:38.240 --> 00:17:39.319
 as it was then,

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 and it always will be.

00:17:42.259 --> 00:17:42.779
 Because,

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 the Lord may come,

00:17:45.039 --> 00:17:46.420
 or death may come,

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 and all I plead with you is,

00:17:49.900 --> 00:17:51.400
 please don't play around with salvation.

00:17:52.779 --> 00:17:53.839
 Come to Jesus,

00:17:54.200 --> 00:17:54.640
 now.

00:17:55.960 --> 00:17:56.980
 Now is the time.

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 Not tomorrow.

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 Not next week.

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 Not another time,

00:18:00.799 --> 00:18:01.900
 when you might find it,

00:18:02.019 --> 00:18:02.940
 more convenient,

00:18:03.140 --> 00:18:03.640
 as I say.

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 But please,

00:18:05.579 --> 00:18:06.259
 come now.

00:18:07.339 --> 00:18:08.579
 Because this is,

00:18:09.140 --> 00:18:09.880
 an urgent call.

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 And fifthly,

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 it was an unmistakable call.

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 Because Zacchaeus knew,

00:18:16.059 --> 00:18:18.319
 that the Lord was looking for something more,

00:18:18.700 --> 00:18:19.339
 than just,

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 a place to visit,

00:18:20.759 --> 00:18:21.400
 for that day.

00:18:21.400 --> 00:18:24.080
 Jesus was,

00:18:24.180 --> 00:18:24.519
 and is,

00:18:24.640 --> 00:18:25.080
 interested,

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 in one thing.

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 He is after our heart.

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 He wants all of us.

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 And he wants everyone,

00:18:33.360 --> 00:18:34.200
 to be saved,

00:18:34.560 --> 00:18:35.800
 by his grace,

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 and power.

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 And that's,

00:18:38.980 --> 00:18:40.140
 re-iterated for us,

00:18:40.160 --> 00:18:40.780
 so beautifully,

00:18:40.980 --> 00:18:41.519
 in John 3,

00:18:41.600 --> 00:18:42.140
 16.

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 For God,

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 so loved the world,

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 that he gave his only son,

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 that whoever,

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 will believe in him,

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 should not perish,

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 but have,

00:18:52.060 --> 00:18:53.080
 everlasting life.

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 So we see here then,

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 that Jesus truly is,

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 the seeking,

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 saviour.

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 As we have it,

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 in verse 5.

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 Jesus came,

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 to Zacchaeus.

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 And this is how,

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 it always comes about.

00:19:09.080 --> 00:19:09.900
 Jesus comes,

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 to us,

00:19:11.220 --> 00:19:12.500
 and offers salvation,

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 through himself.

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 Just like we have,

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 here today,

00:19:16.259 --> 00:19:17.440
 this offer of the gospel,

00:19:17.580 --> 00:19:18.180
 before you,

00:19:18.500 --> 00:19:19.140
 once again.

00:19:20.660 --> 00:19:21.480
 When Jesus,

00:19:21.620 --> 00:19:21.960
 stopped,

00:19:22.320 --> 00:19:23.440
 under that tree,

00:19:23.580 --> 00:19:24.140
 that day,

00:19:25.100 --> 00:19:26.380
 he knew everything,

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 there was to know,

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 about Zacchaeus.

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 And yet,

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 he still loved him.

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 And he had compassion,

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 on him.

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 And,

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 you may not realise,

00:19:37.180 --> 00:19:37.940
 this today.

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 But,

00:19:40.779 --> 00:19:41.320
 Jesus knows,

00:19:41.320 --> 00:19:42.300
 everything there is,

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 to know,

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 about every one,

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 of us as well.

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 Isn't that amazing?

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 And yet,

00:19:48.920 --> 00:19:49.859
 he still loves you.

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 Despite the faults,

00:19:52.299 --> 00:19:53.200
 despite the flaws,

00:19:54.220 --> 00:19:54.680
 despite,

00:19:55.039 --> 00:19:56.079
 whatever may have been,

00:19:56.140 --> 00:19:56.599
 in your life,

00:19:56.640 --> 00:19:57.519
 he still loves you.

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 And he will save you,

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 by his grace as well,

00:20:01.200 --> 00:20:02.039
 if you will obey.

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 Just as we sang,

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 in Psalm 139,

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 he even knows,

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 the thought,

00:20:08.299 --> 00:20:09.539
 in our minds,

00:20:09.599 --> 00:20:10.519
 before we think them.

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 How awesome is that?

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 I doubt finite minds,

00:20:13.359 --> 00:20:14.220
 cannot grasp that,

00:20:14.299 --> 00:20:14.599
 can we?

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 But we are assured of that,

00:20:17.179 --> 00:20:17.779
 from his word.

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 And so,

00:20:19.179 --> 00:20:20.539
 Jesus calls Zacchaeus.

00:20:21.439 --> 00:20:21.859
 Jesus,

00:20:22.179 --> 00:20:23.279
 on the way to Jerusalem,

00:20:23.980 --> 00:20:24.619
 where he is to die,

00:20:24.659 --> 00:20:25.220
 on the cross,

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 for the sins,

00:20:26.819 --> 00:20:27.519
 of his people.

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 But he still has his time,

00:20:29.679 --> 00:20:30.579
 to reach out,

00:20:31.480 --> 00:20:32.299
 and to stop,

00:20:32.399 --> 00:20:33.159
 by this man,

00:20:33.299 --> 00:20:33.839
 Zacchaeus.

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 Who was Zacchaeus,

00:20:36.039 --> 00:20:37.759
 that Jesus should care for him?

00:20:38.980 --> 00:20:40.059
 He was a sinner.

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 He was a sinner.

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 Yet the Lord loved him,

00:20:44.059 --> 00:20:45.819
 just like he loves you and me,

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 because every soul,

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 is precious to him.

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 You see,

00:20:52.579 --> 00:20:53.119
 when Zacchaeus,

00:20:53.200 --> 00:20:54.619
 climbed up into that tree,

00:20:55.440 --> 00:20:56.159
 that day,

00:20:56.460 --> 00:20:57.500
 he was a lost sinner.

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 But by the time,

00:21:00.399 --> 00:21:01.480
 he got back to the ground,

00:21:02.220 --> 00:21:04.000
 I believe he was a child of God.

00:21:04.940 --> 00:21:06.079
 I believe that God,

00:21:06.200 --> 00:21:06.799
 had worked in him,

00:21:06.839 --> 00:21:08.039
 by the time he came down.

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 Because God didn't send his son,

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 into the world,

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 to condemn the world.

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 But that the world,

00:21:15.119 --> 00:21:15.579
 through him,

00:21:16.139 --> 00:21:17.319
 might be saved.

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 So there we have,

00:21:20.319 --> 00:21:22.200
 all of these reasons,

00:21:22.579 --> 00:21:23.399
 with Zacchaeus,

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 and,

00:21:25.500 --> 00:21:26.879
 the call to Zacchaeus.

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 The outcome,

00:21:29.259 --> 00:21:30.079
 of all of this,

00:21:30.680 --> 00:21:31.839
 is just as marvellous.

00:21:35.099 --> 00:21:36.420
 Zacchaeus is a new man,

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 and,

00:21:36.700 --> 00:21:38.000
 notice what happened,

00:21:38.080 --> 00:21:38.880
 in his life here.

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 It's really important.

00:21:41.080 --> 00:21:42.500
 He received Christ.

00:21:43.519 --> 00:21:45.000
 He was saved by grace,

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 and grace is what happens.

00:21:47.120 --> 00:21:48.960
 Jesus gives us his grace.

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 That's what happens,

00:21:50.080 --> 00:21:50.800
 immediately,

00:21:51.360 --> 00:21:52.480
 when we're brought to faith.

00:21:52.940 --> 00:21:54.460
 And it's by that grace,

00:21:54.820 --> 00:21:56.140
 that we are given faith,

00:21:56.480 --> 00:21:57.240
 to believe,

00:21:57.500 --> 00:21:58.000
 in him.

00:22:01.620 --> 00:22:02.900
 Zacchaeus received Christ,

00:22:03.019 --> 00:22:04.080
 he was saved by grace.

00:22:04.079 --> 00:22:05.159
 Firstly,

00:22:05.319 --> 00:22:05.519
 then,

00:22:06.399 --> 00:22:07.399
 so important,

00:22:07.539 --> 00:22:08.319
 he obeyed the call.

00:22:09.059 --> 00:22:10.220
 He obeyed the call,

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 of Jesus.

00:22:12.099 --> 00:22:13.299
 Zacchaeus did exactly,

00:22:13.359 --> 00:22:14.720
 what Jesus told him to do.

00:22:15.039 --> 00:22:16.220
 He made haste,

00:22:16.500 --> 00:22:17.439
 and he came down.

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 And,

00:22:20.619 --> 00:22:21.599
 perhaps this verse,

00:22:21.679 --> 00:22:22.500
 is summarized,

00:22:23.119 --> 00:22:25.000
 very well,

00:22:25.359 --> 00:22:25.460
 in,

00:22:25.539 --> 00:22:26.839
 in Revelation,

00:22:27.039 --> 00:22:27.659
 chapter 3,

00:22:27.740 --> 00:22:28.500
 and verse 20,

00:22:28.500 --> 00:22:29.900
 where,

00:22:30.059 --> 00:22:30.980
 we're told there,

00:22:31.980 --> 00:22:32.420
 behold,

00:22:33.220 --> 00:22:34.539
 I stand at the door,

00:22:34.599 --> 00:22:35.000
 and knock,

00:22:35.640 --> 00:22:36.920
 and if anyone hears,

00:22:37.000 --> 00:22:37.559
 my voice,

00:22:37.779 --> 00:22:38.920
 and opens the door,

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 I will come in to him,

00:22:41.079 --> 00:22:42.140
 and eat with him,

00:22:42.619 --> 00:22:43.240
 and he,

00:22:43.559 --> 00:22:44.220
 with me.

00:22:46.579 --> 00:22:47.019
 Zacchaeus,

00:22:47.240 --> 00:22:49.579
 the door to Zacchaeus' heart,

00:22:49.680 --> 00:22:50.299
 was opened,

00:22:51.240 --> 00:22:52.539
 and he received Jesus,

00:22:52.740 --> 00:22:53.380
 by grace,

00:22:53.460 --> 00:22:54.220
 and he came down.

00:22:54.220 --> 00:22:57.700
 He obeyed with an open heart,

00:22:57.799 --> 00:22:58.839
 he freely gave himself,

00:22:58.980 --> 00:22:59.420
 to Jesus.

00:23:01.519 --> 00:23:01.980
 And,

00:23:02.140 --> 00:23:03.620
 you can never be saved,

00:23:04.000 --> 00:23:05.120
 until,

00:23:05.579 --> 00:23:06.579
 you open the door,

00:23:06.640 --> 00:23:07.240
 of your heart,

00:23:07.839 --> 00:23:09.180
 and allow Jesus,

00:23:09.700 --> 00:23:10.059
 into,

00:23:10.380 --> 00:23:11.019
 your life.

00:23:14.220 --> 00:23:15.539
 Zacchaeus received Jesus,

00:23:15.640 --> 00:23:16.380
 into his heart,

00:23:16.900 --> 00:23:17.559
 joyfully,

00:23:17.839 --> 00:23:18.319
 we're told.

00:23:19.360 --> 00:23:20.640
 It was joyfully,

00:23:20.779 --> 00:23:21.740
 she received Jesus,

00:23:22.319 --> 00:23:23.140
 and what joy,

00:23:23.220 --> 00:23:23.960
 there must have been,

00:23:24.220 --> 00:23:25.039
 that day.

00:23:26.480 --> 00:23:27.920
 He had heard the claims,

00:23:28.519 --> 00:23:29.559
 he had heard the call,

00:23:30.600 --> 00:23:31.500
 and now Zacchaeus,

00:23:31.539 --> 00:23:32.600
 has made that commitment.

00:23:33.240 --> 00:23:34.200
 It's almost as if,

00:23:34.220 --> 00:23:34.839
 he has gone,

00:23:35.240 --> 00:23:36.420
 this extra mile,

00:23:36.539 --> 00:23:37.039
 if you like,

00:23:37.480 --> 00:23:38.360
 and he's made,

00:23:38.500 --> 00:23:39.299
 that commitment,

00:23:39.519 --> 00:23:39.960
 to Jesus.

00:23:40.500 --> 00:23:41.420
 He's obeyed,

00:23:41.420 --> 00:23:42.319
 Jesus' voice.

00:23:42.980 --> 00:23:43.220
 He's,

00:23:43.460 --> 00:23:44.579
 he's moved,

00:23:44.579 --> 00:23:45.539
 towards Jesus,

00:23:46.100 --> 00:23:46.579
 and,

00:23:46.700 --> 00:23:47.420
 he's made,

00:23:47.559 --> 00:23:48.100
 that commitment.

00:23:48.779 --> 00:23:49.539
 And that's key.

00:23:50.059 --> 00:23:51.500
 That's a decisive factor.

00:23:52.220 --> 00:23:52.420
 And,

00:23:52.420 --> 00:23:53.820
 Jesus so,

00:23:53.920 --> 00:23:54.580
 wants you,

00:23:55.039 --> 00:23:55.920
 to respond,

00:23:56.420 --> 00:23:57.200
 in exactly,

00:23:57.400 --> 00:23:58.220
 the same way,

00:23:58.800 --> 00:23:59.700
 today as well,

00:23:59.860 --> 00:24:00.740
 to be saved.

00:24:01.660 --> 00:24:02.700
 You also,

00:24:02.960 --> 00:24:03.800
 need to come down,

00:24:03.900 --> 00:24:04.500
 from the place,

00:24:04.600 --> 00:24:05.519
 wherever you are,

00:24:06.860 --> 00:24:07.880
 wherever you are,

00:24:08.580 --> 00:24:09.480
 you need to come down,

00:24:09.560 --> 00:24:10.300
 from the place,

00:24:10.920 --> 00:24:11.740
 where you are,

00:24:11.740 --> 00:24:14.440
 and you need to commit,

00:24:14.440 --> 00:24:15.039
 to Jesus.

00:24:16.299 --> 00:24:17.299
 And that place,

00:24:17.299 --> 00:24:18.240
 could be anywhere.

00:24:19.059 --> 00:24:19.880
 That place,

00:24:19.980 --> 00:24:20.380
 could be,

00:24:20.740 --> 00:24:22.160
 even the material things,

00:24:22.259 --> 00:24:23.299
 you have in this world.

00:24:23.799 --> 00:24:24.539
 Would you worship,

00:24:24.680 --> 00:24:25.240
 in this world?

00:24:25.359 --> 00:24:25.940
 Would you look at,

00:24:26.000 --> 00:24:26.620
 in this world?

00:24:27.079 --> 00:24:28.099
 And it's almost like,

00:24:28.160 --> 00:24:29.660
 you're putting yourself up,

00:24:30.059 --> 00:24:30.180
 to,

00:24:30.339 --> 00:24:30.660
 to,

00:24:31.200 --> 00:24:31.920
 to,

00:24:32.160 --> 00:24:32.960
 just hold on,

00:24:33.000 --> 00:24:33.779
 to these things.

00:24:34.160 --> 00:24:34.940
 You need to come down.

00:24:34.940 --> 00:24:38.420
 And it's got to be downwards,

00:24:38.840 --> 00:24:40.000
 to come to Jesus.

00:24:41.320 --> 00:24:41.799
 Because,

00:24:41.940 --> 00:24:43.059
 the ultimate downwards,

00:24:43.180 --> 00:24:44.080
 of coming to Jesus,

00:24:44.680 --> 00:24:45.660
 is bowing the knee,

00:24:45.720 --> 00:24:46.259
 before him.

00:24:46.700 --> 00:24:48.279
 We have to come down,

00:24:48.400 --> 00:24:49.279
 from where we are,

00:24:49.559 --> 00:24:50.340
 to Jesus,

00:24:50.840 --> 00:24:51.920
 to answer the call,

00:24:52.320 --> 00:24:53.480
 and to commit to him.

00:24:53.480 --> 00:24:55.860
 The Bible's,

00:24:56.140 --> 00:24:56.519
 crystal clear.

00:24:57.700 --> 00:24:58.620
 It's only by faith,

00:24:58.700 --> 00:24:59.099
 in Jesus,

00:25:00.259 --> 00:25:00.980
 that you can enter,

00:25:01.200 --> 00:25:01.860
 into a saving,

00:25:02.059 --> 00:25:02.660
 relationship,

00:25:03.220 --> 00:25:03.839
 with the Father.

00:25:04.839 --> 00:25:06.220
 So he obeyed the call.

00:25:06.900 --> 00:25:07.279
 Secondly,

00:25:07.380 --> 00:25:08.120
 he demonstrated,

00:25:08.120 --> 00:25:08.819
 a change.

00:25:09.380 --> 00:25:10.420
 And it doesn't take long,

00:25:10.579 --> 00:25:11.360
 for the new Zacchaeus,

00:25:11.420 --> 00:25:11.839
 to appear.

00:25:12.720 --> 00:25:13.420
 And he makes,

00:25:13.599 --> 00:25:14.680
 a really bold promise,

00:25:14.799 --> 00:25:15.220
 doesn't he?

00:25:15.500 --> 00:25:16.240
 So different,

00:25:16.640 --> 00:25:17.400
 to the rich ruler.

00:25:19.500 --> 00:25:20.160
 He makes,

00:25:20.220 --> 00:25:20.920
 a bold promise,

00:25:21.000 --> 00:25:21.539
 to give away,

00:25:22.000 --> 00:25:22.960
 half his fortune,

00:25:23.480 --> 00:25:24.720
 and not just that,

00:25:25.779 --> 00:25:27.200
 but to restore,

00:25:27.440 --> 00:25:28.079
 fourfold,

00:25:28.519 --> 00:25:29.120
 to anyone,

00:25:29.839 --> 00:25:30.339
 he has taken,

00:25:30.500 --> 00:25:31.339
 anything from,

00:25:31.860 --> 00:25:32.980
 under false pretenses.

00:25:33.620 --> 00:25:34.440
 There's the new man,

00:25:34.539 --> 00:25:34.819
 for you.

00:25:35.460 --> 00:25:36.700
 There's the new creation.

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 And that new creation,

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 is in,

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 Christ Jesus.

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 What a contrast,

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 to the way he was before.

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 And I just wonder,

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 I wonder,

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 where Zacchaeus's ears,

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 actually shocked,

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 to hear,

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 what he was saying,

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 right there and then.

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 Because what he is doing,

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 is,

00:26:01.220 --> 00:26:02.160
 he is publicly,

00:26:02.380 --> 00:26:03.259
 renouncing,

00:26:03.660 --> 00:26:05.079
 his old life of sin.

00:26:05.339 --> 00:26:06.059
 That's gone.

00:26:06.500 --> 00:26:07.519
 That's by and by.

00:26:08.579 --> 00:26:09.180
 And now,

00:26:09.440 --> 00:26:10.259
 he is embracing,

00:26:10.779 --> 00:26:12.160
 this new life of faith,

00:26:12.559 --> 00:26:13.480
 in Jesus Christ.

00:26:13.480 --> 00:26:13.539
 Christ.

00:26:15.539 --> 00:26:16.579
 And so wonderful,

00:26:16.579 --> 00:26:17.400
 so lovely,

00:26:17.400 --> 00:26:18.779
 to have that,

00:26:19.200 --> 00:26:20.079
 and to see that,

00:26:20.640 --> 00:26:21.140
 and to,

00:26:21.220 --> 00:26:22.819
 to experience that.

00:26:23.339 --> 00:26:24.400
 Zacchaeus displayed,

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 the kind of change,

00:26:26.000 --> 00:26:26.980
 that Jesus makes,

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 in the lives of everyone.

00:26:28.500 --> 00:26:29.360
 He saves.

00:26:29.759 --> 00:26:30.120
 You see,

00:26:30.220 --> 00:26:30.960
 when Jesus comes,

00:26:31.039 --> 00:26:32.099
 into a person's life,

00:26:32.360 --> 00:26:33.240
 they will never be,

00:26:33.319 --> 00:26:33.960
 the same again.

00:26:34.279 --> 00:26:35.140
 They cannot be,

00:26:35.220 --> 00:26:35.900
 the same again.

00:26:36.259 --> 00:26:37.099
 It's impossible,

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 for them to be,

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 the same again.

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 And,

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 when we see,

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 verses seven and eight here,

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 because of this change,

00:26:46.899 --> 00:26:47.779
 Zacchaeus' life,

00:26:48.179 --> 00:26:49.619
 was just turned on its head,

00:26:49.659 --> 00:26:50.539
 in a marvelous way.

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 And there are two,

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 absolute proofs of salvation,

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 that are needed,

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 both in Zacchaeus' life,

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 and in ours as well.

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 There was confession.

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 He confessed,

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 he was a sinner,

00:27:04.220 --> 00:27:04.819
 he confessed,

00:27:04.980 --> 00:27:05.659
 he had done wrong,

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 and there was repentance.

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 He turned,

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 from his old ways,

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 and,

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 he promised,

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 to restore fourfold,

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 anyone he had done wrong.

00:27:15.879 --> 00:27:16.960
 So there was confession,

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 of that he was a sinner,

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 and there was repentance,

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 and that repentance,

00:27:23.179 --> 00:27:23.799
 is a turning,

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 towards Jesus.

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 And until you come,

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 to the place,

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 where you are willing,

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 to call out to God,

00:27:32.200 --> 00:27:33.200
 confess your sins,

00:27:33.279 --> 00:27:34.000
 and turn your life,

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 around toward Jesus,

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 you will never be saved.

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 That's what's required.

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 confession,

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 and repentance,

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 and the grace of God,

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 in your life.

00:27:43.419 --> 00:27:44.740
 So he obeyed the call,

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 and he demonstrated,

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 that change.

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 Thirdly,

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 he received confirmation,

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 and we have that,

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 in verses 9 and 10 here.

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 He knew he was different,

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 but it was confirmed,

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 by Jesus' words.

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 And it's always confirmed,

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 by the word of Jesus.

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 Our salvation,

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 is always confirmed,

00:28:06.500 --> 00:28:07.160
 by the word.

00:28:07.820 --> 00:28:09.140
 Nothing else matters,

00:28:09.580 --> 00:28:10.380
 except the word,

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 confirming,

00:28:11.500 --> 00:28:12.200
 our salvation.

00:28:14.279 --> 00:28:14.840
 And Jesus,

00:28:15.080 --> 00:28:15.840
 told Zacchaeus,

00:28:15.880 --> 00:28:16.860
 he was a saved man,

00:28:17.200 --> 00:28:18.300
 he was a new man,

00:28:18.360 --> 00:28:18.779
 in the Lord,

00:28:18.840 --> 00:28:19.720
 and Jesus went home,

00:28:19.800 --> 00:28:20.060
 with him.

00:28:21.060 --> 00:28:21.320
 And,

00:28:21.319 --> 00:28:22.879
 you know,

00:28:23.039 --> 00:28:24.240
 it's marvelous,

00:28:24.359 --> 00:28:25.919
 he declares him to be,

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 a son of Abraham.

00:28:29.500 --> 00:28:30.299
 That is,

00:28:30.500 --> 00:28:31.679
 that is,

00:28:31.919 --> 00:28:32.559
 a,

00:28:32.559 --> 00:28:32.899
 a,

00:28:32.899 --> 00:28:34.220
 a holy title.

00:28:34.480 --> 00:28:35.579
 Just as the woman,

00:28:35.740 --> 00:28:36.720
 with issue of blood,

00:28:37.099 --> 00:28:38.159
 when she was healed,

00:28:38.599 --> 00:28:39.059
 and by,

00:28:39.059 --> 00:28:40.339
 because of her faith,

00:28:40.819 --> 00:28:41.119
 Jesus,

00:28:41.659 --> 00:28:42.599
 said to her,

00:28:42.919 --> 00:28:43.639
 you are a daughter,

00:28:43.759 --> 00:28:44.259
 of Abraham.

00:28:46.579 --> 00:28:47.619
 So it is,

00:28:47.879 --> 00:28:48.220
 with,

00:28:48.539 --> 00:28:50.299
 every one of God's people,

00:28:50.720 --> 00:28:51.759
 they are either sons,

00:28:51.859 --> 00:28:52.519
 or daughters,

00:28:52.819 --> 00:28:53.619
 of Abraham,

00:28:53.759 --> 00:28:54.980
 because Abraham is,

00:28:55.299 --> 00:28:56.480
 the father of the faith.

00:28:57.879 --> 00:28:59.240
 We are children of God,

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 and sons,

00:29:00.460 --> 00:29:00.960
 or daughters,

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 of Abraham,

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 in that line.

00:29:05.940 --> 00:29:06.980
 Now Jesus,

00:29:06.980 --> 00:29:10.220
 closes his remarks,

00:29:10.339 --> 00:29:11.720
 with a clear mission statement,

00:29:12.200 --> 00:29:12.839
 and he says,

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 for the son of man,

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 has come to seek,

00:29:15.500 --> 00:29:16.420
 and to save the lost.

00:29:18.059 --> 00:29:19.019
 And he said that,

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 to everyone who was there,

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 and he's saying it,

00:29:21.019 --> 00:29:21.799
 to every one of us,

00:29:21.839 --> 00:29:22.299
 here today.

00:29:23.720 --> 00:29:24.759
 And here you see,

00:29:24.860 --> 00:29:25.559
 the love of God,

00:29:25.599 --> 00:29:26.539
 in Christ Jesus,

00:29:27.220 --> 00:29:28.599
 displayed in a truly,

00:29:29.140 --> 00:29:29.900
 marvelous way.

00:29:31.599 --> 00:29:32.420
 You don't have to,

00:29:32.420 --> 00:29:33.079
 climb a tree,

00:29:33.279 --> 00:29:33.440
 to,

00:29:33.579 --> 00:29:34.079
 to,

00:29:34.160 --> 00:29:35.099
 to meet Jesus.

00:29:36.180 --> 00:29:36.960
 What you have,

00:29:36.980 --> 00:29:37.299
 to do,

00:29:37.339 --> 00:29:38.640
 is respond to his call,

00:29:39.140 --> 00:29:40.240
 and to go to him,

00:29:40.680 --> 00:29:41.360
 right now.

00:29:44.240 --> 00:29:44.740
 Zacchaeus,

00:29:44.759 --> 00:29:45.519
 wasn't saved,

00:29:46.099 --> 00:29:47.180
 because,

00:29:47.740 --> 00:29:49.039
 because he promised,

00:29:49.140 --> 00:29:49.980
 to do good works.

00:29:50.620 --> 00:29:51.480
 He was saved,

00:29:51.539 --> 00:29:52.039
 because,

00:29:52.460 --> 00:29:53.299
 he responded,

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 by faith,

00:29:54.779 --> 00:29:55.360
 in Jesus.

00:29:56.819 --> 00:29:57.440
 And Jesus,

00:29:57.579 --> 00:29:58.380
 will save you,

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 regardless,

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 who you are,

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 of who you are,

00:30:02.180 --> 00:30:02.940
 and regardless,

00:30:03.400 --> 00:30:04.539
 of what you have been,

00:30:04.940 --> 00:30:06.039
 or what you have done.

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 when a day begins,

00:30:09.920 --> 00:30:10.099
 you know,

00:30:10.159 --> 00:30:10.960
 you just never know,

00:30:11.039 --> 00:30:11.759
 how it's going to end.

00:30:13.079 --> 00:30:14.119
 For Zacchaeus,

00:30:14.599 --> 00:30:15.659
 that day ended,

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 in joyful fellowship,

00:30:17.519 --> 00:30:18.159
 with Jesus,

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 because,

00:30:19.659 --> 00:30:20.420
 he was now,

00:30:20.819 --> 00:30:21.639
 a new man,

00:30:21.960 --> 00:30:23.259
 with a new life,

00:30:23.859 --> 00:30:24.879
 and a new direction.

00:30:26.579 --> 00:30:27.099
 Zacchaeus,

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 looked for Jesus,

00:30:27.920 --> 00:30:29.380
 and,

00:30:29.380 --> 00:30:31.100
 he got closer to him,

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 than he could have,

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 ever hoped for.

00:30:34.980 --> 00:30:35.740
 And the Bible,

00:30:35.880 --> 00:30:36.920
 says very clearly,

00:30:37.740 --> 00:30:38.880
 that if you seek him,

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 you seek Jesus,

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 truly seek him,

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 then you will find him.

00:30:44.920 --> 00:30:45.940
 For the son of man,

00:30:46.039 --> 00:30:46.460
 has come,

00:30:46.960 --> 00:30:47.759
 to seek,

00:30:48.500 --> 00:30:49.340
 and to save,

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 the lost.

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 May he bless,

00:30:52.240 --> 00:30:53.259
 these thoughts to us,

00:30:53.320 --> 00:30:53.900
 may he bless,

00:30:54.300 --> 00:30:55.300
 his word to us.

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 Well,

00:30:57.299 --> 00:30:57.899
 let's close,

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 with a further singing,

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 and we'll close,

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 with singing,

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 in Psalm 130,

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 and sing Psalms,

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 that's on page,

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 173,

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 of the Blue Psalm books.

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 Page,

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 173,

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 of the Blue Psalm books.

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 Psalm 130,

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 we'll sing,

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 the whole of this psalm,

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 Lord,

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 from the depths,

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 I call to you,

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 Lord,

00:31:31.360 --> 00:31:32.539
 hear me from on high,

00:31:33.180 --> 00:31:34.220
 and give attention,

00:31:34.500 --> 00:31:35.220
 to my voice,

00:31:35.360 --> 00:31:35.799
 when I,

00:31:36.440 --> 00:31:36.860
 for mercy,

00:31:37.019 --> 00:31:37.339
 cry.

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 Sing the whole of the psalm,

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 to God's praise.

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 Amen.

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00:31:44.980 --> 00:31:47.519
 Lord,

00:31:47.640 --> 00:31:51.079
 from the depths,

00:31:51.319 --> 00:31:55.940
 I call to you,

00:31:56.259 --> 00:31:57.299
 Lord,

00:31:57.440 --> 00:31:59.620
 hear me,

00:31:59.819 --> 00:32:03.759
 from on high,

00:32:04.360 --> 00:32:09.380
 and give attention,

00:32:09.380 --> 00:32:14.220
 to my voice,

00:32:14.220 --> 00:32:17.160
 when I,

00:32:17.400 --> 00:32:19.980
 for mercy,

00:32:19.980 --> 00:32:21.559
 cry.

00:32:23.519 --> 00:32:24.600
 Lord,

00:32:24.900 --> 00:32:28.759
 in your presence,

00:32:28.759 --> 00:32:33.440
 you can stand,

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 if you are sins record,

00:32:41.440 --> 00:32:52.059
 but yet forgiveness is with you,

00:32:52.059 --> 00:32:58.600
 that we may fear you,

00:32:58.600 --> 00:33:00.740
 Lord.

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 I wait my soul

00:33:06.259 --> 00:33:11.420
 wait for the Lord,

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 my hope is in his word,

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 more than the watchman waits for dawn,

00:33:30.180 --> 00:33:39.060
 my soul waits for the Lord.

00:33:39.060 --> 00:33:42.500
 O Israel,

00:33:43.360 --> 00:33:49.299
 put your hope in God,

00:33:49.299 --> 00:33:57.379
 for mercy is with them,

00:33:57.379 --> 00:34:03.059
 and full redemption

00:34:03.059 --> 00:34:08.019
 from their sins,

00:34:08.519 --> 00:34:13.420
 his people yield,

00:34:13.800 --> 00:34:14.920
 redeem.

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 Can I just say,

00:34:19.260 --> 00:34:19.599
 please,

00:34:19.920 --> 00:34:22.599
 the hall next door is open for tea and coffee,

00:34:23.460 --> 00:34:24.500
 please come through,

00:34:24.579 --> 00:34:25.940
 you're very welcome to come in,

00:34:26.380 --> 00:34:28.400
 and share a time with us there just now,

00:34:28.880 --> 00:34:30.180
 and after the benediction,

00:34:30.599 --> 00:34:32.320
 I'll go to the door to my left side here.

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 So now may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,

00:34:37.180 --> 00:34:38.500
 the love of God the Father,

00:34:39.180 --> 00:34:40.900
 the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,

00:34:41.460 --> 00:34:42.120
 rest upon,

00:34:42.580 --> 00:34:44.559
 and abide with each one of you now,

00:34:44.740 --> 00:34:45.460
 and always.

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 Amen.

00:34:46.260 --> 00:34:46.400
 Amen.

00:34:46.400 --> 00:34:46.460
 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Thank you.

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 Thank you.