SERMON Radical Generosity; Luke 19:1-10; 10/30/22

Luke 19:1–10 Jesus and Zacchaeus [1] He entered Jericho and was passing through. [2] And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. [3] And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. [4] So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. [5] And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.” [6] So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. [7] And when they saw it, they all grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” [8] And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” [9] And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. [10] For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” (ESV) Questions to think about: 1. What currently motivates my giving? If it's not God's Grace and Mercy, what would it look like for my giving to be motivated by His Grace and Mercy? How might starting from that place transform the way I approach this invitation from God? 2. If I currently do not give anything to my congregation why is this? How might Jesus be inviting me to grow in this area?  3. Regardless of my income, age, or life situation, when it comes to the amount I give does my giving show a heart moved an motivated by the Gospel? What would it look like for the amount that I give to be shaped by the amount of Grace and Mercy God has shown me?