22 - Jesus Meets Zacchaeus

Introduction:

If you’re in your room by yourself and nobody's there, who can still see you? God always sees us. He knows everything about us. He knows our name without us having to tell Him. He even knows what we are thinking before we say it. He always wants to be with us.

Lesson Outline:

There was once a short man named Zacchaeus who heard some exciting news that Jesus was in town. When Jesus came, Zacchaeus tried hard to see Him, but could not because he was too short and many tall people were standing around Jesus. "I know what to do," he said. He ran and climbed up on a tree to see Jesus when He passed by. Jesus stopped right under that tree and looked up at Zacchaeus and said, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down for today I must stay at your house." Zacchaeus came down and was very happy. He was surprised that Jesus knew his name, and where he was. He brought Jesus to his house and told Jesus, "I want to do what is right; I'll give back all the money I took which I was not supposed to take, and I'll give half of my stuff to the poor." Jesus was happy to hear that from Zacchaeus, and Zacchaeus became a very good man. 

Our Lord Jesus Christ knew that Zacchaeus wanted so much to see Him, so He called him down from the tree. Jesus knows all what we want, too, and He will give us what is good for us. He knows all that is in our hearts. 

 

Memory Verse:

“..today I must stay at your house.” Luke 19:5 

Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxe9jO0scgA

Zaccheus was a wee, little man,

And a wee, little man was he.

He climbed up in a sycamore tree,

For the Lord he wanted to see.

And as the Savior passed that way,

He looked up in the tree,

And he said, "Zaccheus, you come down, "

For I'm going to your house today.

For I'm going to your house today.

Zaccheus was a wee, little man,

But a happy man was he,

For he had seen the Lord that day,

And a happy man was he,

And a very happy man was he.