Day 8 - NEW RELATIONSHIPS
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Luke 19:1-9 (New Living Translation)
19 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. 2 There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. 3 He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way.
5 When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.”
6 Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy. 7 But the people were displeased. “He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled.
8 Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!”
9 Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham.
PRAYER & REFLECTION
1. Ask God: Please open my eyes to new spaces that give opportunities for new relationships in my life.
2. Pray to be undeterred, as Jesus was when ridiculed for being with those others didn’t understand.
3. Spend time meditating on how your church can demonstrate Christlike hospitality.
SUNDAY'S MESSAGE
https://youtu.be/JUx60tXu6KA
CLICK THE LINK AND JUST LISTEN
Listen to our favorite worship tracks on Spotify. (Updated Often)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5GynMxpgAzWes3FethIKOV?si=MB8cYmWcTdmDGPxlVA6ZIw
Luke 19:1-9 (New Living Translation)
19 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. 2 There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. 3 He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way.
5 When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.”
6 Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy. 7 But the people were displeased. “He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled.
8 Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!”
9 Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham.
PRAYER & REFLECTION
1. Ask God: Please open my eyes to new spaces that give opportunities for new relationships in my life.
2. Pray to be undeterred, as Jesus was when ridiculed for being with those others didn’t understand.
3. Spend time meditating on how your church can demonstrate Christlike hospitality.
SUNDAY'S MESSAGE
https://youtu.be/JUx60tXu6KA
CLICK THE LINK AND JUST LISTEN
Listen to our favorite worship tracks on Spotify. (Updated Often)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5GynMxpgAzWes3FethIKOV?si=MB8cYmWcTdmDGPxlVA6ZIw
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