April 7, 2024

 Welcome from Brown Chapel/Avant, Mt. Pleasant & Shiloh

Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10 - Zacchaeus the Tax Collector

19 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.

5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” 6 So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.

7 All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”

8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.”

9 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

Subject: Do You Want To See Jesus?

• Who was Zacchaeus? He was a tax collector who was not liked or welcomed anywhere.
• Zacchaeus really wanted to see who Jesus was.
• James 4:8 - If we draw near to God, he will draw near to us.
• If we really want to do something, God makes a way for us.
• What are some road-blocks in our lives that prevent us from seeking Jesus.? Peer pressure, disappointments, distractions, self-importance.
• Many will say Lord, Lord but their hearts are far from God. Matthew 7:21
•  Jesus said, I am come that you may have life and have it in all its fullness. John 10:10
• Jesus knows our names.
• Jesus is God in the flesh. 
• Mark 2:17 - On hearing this, Jesus told them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
• Jesus Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hears my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.  Revelation 3:20
• Zacchaeus had a change of heart and willing to repent for his sins. He began to do good works, giving four-fold.
• But we know that good works does not merit salvation.

Roll Call:

Pastor Baggett

Thelma W.

Debra W.

Rev. I. Pelton

Evelyn H.

Ginger R.

Clark M.

Violet W.

Sedric & Dorothy M.

Willie & Bonnie T.

Eddie & Marina J.

Rhonda L.

April Birthdays

Thelma W.

Closing Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Closing Song