Jesus Welcomes the Outsider

If you own a New Testament you have four ancient accounts of the life of Jesus. This series explores how these four distinct accounts work in harmony to tell one story. In this message we look at the first volume of Luke’s account, and especially at Luke’s prominent them of bringing “outsiders” into the life and mission of Jesus. We look specifically at the interaction between Jesus and a prominent outsider: Zacchaeus. Luke ends this story with Jesus own words, which is the key phrase of the entire book: “the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:10).