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Verde Baptist Church
Sermon Notes: Supporting Cast: Zacchaeus: A Story of How God Sees Us
4/10 in the series Supporting Cast July 10, 2016 • Pastor Carl Lodico • Luke 19:1-10
Locations & Times
Verde Community Church
111 S Candy Ln, Cottonwood, AZ 86326, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
Zacchaeus: A Story of How God Sees Us
I’m convinced most Christians don’t have a very good understanding of how God sees us. I’m not surprised about this because it’s really hard for us to comprehend. God sees us no differently from the way we see ourselves and the way others see us. There’s really no comparison. It’s like He and we are looking at two different people. In a way that’s true, because we can only see ourselves from our past experience, but He has chosen to see us now and as we will be in the future when we’re with Him forever. So let’s set aside how we see ourselves for a moment and learn how God sees us in the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus.
I’m convinced most Christians don’t have a very good understanding of how God sees us. I’m not surprised about this because it’s really hard for us to comprehend. God sees us no differently from the way we see ourselves and the way others see us. There’s really no comparison. It’s like He and we are looking at two different people. In a way that’s true, because we can only see ourselves from our past experience, but He has chosen to see us now and as we will be in the future when we’re with Him forever. So let’s set aside how we see ourselves for a moment and learn how God sees us in the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus.
1. God Sees Significance in Me - (Luke 19:1-5a NIV). Through Christ I am made RIGHT in God’s sight regardless of what others THINK.
2. God Sees Who I Really Am - (Luke 19:5b NIV). Through Christ I am reconciled to GOD regardless of what I’ve DONE.
3. God Sees Who I Can Become - (Luke 19:5c-7, 8-10 NIV). Through Christ I am NO LONGER BOUND by who I was. I am FREE to become who God created.
Application
Know your significance to God, let God forgive your past,
and stand tall in your new identity!
Know your significance to God, let God forgive your past,
and stand tall in your new identity!