What would our world be like had Christ never lived? What if He had not died or rose again? Unbelievers face a chaotic world without the benefit of Jesus and his peace.
2. Luke 19:1-10
1 Then Jesus entered and passed
through Jericho. 2 Now behold,
there was a man named Zacchaeus
who was a chief tax collector, and
he was rich. 3 And he sought to see
who Jesus was, but could not
because of the crowd, for he was of
short stature.
Without Christ
3. Luke 19:1-10
4 So he ran ahead and climbed up into
a sycamore tree to see Him, for He
was going to pass that way. 5 And
when Jesus came to the place, He
looked up and saw him, and said to
him, “Zacchaeus, make haste and
come down, for today I must stay at
your house.”
Without Christ
4. Luke 19:1-10
6 So he made haste and came down,
and received Him joyfully. 7 But
when they saw it, they all
complained, saying, “He has gone
to be a guest with a man who is a
sinner.”
Without Christ
5. Luke 19:1-10
8 Then Zacchaeus stood and said to
the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of
my goods to the poor; and if I have
taken anything from anyone by false
accusation, I restore fourfold.” 9 And
Jesus said to him, “Today salvation
has come to this house, because he
also is a son of Abraham;
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6. Luke 19:1-10
10 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save
that which was lost.”
Without Christ
8. Luke 19:10
….for the Son of Man
has come to seek and to
save that which was lost.”
Without Christ
9. Without Christ
Why Seek the Lost?
• Because they are in sin (Romans 3:23)
• Because they are separated from God
(Isaiah 59:1,2)
• Because they are dead spiritually
(Ephesians 2:1)
• Because they are without Christ
11. Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, who has
blessed us with every spiritual
blessing in the heavenly places in
Christ …
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12. Ephesians 2:4-6
4 But God, who is rich in mercy,
because of His great love with which
He loved us, 5 even when we were
dead in trespasses, made us alive
together with Christ (by grace you
have been saved), 6 and raised us up
together, and made us sit together in
the heavenly places in Christ Jesus …
Without Christ
14. Acts 4:12
Nor is there salvation in any
other, for there is no other name
under heaven given among men
by which we must be saved.
Without Christ
15. 2Corinthians 4:3,4
3 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is
veiled to those who are perishing,
4 whose minds the god of this age
has blinded, who do not believe, lest
the light of the gospel of the glory of
Christ, who is the image of God,
should shine on them.
Without Christ
17. Colossians 1:27
To them God willed to make known
what are the riches of the glory of
this mystery among the Gentiles:
which is Christ in you, the hope of
glory.
Without Christ
18. Ephesians 2:12,13
12 … that at that time you were without
Christ, being aliens from the
commonwealth of Israel and strangers
from the covenants of promise, having no
hope and without God in the world. 13 But
now in Christ Jesus you who once were far
off have been brought near by the blood of
Christ.
Without Christ
20. John 8:12
Then Jesus spoke to them again,
saying, “I am the light of the world. He
who follows Me shall not walk in
darkness, but have the light of life.
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21. John 1:1-9
1 In the beginning was the Word, and
the Word was with God, and the
Word was God. 2 He was in the
beginning with God. 3 All things were
made through Him, and without Him
nothing was made that was made.
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22. John 1:1-9
4 In Him was life, and the life was the
light of men. 5 And the light shines in
the darkness, and the darkness did
not comprehend it. 6 There was a man
sent from God, whose name was
John.
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23. John 1:1-9
7 This man came for a witness, to bear
witness of the Light, that all through
him might believe. 8 He was not that
Light, but was sent to bear witness of
that Light.
Without Christ
24. John 1:1-9
9 That was the true Light which gives
light to every man coming into the
world.
Without Christ
25. John 1:9
9 That was the true Light which gives
light to every man coming into the
world.
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