Sermon by Bruce McCallum 19 August 2018

2. 215 verses on faith
218 on salvation
2084 verses dealing with stewardship of and accountability for money
and finance.
16 of the 38 parables deal with money

3. "The veil of money has never been about
how much money you have but about how
much money has you.“ A.W. Tozer

4. Colossians 3:5 (NIV)
Col 3:5 (NIV) Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly
nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which
is idolatry.

5. "The veil of money has never been about
how much money you have but about how
much money has you.“ A.W. Tozer

6. Luke 19:1-10 (NIV)
1 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 being a short man
he could not, because of 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 what was lost."

7. 1. A Background Check on Zacchaeus
Luke 19:1-10 (NIV)
1 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.

8. 2. Defining greed
Luke 12:15 (NIV)
Lk 12:15 (NIV) Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard
against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the
abundance of his possessions."

9. 3. Climb a tree
Luke 19:3-7 (NIV)
Lk 19:3 (NIV) He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a
short man he could not, because of 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.’”

10. Zacchaeus did not invite Jesus into his life.
Jesus invited Zacchaeus into His life.

11. 4. The Remedy: Move from Greed to Grace
Luke 19:8-10 (NIV)
Lk 19:8 (NIV) 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 what was lost.“

12. Why 10%?
10 represents the testing of FAITHFULFULNESS
• Obeying the 10 commandments
• Giving 1/10 to the Lord
• Daniel – ‘Please test your servants for 10 days’
• Praying for 10 days in the Upper Room
• Enduring 10 days of persecution in Smyrna

13. 5. Jesus is your only treasure
1 Peter 2:9-10 (NIV)
1Pe 2:9 (NIV) But you are a chosen people, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God,
that you may declare the praises of him who called you
out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you
were not a people, but now you are the people of God;
once you had not received mercy, but now you have
received mercy.

14. "The veil of money has never been about
how much money you have but about how
much money has you.“ A.W. Tozer