Jay Grant’s message on Luke 19:1-27
Sermon notes:
Luke 19:1-10
Jesus and Zacchaeus
1 Jesus entered Jericho and began passing through the town. 2 Living there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax-collector who was very rich. 3 He was trying to see who Jesus was but was too short to look over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree so he could watch from there. 5 When Jesus came by He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, quick, get down out of that tree for I must visit your house today.” 6 So Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and walked Jesus to his home in great excitement and joy. 7 But when those in the crowd saw this, they began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a great sinner. 8 Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, “I will give half of my wealth to the poor and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much.” 9 And Jesus responded, “Today, salvation has come to this house because this man has shown himself to be a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and save those who are lost.”
Where Jesus was Going – Luke 18:31-34
31 And calling the twelve, Jesus said, “We are going up to Jerusalem and everything written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. 32 For He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked, spit upon and shamefully treated. 33 And after beating Him, they will kill Him but on the third day He will rise. 34 But the disciples did not understand a word, as this saying was hidden from them.”
A Tentative Timeline For the Rest of Luke
Thursday – Jesus Passes through Jericho (ch 19)
Friday – Walking to Jerusalem (20 miles, one-day journey) (ch 19)
Saturday – Sabbath: Stayed In Bethany at Mary and Martha’s Home
Sunday – The Triumphal Entry: Palm Sunday (ch 19)
Monday – Jesus Drives Out the Temple Money-changers (ch 19)
Tuesday – A Day of Teaching in the Temple (ch 20)
Wednesday – The Olivet Discourse; A Day of Futuristic Prophecy (ch 21)
Thursday – The Last Supper; Gethsemane; His Betrayal (ch 22)
Friday – The Trial, Beating, Crucifixion, Burial of Jesus (ch 23)
Saturday – A Day in the Tomb (ch 23)
Sunday – The Resurrection (ch 24)
1 Peter 2:24: For Jesus Himself bore our sins in His body on the TREE, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness, for by His wounds you were healed.
Acts 10:39,40: Peter said, “We are witnesses of all that Jesus did, both in Israel and Jerusalem and how they put Him to death by hanging Him on a TREE, but God raised Him on the third day and He appeared to us.”
Power Point #6
Luke 19:11-27
A King and His Servants
11 And while the crowd listened to Jesus speaking, He went on and told a parable because He was nearing Jerusalem and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to take place immediately. 12 And Jesus said, “A certain nobleman went to a distant country to be crowned King and then return. 13 Calling ten of his servants, he gave each them a mina ($15,000) and said to them, ‘Invest this until I return.’ 14. But many people in the country hated this nobleman and sent a delegation to him saying, ‘We do not want you to reign over us, to be our king.’
15 Then he left that country, received the kingdom, and after a time returned, calling in the servants He had given the money to invest, to see how they did. 16 The first servant reported, “Master, the $15,000 has earned $150,000.” 17. And the king said, “Well done, most excellent servant, because you have been faithful in a little, I will give you charge over ten cities.” 18 The next servant reported, “Master, I have increased the investment to $75,000.” 19 And the king said, “You shall have charge over five cities.” 20 Then another said, “Master, here is your money back which I hid. 21 For I was afraid of you, for you are an exacting man, taking what you did not lay down, reaping what you did not sow.”
22 And the king said to the servant, ”You worthless servant, by your own words I will judge you. You know I am an exacting man, 23 then why didn’t you put my money in the bank to at least gain some interest?” 24 Then turning to those standing nearby he said, “Take the money from this servant and give it to the one who earned the most.” 25 But they replied, “Master, he has $150,000 already.”
26 “Yes,” the king said, “For those who use well what they have been given shall receive even more, but to the unfaithful, even what little they have will be taken away. 27 But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to be their king, slay them here in my presence.”
Understanding the Parable
A King and His Servants
1. The king represents Jesus
2. The distant country represents both Israel/world
3. Those who hated the king – Christ rejecters/religious leaders/world
4. The kingdom represents the reign/authority/Lordship of Christ
5. The king’s return represents the 2nd Coming of Christ
6. The servants who increased what was given – faithful believers
7. The servant who hid the money – the unfaithful/professing believer
8. Charge over cities – rewarding faithful believers
9. The servant who disobeyed – the self-willed and disobedient
10. Slaying of the king’s enemies – the judgment of Christ rejecters