DIGGING DEEPER

When you were a kid, did you ever have a “secret spot” or a place you liked to climb or hide where you could see everything but no one noticed you? What was that like?

Read Luke 19:1–10 together. What details in the passage stand out to you most, and why do you think Zacchaeus was so determined to see Jesus?

Based on the sermon and what you know about people, what kind of experiences or inner struggles might have led Zacchaeus to that moment?

And what do you imagine Jesus might have said at the table that moved him toward repentance?

In Zacchaeus’ story we see salvation come immediately, but it also is connected to repentance and change.

Read Titus 2:11–14 and 2 Corinthians 5:17. What do these passages teach about how grace, repentance, and transformation fit together?

Jesus reached Zacchaeus through presence and hospitality before anything else. Who are the kinds of people around you that others tend to avoid, overlook, or write off—but who might need someone to sit at the table with them?



What is one small, practical step you could take this week to move toward someone the way Jesus moved toward Zacchaeus—maybe a meal, coffee, conversation, or invitation?

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