1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:02,660 Turn with me please to the gospel by 2 00:00:02,660 --> 00:00:02,980 Luke. 3 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:08,720 I've been encouraged to share in the gospel 4 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:11,380 tonight, and I didn't intend to, but then 5 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:14,200 Brother Scott gave a good opening for what 6 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:15,239 I had in my mind. 7 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:16,520 We're gonna look at a man named Herod 8 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:17,320 today. 9 00:00:17,700 --> 00:00:19,560 We're gonna look actually at two men that 10 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:20,740 wanted to see the Lord Jesus. 11 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:22,400 And that's the connection. 12 00:00:22,540 --> 00:00:24,840 Both of these men wanted to see the 13 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:25,340 Lord Jesus. 14 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:26,960 We're gonna read in Luke chapter 9 to 15 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:27,280 start. 16 00:00:31,860 --> 00:00:33,560 We're gonna look at this man Herod first 17 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:33,980 of all. 18 00:00:36,700 --> 00:00:39,320 Luke chapter 9, verse number 7. 19 00:00:41,820 --> 00:00:43,940 Now Herod the Tetrarch heard of all that 20 00:00:43,940 --> 00:00:45,600 was done by him, that is by Jesus, 21 00:00:45,740 --> 00:00:48,120 and he was perplexed because that it was 22 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,140 said of some that John was risen from 23 00:00:50,140 --> 00:00:53,220 the dead, and of some that Elias had 24 00:00:53,220 --> 00:00:56,500 appeared, and of others that one of the 25 00:00:56,500 --> 00:00:57,920 old prophets was risen again. 26 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:00,140 And Herod said, John I have beheaded, but 27 00:01:00,140 --> 00:01:01,600 who is this of whom I have heard 28 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:02,280 such things? 29 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,040 And he desired to see him. 30 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:05,940 Chapter 23. 31 00:01:05,960 --> 00:01:06,400 Please. 32 00:01:13,540 --> 00:01:15,380 Luke 23, verse number 6. 33 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,220 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether 34 00:01:20,220 --> 00:01:21,840 the man were a Galilean, and as soon 35 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,060 as he knew that he belonged into Herod's 36 00:01:24,060 --> 00:01:27,300 jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself 37 00:01:27,300 --> 00:01:29,280 also was at Jerusalem at that time. 38 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:30,300 Verse 8. 39 00:01:30,380 --> 00:01:32,800 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding 40 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,240 glad, for he was desirous to see him 41 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:36,920 of a long season, because he had heard 42 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:38,840 many things of him, and he hoped to 43 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,400 have seen some miracle done by him. 44 00:01:41,940 --> 00:01:44,340 Then he questioned him with many words, but 45 00:01:44,340 --> 00:01:45,200 he answered him nothing. 46 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:47,300 That is, the Lord Jesus answered him nothing. 47 00:01:47,860 --> 00:01:49,620 And the chief priests and his scribes stood 48 00:01:49,620 --> 00:01:50,800 and vehemently accused him. 49 00:01:51,580 --> 00:01:53,180 And Herod with his men of war set 50 00:01:53,180 --> 00:01:54,700 him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed 51 00:01:54,700 --> 00:01:56,800 him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him 52 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:58,620 again to Pilate. 53 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:00,180 And we're going to read of our second 54 00:02:00,180 --> 00:02:02,300 man in Luke chapter 19. 55 00:02:11,100 --> 00:02:12,780 Luke chapter 19, verse 1. 56 00:02:15,100 --> 00:02:17,460 And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho, and 57 00:02:17,460 --> 00:02:19,400 behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which 58 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:21,380 was the chief among the publicans, and he 59 00:02:21,380 --> 00:02:21,860 was rich. 60 00:02:22,260 --> 00:02:24,140 And he sought to see Jesus, who he 61 00:02:24,140 --> 00:02:26,740 was, and could not for the press, because 62 00:02:26,740 --> 00:02:27,880 he was little of stature. 63 00:02:28,500 --> 00:02:30,140 And he ran before, and climbed up into 64 00:02:30,140 --> 00:02:31,980 a sycamore tree to see him, for he 65 00:02:31,980 --> 00:02:32,980 was to pass that way. 66 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:35,060 And when Jesus came to the place, he 67 00:02:35,060 --> 00:02:36,540 looked up and saw him, and said unto 68 00:02:36,540 --> 00:02:39,040 him, Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for 69 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,400 today I must abide at thy house. 70 00:02:41,460 --> 00:02:43,540 And he made haste, and came down, and 71 00:02:43,540 --> 00:02:44,560 received him joyfully. 72 00:02:45,020 --> 00:02:46,500 And when they saw it, they all murmured, 73 00:02:46,580 --> 00:02:47,920 saying he was gone, to be guessed with 74 00:02:47,920 --> 00:02:48,800 a man that is a sinner. 75 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:51,240 And Zacchaeus stood and said unto the Lord, 76 00:02:51,300 --> 00:02:53,500 Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I 77 00:02:53,500 --> 00:02:55,220 give to the poor, and if I have 78 00:02:55,220 --> 00:02:57,680 taken anything from any man by false accusation, 79 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,560 I restore him fourfold. 80 00:02:59,620 --> 00:03:01,560 And Jesus said unto him, This day is 81 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:02,040 salvation. 82 00:03:02,220 --> 00:03:04,400 Come to this house, for as much as 83 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:06,860 he also is a son of Abraham, for 84 00:03:06,860 --> 00:03:08,320 the Son of Man has come to seek. 85 00:03:08,420 --> 00:03:11,120 And to save that which was lost. 86 00:03:11,220 --> 00:03:12,180 And the Lord will bless to us the 87 00:03:12,180 --> 00:03:13,560 reading of his word. 88 00:03:14,660 --> 00:03:16,220 Two men, and they wanted to see Jesus. 89 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:18,260 What a noble desire. 90 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:20,600 You know, there really could be not a 91 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:22,420 greater desire for any of us, whether we're 92 00:03:22,420 --> 00:03:24,640 saved in this gathering tonight, or whether we're 93 00:03:24,640 --> 00:03:26,840 not, that we would see Jesus again. 94 00:03:27,540 --> 00:03:28,940 Those of us that are saved would see 95 00:03:28,940 --> 00:03:29,960 him for another time. 96 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:31,080 And for those of you who are not 97 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:32,420 saved, maybe for the first time in your 98 00:03:32,420 --> 00:03:34,660 life, you would see the Lord Jesus Christ. 99 00:03:35,100 --> 00:03:36,420 I'd like to look at these men, and 100 00:03:36,420 --> 00:03:37,380 I've got three questions. 101 00:03:37,380 --> 00:03:38,960 I'd like to examine each of them with. 102 00:03:39,180 --> 00:03:40,700 If it was a lawyer, maybe I would 103 00:03:40,700 --> 00:03:41,400 take that approach. 104 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:43,380 I'd ask them, Why do you want to 105 00:03:43,380 --> 00:03:43,700 see him? 106 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:46,960 Why was it that, what was the reasoning 107 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:47,620 behind Herod? 108 00:03:47,660 --> 00:03:48,540 Why did he want to see him? 109 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:50,280 Why did Zacchaeus want to see him? 110 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:53,380 And then I'd say, What did he say 111 00:03:53,380 --> 00:03:53,660 to you? 112 00:03:54,940 --> 00:03:55,560 What did he say? 113 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,320 And thirdly, I'd like to look at what 114 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:00,600 these men did with the Lord Jesus. 115 00:04:00,860 --> 00:04:03,160 Complete opposites, but they had the same question. 116 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:04,420 They had the same desire. 117 00:04:04,860 --> 00:04:07,040 They both wanted to see the Lord Jesus. 118 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:09,560 We come to Herod, and we've been reminded 119 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:10,840 he was a wicked, wicked man. 120 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:12,680 Nasty man. 121 00:04:13,780 --> 00:04:14,560 Terrible man. 122 00:04:15,220 --> 00:04:16,200 Very sinful man. 123 00:04:16,899 --> 00:04:19,440 And here he is in chapter 9, and 124 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:21,680 the Lord Jesus is being introduced, and there's 125 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:24,080 miracles being done, and some had said it 126 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:24,860 was John the Baptist. 127 00:04:24,980 --> 00:04:26,860 And the little word there, it says that 128 00:04:26,860 --> 00:04:28,100 Herod was perplexed. 129 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:29,920 He was perplexed. 130 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,120 What was it that perplexed him? 131 00:04:32,540 --> 00:04:34,680 Was it maybe that John has come back? 132 00:04:34,740 --> 00:04:35,240 I don't know. 133 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:37,440 But maybe just for a little moment, there 134 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,240 was a little conviction of sin in the 135 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:40,020 old man's heart. 136 00:04:40,840 --> 00:04:42,040 Something was bothering him. 137 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:43,920 Something that was moving in his soul, and 138 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,380 he was perplexed about this man and the 139 00:04:46,380 --> 00:04:47,160 things that he had heard. 140 00:04:48,060 --> 00:04:50,120 Maybe that's come, maybe that's been your experience. 141 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:52,560 Maybe there's something just recently that has caused 142 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:54,540 you to be perplexed about your sin. 143 00:04:54,980 --> 00:04:57,000 Something that has just spoken to your soul. 144 00:04:57,340 --> 00:04:59,560 A little something, a little gnawing away in 145 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:01,400 your soul about something you have done. 146 00:05:02,260 --> 00:05:04,560 And the consequences of sin, and where you'll 147 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:05,380 be for eternity. 148 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:07,620 This man, Herod, it says just for a 149 00:05:07,620 --> 00:05:08,860 moment, he was perplexed. 150 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:10,080 Perplexed. 151 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:12,720 I remember before I was saved, I was 152 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:13,840 perplexed about my sin. 153 00:05:14,860 --> 00:05:15,900 And I wanted to see Jesus. 154 00:05:16,900 --> 00:05:19,780 But this man's perplexity, it didn't seem to 155 00:05:19,780 --> 00:05:20,560 last very long. 156 00:05:21,260 --> 00:05:22,780 Didn't seem to bother him very long. 157 00:05:23,260 --> 00:05:24,680 Kind of come upon him, and then it 158 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,580 was just a few, a short while later 159 00:05:27,580 --> 00:05:28,820 that he actually got to see the Lord 160 00:05:28,820 --> 00:05:29,160 Jesus. 161 00:05:29,700 --> 00:05:30,900 And he wasn't perplexed anymore. 162 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:33,940 So this man, Herod, he wanted to see 163 00:05:33,940 --> 00:05:35,580 Jesus for what he had done. 164 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:36,520 He says that. 165 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:38,700 He wanted to see him for what he 166 00:05:38,700 --> 00:05:38,960 had done. 167 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:40,860 He wanted to see some miracle done by 168 00:05:40,860 --> 00:05:41,060 him. 169 00:05:41,840 --> 00:05:43,340 He wanted to see some great thing done. 170 00:05:43,500 --> 00:05:44,320 Some new thing. 171 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:47,840 He wanted to see something done. 172 00:05:48,660 --> 00:05:49,760 We come to Zacchaeus. 173 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:50,700 He wanted to see him for a whole 174 00:05:50,700 --> 00:05:51,260 different reason. 175 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:52,700 But Herod was curious. 176 00:05:53,300 --> 00:05:54,420 He was curious who he was. 177 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:55,620 He was curious what he could do. 178 00:05:55,900 --> 00:05:57,980 He was just interested in this man, not 179 00:05:57,980 --> 00:06:00,080 for his soul salvation, but just for what 180 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:00,620 he had done. 181 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:04,100 People in the world today, they think the 182 00:06:04,100 --> 00:06:05,300 Lord Jesus was a good man. 183 00:06:05,500 --> 00:06:07,720 And they like to read his stories about 184 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:09,440 all the miracles that he had done, and 185 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:11,280 all the things that he had accomplished while 186 00:06:11,280 --> 00:06:12,040 he was on earth. 187 00:06:12,500 --> 00:06:14,020 But when it comes down to the salvation 188 00:06:14,020 --> 00:06:16,780 of their soul, that's a whole different story. 189 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:19,660 They're relying on something else to get him 190 00:06:19,660 --> 00:06:20,400 into God's heaven. 191 00:06:20,660 --> 00:06:22,480 Something else for the forgiveness of sins. 192 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:25,340 Herod was never saved. 193 00:06:26,460 --> 00:06:27,540 Herod was never forgiven. 194 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:30,380 He had a desire to see Christ, but 195 00:06:30,380 --> 00:06:31,120 he was just curious. 196 00:06:32,220 --> 00:06:32,980 He was just curious. 197 00:06:33,840 --> 00:06:34,960 So that was the reason why. 198 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:37,520 And when he got the opportunity, he was 199 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:37,860 glad. 200 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:40,220 That baffles me. 201 00:06:40,280 --> 00:06:42,800 Here's a man, and time had gone by 202 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:43,880 since he had beheaded John. 203 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:45,840 He wanted to see Jesus, and there he's 204 00:06:45,840 --> 00:06:46,600 glad to see him. 205 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:49,620 But what did the Lord Jesus do for 206 00:06:49,620 --> 00:06:49,800 him? 207 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:53,340 Did he show him any miracle? 208 00:06:54,180 --> 00:06:55,240 He showed him no miracle. 209 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:57,760 What did the Lord Jesus say to him? 210 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:00,280 Do you know what he said to him? 211 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:02,600 Absolutely nothing. 212 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:05,320 Absolutely nothing. 213 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,200 And friend, tonight, if you're wanting to see 214 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:10,060 the Lord Jesus, if you're wanting to know 215 00:07:10,060 --> 00:07:11,960 him as your own personal Savior, and you've 216 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,720 got thoughts about salvation, cherish those thoughts. 217 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:18,760 Because what if God would say nothing to 218 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:18,960 you? 219 00:07:20,300 --> 00:07:22,440 You know, God is not obligated, because you've 220 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:24,440 grown in a Christian home, to save you. 221 00:07:25,460 --> 00:07:27,540 God is even obligated to speak to any 222 00:07:27,540 --> 00:07:28,000 of us. 223 00:07:28,980 --> 00:07:32,040 And if we got what we deserved, Herod 224 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:32,840 got what he deserved. 225 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:35,080 Herod's in hell tonight. 226 00:07:36,380 --> 00:07:37,700 And if you and I got what we 227 00:07:37,700 --> 00:07:38,920 deserved, we'd be right beside him. 228 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:43,280 God is under no obligation to speak to 229 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:43,520 sinners. 230 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:47,060 He's under no obligation to strive with sinners. 231 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:49,640 He's under no obligation to cause men and 232 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,480 women to flee from the wrath to come. 233 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:53,840 But it's his grace. 234 00:07:55,300 --> 00:07:57,320 And here is Herod, and the Lord Jesus 235 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:58,180 is in front of him. 236 00:07:59,920 --> 00:08:01,340 I don't know what he asked him. 237 00:08:01,820 --> 00:08:02,720 I know it was a lot. 238 00:08:03,620 --> 00:08:04,740 I would have had a lot of questions, 239 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:05,100 too. 240 00:08:05,820 --> 00:08:08,800 But can you imagine the man's disappointment in 241 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:10,520 the Son of God when he was answered 242 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:10,840 nothing? 243 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:16,700 I don't know what will happen in your 244 00:08:16,700 --> 00:08:17,100 life. 245 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:19,540 But I know of people who have wanted 246 00:08:19,540 --> 00:08:21,080 to see Jesus, and they wanted to be 247 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:21,460 saved. 248 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:26,560 And when God answered them nothing, they couldn't 249 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:27,240 figure out why. 250 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:29,680 Herod couldn't figure out why. 251 00:08:30,500 --> 00:08:31,500 Herod didn't have a clue. 252 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:35,080 The Lord Jesus knew everything about him. 253 00:08:35,220 --> 00:08:36,539 The Lord Jesus knew what he did to 254 00:08:36,539 --> 00:08:36,799 John. 255 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:38,400 The Lord Jesus knew his sin. 256 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:40,220 The Lord Jesus knew his motives. 257 00:08:41,380 --> 00:08:43,220 And the man had no real desire to 258 00:08:43,220 --> 00:08:43,320 be saved. 259 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:44,660 No desire, no conviction of sin to be 260 00:08:44,660 --> 00:08:45,120 saved. 261 00:08:45,500 --> 00:08:46,820 And the Lord answered him, nothing. 262 00:08:47,860 --> 00:08:48,660 Not one thing. 263 00:08:49,660 --> 00:08:51,700 I'll tell you, before I was saved, I 264 00:08:51,700 --> 00:08:54,100 thought that I had missed my opportunity, and 265 00:08:54,100 --> 00:08:55,040 I was just going to have to go 266 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:55,400 to hell. 267 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:58,180 I couldn't hear a word from the Lord 268 00:08:58,180 --> 00:08:58,760 if I tried. 269 00:08:59,780 --> 00:09:01,740 Read my Bible, read tracts, try to get 270 00:09:01,740 --> 00:09:03,500 a promise from God, and there was nothing. 271 00:09:05,060 --> 00:09:07,440 The reason there was nothing is because I 272 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:08,260 wasn't ready yet. 273 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:09,760 Neither was Herod. 274 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:11,760 Herod never got ready. 275 00:09:13,220 --> 00:09:13,940 What did the Lord say? 276 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:14,500 He said nothing. 277 00:09:15,420 --> 00:09:16,900 What did the man do with the Lord 278 00:09:16,900 --> 00:09:17,220 Jesus? 279 00:09:21,310 --> 00:09:23,310 It's what many will do tonight. 280 00:09:24,970 --> 00:09:26,170 He rejected the man. 281 00:09:27,990 --> 00:09:30,870 Just to put it very easy on Herod. 282 00:09:32,770 --> 00:09:33,630 They mocked him. 283 00:09:35,850 --> 00:09:36,710 They scoffed him. 284 00:09:36,950 --> 00:09:37,870 They put a robe on him. 285 00:09:39,370 --> 00:09:40,250 They had their games. 286 00:09:40,350 --> 00:09:41,270 They had their fun with him. 287 00:09:43,190 --> 00:09:44,690 And they sent him back to Pilate. 288 00:09:48,610 --> 00:09:52,130 The one he wanted to see was right 289 00:09:52,130 --> 00:09:52,730 in front of him. 290 00:09:53,650 --> 00:09:54,810 And he didn't get a thing. 291 00:09:56,070 --> 00:09:56,930 He didn't get a thing. 292 00:09:58,990 --> 00:10:00,290 I don't know what you think about that, 293 00:10:00,330 --> 00:10:01,710 but that's exceedingly scary to me. 294 00:10:03,820 --> 00:10:04,480 Very scary. 295 00:10:05,580 --> 00:10:07,140 The very thing that he asked for, he 296 00:10:07,140 --> 00:10:07,400 got. 297 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:09,960 The very thing that he was wanting to 298 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:10,620 have, he got. 299 00:10:11,180 --> 00:10:12,260 He got to see him. 300 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:14,100 But he didn't get a blessing. 301 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:17,260 In front of the gospels preached, and I 302 00:10:17,260 --> 00:10:18,580 know we haven't been here for eight weeks, 303 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:21,580 but back home in Ontario, the Lord Jesus 304 00:10:21,580 --> 00:10:23,320 Christ has been lifted up every night as 305 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:24,220 a savior of sinners. 306 00:10:24,940 --> 00:10:26,680 And people have wanted to find a way 307 00:10:26,680 --> 00:10:27,320 of salvation. 308 00:10:27,680 --> 00:10:29,760 People have wanted forgiveness of sins. 309 00:10:29,980 --> 00:10:31,980 And the Savior's been preached, and He's been 310 00:10:31,980 --> 00:10:34,620 lifted up as the lovely man of sorrows. 311 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:37,380 The one who was wounded for our transgressions 312 00:10:37,380 --> 00:10:38,720 and bruised for our iniquities. 313 00:10:39,140 --> 00:10:41,120 The chastisement of our peace was upon Him, 314 00:10:41,300 --> 00:10:42,780 and He's right in front of them, and 315 00:10:42,780 --> 00:10:43,660 they can't see it. 316 00:10:45,020 --> 00:10:45,920 Is it real, brethren? 317 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:46,620 It's real. 318 00:10:46,680 --> 00:10:47,160 The darkness. 319 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:50,420 Christ is right in front of you, dear 320 00:10:50,420 --> 00:10:50,800 friend. 321 00:10:51,100 --> 00:10:52,260 The way of salvation. 322 00:10:52,940 --> 00:10:54,020 The Savior of sinners. 323 00:10:54,660 --> 00:10:55,640 But you can't see Him. 324 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:57,540 And you get no blessing. 325 00:10:59,880 --> 00:11:00,420 You get no blessing. 326 00:11:00,900 --> 00:11:03,760 This man was driven only by curiosity. 327 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:05,400 Curiosity. 328 00:11:06,900 --> 00:11:08,520 And there are people tonight, and they're just 329 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:09,540 driven by curiosity. 330 00:11:09,940 --> 00:11:11,340 Our man Zacchaeus, when we're going to get 331 00:11:11,340 --> 00:11:12,860 to him, we're going to look at him 332 00:11:12,860 --> 00:11:13,320 a little different. 333 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:14,820 He was concerned. 334 00:11:15,860 --> 00:11:16,760 He was concerned. 335 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:18,700 It's one thing to be curious about this 336 00:11:18,700 --> 00:11:19,160 salvation. 337 00:11:20,020 --> 00:11:23,240 Well, if it's really real, I really should 338 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:23,640 have it. 339 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:27,080 Really, if this is real stuff, yeah, this 340 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:27,760 would be a good thing. 341 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:30,920 Oh, but when a person's under the conviction 342 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:34,140 of sin and they're concerned, it's the only 343 00:11:34,140 --> 00:11:34,440 way. 344 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:36,920 It's the only way of salvation. 345 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:38,760 It's the only remedy for sin. 346 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:41,400 But this man, he got nothing. 347 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:45,000 Nothing from his encounter of the Lord Jesus 348 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:46,440 except one thing. 349 00:11:49,100 --> 00:11:50,940 With privilege comes responsibility. 350 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:55,180 Take that home with you, young people. 351 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:58,120 With privilege comes responsibility. 352 00:12:01,870 --> 00:12:03,030 Herod was a privileged man. 353 00:12:04,210 --> 00:12:06,070 He stood face to face with Christ. 354 00:12:08,510 --> 00:12:10,470 And you know what that man's running through? 355 00:12:10,530 --> 00:12:13,190 It's running through his mind every day since 356 00:12:13,190 --> 00:12:13,910 he's been in hell. 357 00:12:17,560 --> 00:12:18,720 The person of Christ. 358 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:20,880 He saw him face to face. 359 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,220 If he'd have taken him seriously, if he'd 360 00:12:24,220 --> 00:12:26,280 have taken him for who he was, he 361 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:27,060 could have been saved. 362 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:28,280 He should have been saved. 363 00:12:29,260 --> 00:12:31,900 And every day he sees Christ. 364 00:12:33,260 --> 00:12:34,460 Can you imagine that? 365 00:12:36,740 --> 00:12:38,700 Every, I shouldn't even say day because there's 366 00:12:38,700 --> 00:12:39,400 not days in hell. 367 00:12:40,740 --> 00:12:41,780 There's not days in hell. 368 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:45,020 Continually the way of salvation is made fresh 369 00:12:45,020 --> 00:12:45,760 to his mind. 370 00:12:46,300 --> 00:12:48,380 The lovely man of Calvary, the one that 371 00:12:48,380 --> 00:12:52,880 was before him, is tormenting him. 372 00:12:57,380 --> 00:12:59,760 With privilege comes responsibility. 373 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:01,440 He was a responsible man. 374 00:13:02,740 --> 00:13:03,600 Very responsible. 375 00:13:04,860 --> 00:13:06,440 Why did he want to see Jesus? 376 00:13:06,580 --> 00:13:07,300 He was curious. 377 00:13:08,860 --> 00:13:09,580 He's curious. 378 00:13:10,560 --> 00:13:11,940 What did he get from the Savior? 379 00:13:13,140 --> 00:13:14,180 Absolutely nothing. 380 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:17,020 What's the third question? 381 00:13:17,740 --> 00:13:18,520 What did he do with him? 382 00:13:19,460 --> 00:13:20,520 He rejected him. 383 00:13:21,220 --> 00:13:22,120 Sent him away. 384 00:13:23,380 --> 00:13:23,960 Mocked him. 385 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:25,440 Made light of him. 386 00:13:26,180 --> 00:13:27,700 The very one that could have saved him. 387 00:13:28,680 --> 00:13:29,580 And he sent him away. 388 00:13:30,380 --> 00:13:31,420 We come to Zacchaeus. 389 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:34,400 He's a different sort of a man. 390 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:35,900 He's a man with backbone. 391 00:13:36,900 --> 00:13:38,820 He's a man with desire. 392 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:41,080 And he wants to see Jesus. 393 00:13:42,680 --> 00:13:44,000 But he's altogether different. 394 00:13:45,580 --> 00:13:47,100 Here's this man and he wants to see 395 00:13:47,100 --> 00:13:49,020 Jesus not for what he has done. 396 00:13:49,860 --> 00:13:51,880 That's not the phrase that's used. 397 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:54,720 The reason Zacchaeus wanted to see the Lord 398 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:56,080 was for who he was. 399 00:13:56,940 --> 00:13:57,720 There's a difference. 400 00:13:58,900 --> 00:14:00,380 Herod just wanted to see him for what 401 00:14:00,380 --> 00:14:01,020 he could do. 402 00:14:01,820 --> 00:14:03,840 But Zacchaeus now, he said he sought to 403 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:06,840 see Jesus for who he was. 404 00:14:07,540 --> 00:14:08,280 For who he was. 405 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:10,880 I wonder if he ever sought out the 406 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:12,080 Lord Jesus for who he was. 407 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:14,740 I'll tell you, this man, he had some 408 00:14:14,740 --> 00:14:15,480 insight, didn't he? 409 00:14:16,740 --> 00:14:18,120 He had heard about things. 410 00:14:18,620 --> 00:14:19,600 He had heard what was done. 411 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,440 And he wasn't interested in seeing a miracle. 412 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,500 He was interested in a relationship with him. 413 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:27,820 He wanted to know for who he was. 414 00:14:28,900 --> 00:14:29,940 And so here's this man. 415 00:14:31,260 --> 00:14:32,600 And he's just... 416 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:34,200 It's the only thing on his mind. 417 00:14:34,860 --> 00:14:36,040 I need to see him. 418 00:14:36,340 --> 00:14:38,160 I need to see him for who he 419 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:38,520 is. 420 00:14:38,900 --> 00:14:40,060 And he's not just curious. 421 00:14:40,660 --> 00:14:42,100 That stage is long gone. 422 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:43,960 This man is convicted. 423 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:45,120 This man is concerned. 424 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:46,940 And he knows that he needs to see 425 00:14:46,940 --> 00:14:47,300 Jesus. 426 00:14:47,660 --> 00:14:47,760 Why? 427 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:49,840 Because Jesus is passing this way. 428 00:14:50,700 --> 00:14:52,900 Jesus was going through where he was. 429 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:57,120 The Lord's presence has permeated this building and 430 00:14:57,120 --> 00:14:57,740 this conference. 431 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:00,920 You could feel it in the ministry. 432 00:15:02,060 --> 00:15:03,220 You could feel it in the worship. 433 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:05,720 I wonder, friend, will you see him in 434 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:06,200 the Gospel? 435 00:15:06,820 --> 00:15:08,060 He's passing this way. 436 00:15:08,740 --> 00:15:10,400 I desire to see him for who he 437 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:11,120 really is. 438 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:12,520 Who is he tonight? 439 00:15:13,700 --> 00:15:15,380 Is he just some man that can do 440 00:15:15,380 --> 00:15:15,940 miracles? 441 00:15:17,460 --> 00:15:18,660 Oh, he can do a miracle. 442 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:19,700 That's right. 443 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:22,100 Salvation of the soul is a miracle. 444 00:15:22,700 --> 00:15:24,180 But who he is, he's the Son of 445 00:15:24,180 --> 00:15:24,540 God. 446 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:26,380 The Son of God. 447 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:29,360 He's God manifest in the flesh. 448 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:31,140 He's the Son of Man. 449 00:15:31,500 --> 00:15:32,720 He's the Savior of sinners. 450 00:15:32,980 --> 00:15:33,880 That's who he is. 451 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:36,520 The Savior of sinners. 452 00:15:37,020 --> 00:15:39,900 And so this little man, his desire, his 453 00:15:39,900 --> 00:15:43,620 purpose for seeing Jesus was for relationship. 454 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:45,420 For who he was. 455 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:48,620 He wanted to see him for who he 456 00:15:48,620 --> 00:15:48,940 was. 457 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:50,660 What did we learn about this man? 458 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:53,660 He couldn't. 459 00:15:54,940 --> 00:15:56,960 You know, Herod, in chapter 9, he wanted 460 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:57,580 to see Jesus. 461 00:15:58,240 --> 00:15:59,780 And really, if you boil down, he wouldn't. 462 00:16:00,180 --> 00:16:01,900 He could have went and seen him. 463 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:03,720 The Lord Jesus was out in public. 464 00:16:04,460 --> 00:16:06,560 The Lord Jesus was moving throughout. 465 00:16:07,380 --> 00:16:09,000 And if Herod really wanted to see him 466 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:10,880 in chapter 9, he could have went and 467 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:11,240 found him. 468 00:16:11,900 --> 00:16:12,820 He could have looked him up. 469 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:14,700 He could have left his high throne or 470 00:16:14,700 --> 00:16:16,500 whatever it was that he sat or whatever 471 00:16:16,500 --> 00:16:17,320 he did in the evenings. 472 00:16:17,500 --> 00:16:19,360 He could have found the Lord Jesus if 473 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:20,180 he really wanted him. 474 00:16:21,700 --> 00:16:23,780 But here's a man who wants him and 475 00:16:23,780 --> 00:16:25,420 he can't because there's obstacles in the way. 476 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:28,520 He sought to see Jesus who he was 477 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:30,180 but he couldn't because of the press, because 478 00:16:30,180 --> 00:16:31,080 of the mob of people. 479 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:33,300 A mob of people. 480 00:16:33,380 --> 00:16:34,900 There's always something in the way, isn't there? 481 00:16:35,180 --> 00:16:36,720 When a person wants to see the Lord 482 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:39,320 Jesus, when a person's really interested in salvation, 483 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:40,840 there's always something in the way. 484 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:42,420 It never fails. 485 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:44,400 I think of dear Melissa last week. 486 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:46,800 She wanted to be saved. 487 00:16:47,300 --> 00:16:48,000 The kids were sleeping. 488 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:48,920 Everything was quiet. 489 00:16:49,500 --> 00:16:50,640 And then she started getting close. 490 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:51,240 You know what happened? 491 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:52,900 The house turned into a mess. 492 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:54,860 Kids screaming. 493 00:16:55,020 --> 00:16:55,640 Kids crying. 494 00:16:56,060 --> 00:16:56,860 Things happening. 495 00:16:57,900 --> 00:16:59,440 There was something coming in the way. 496 00:17:01,380 --> 00:17:03,060 The dear woman wanted to see Jesus. 497 00:17:04,220 --> 00:17:05,099 She found him. 498 00:17:05,619 --> 00:17:06,180 Mary found her. 499 00:17:06,260 --> 00:17:07,099 However you want to look at it. 500 00:17:08,220 --> 00:17:09,760 She was saved in all the ruckus of 501 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:10,780 the commotion of the house. 502 00:17:12,079 --> 00:17:13,780 And this man here, there's a great commotion. 503 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:16,300 The devil will put a commotion in your 504 00:17:16,300 --> 00:17:17,460 life every single time. 505 00:17:18,500 --> 00:17:19,420 You want to be busy? 506 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:20,780 You want to be bombarded with things? 507 00:17:20,859 --> 00:17:22,020 Start thinking about your soul. 508 00:17:22,339 --> 00:17:22,900 You know what you'll find? 509 00:17:22,940 --> 00:17:24,800 There's a whole crowd just waiting to be 510 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:25,280 your friend. 511 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:28,160 Just waiting to take your attention off the 512 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:28,860 things of God. 513 00:17:29,020 --> 00:17:30,100 To distract you. 514 00:17:30,620 --> 00:17:32,260 But this man had one thing in mind. 515 00:17:32,620 --> 00:17:33,660 He was going to see Jesus. 516 00:17:35,820 --> 00:17:36,920 The crowd was in the way. 517 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:39,720 And you know what the best thing to 518 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:40,640 do when there's a crowd in the way? 519 00:17:41,180 --> 00:17:42,240 Get off by yourself. 520 00:17:43,260 --> 00:17:44,160 That's what this man did. 521 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:46,460 The crowd was in the way. 522 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:48,260 He couldn't get there. 523 00:17:49,100 --> 00:17:50,420 And he went off by himself. 524 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:51,900 He was still wanting to see Jesus. 525 00:17:51,900 --> 00:17:53,220 So he went up by himself. 526 00:17:53,300 --> 00:17:54,120 And he's up in a tree. 527 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:57,500 He just wants a little glimpse of Him. 528 00:17:58,360 --> 00:18:00,880 Maybe he'll get close enough that he'll stand 529 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:01,860 out in front of the mob. 530 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:03,840 And he just wants a little glimpse of 531 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:03,940 Him. 532 00:18:03,940 --> 00:18:04,640 But I notice this. 533 00:18:05,340 --> 00:18:06,940 He went someplace by himself. 534 00:18:08,300 --> 00:18:09,660 If you want to be saved, friend, get 535 00:18:09,660 --> 00:18:10,360 alone with God. 536 00:18:12,260 --> 00:18:13,180 Go to your bedroom. 537 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:14,000 Go to your closet. 538 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:16,260 Go to the bathroom if that's what it 539 00:18:16,260 --> 00:18:16,600 takes. 540 00:18:17,260 --> 00:18:18,960 Get down on your knees before God. 541 00:18:19,540 --> 00:18:20,780 Get alone with God. 542 00:18:22,100 --> 00:18:23,780 This man, he wanted to see Jesus. 543 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:25,560 Nothing was going to stand in his way. 544 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:27,880 The commotion can just have the commotion. 545 00:18:28,140 --> 00:18:28,680 Let him go. 546 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:32,060 You know what's most touching about this? 547 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:34,260 The Lord Jesus knew that he wanted to 548 00:18:34,260 --> 00:18:34,540 see Him. 549 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:37,940 The Lord Jesus knew Herod wanted to see 550 00:18:37,940 --> 00:18:38,260 Him too. 551 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,000 This man Zacchaeus, the Lord knew that he 552 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:43,780 was looking for Him. 553 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:46,020 And the Lord went right to where he 554 00:18:46,020 --> 00:18:46,440 was. 555 00:18:47,580 --> 00:18:50,420 The very spot where the man was alone. 556 00:18:50,820 --> 00:18:51,880 The Savior met him. 557 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:56,620 Do you want to see Jesus tonight? 558 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:00,180 Has there ever been a moment in your 559 00:19:00,180 --> 00:19:02,020 life's experience when you've come to know Him 560 00:19:02,020 --> 00:19:02,660 as your Savior? 561 00:19:04,660 --> 00:19:06,000 Has there ever been a moment in your 562 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,500 experience when like this man Zacchaeus, you realize 563 00:19:08,500 --> 00:19:09,360 that you were lost? 564 00:19:11,300 --> 00:19:13,060 Sometimes I ask that question out of order. 565 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:14,980 We should ask, have you ever found out 566 00:19:14,980 --> 00:19:15,560 you're lost? 567 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:17,520 Before we ever ask if you found out 568 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:18,120 you were saved. 569 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:20,660 This man knew he was lost. 570 00:19:20,660 --> 00:19:21,840 He knew his condition. 571 00:19:22,900 --> 00:19:24,580 And he wanted to see Jesus for who 572 00:19:24,580 --> 00:19:25,020 he was. 573 00:19:25,260 --> 00:19:26,160 What did the Lord tell him? 574 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:31,200 Well, he got a specific word from the 575 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:31,440 Lord. 576 00:19:32,820 --> 00:19:33,220 Tremendous. 577 00:19:33,860 --> 00:19:35,200 He says, Zacchaeus, come down. 578 00:19:35,300 --> 00:19:36,260 Make haste and come down. 579 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,160 For today I must abide at thy house. 580 00:19:39,940 --> 00:19:41,780 You know, I would dare say Zacchaeus is 581 00:19:41,780 --> 00:19:43,240 getting more than he expected. 582 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:45,440 He wanted to see Jesus. 583 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:48,040 But Jesus has come to abide with him. 584 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:50,260 And that's what happens when we're saved. 585 00:19:50,260 --> 00:19:52,220 We just want him as a Savior. 586 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:54,920 We just want him to be our Savior. 587 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:57,060 He's far more than that when we trust 588 00:19:57,060 --> 00:19:57,240 him. 589 00:19:57,860 --> 00:19:59,240 Far more than just a Savior. 590 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:03,280 And he says to Zacchaeus, make haste and 591 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:03,880 come down. 592 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:07,300 For today, for today I must abide at 593 00:20:07,300 --> 00:20:07,880 thy house. 594 00:20:08,540 --> 00:20:09,840 And Zacchaeus came down. 595 00:20:10,020 --> 00:20:10,760 What did he do with him? 596 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:12,260 He received him joyfully. 597 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:14,420 Received him. 598 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:17,000 Received him for who he was. 599 00:20:18,020 --> 00:20:19,040 The Son of God. 600 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:21,380 Remember Herod? 601 00:20:21,660 --> 00:20:22,440 He rejected him. 602 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:25,320 Here's Zacchaeus, and he received him. 603 00:20:26,700 --> 00:20:27,360 Received him. 604 00:20:27,940 --> 00:20:29,500 He got a very personal word from the 605 00:20:29,500 --> 00:20:30,440 Lord Jesus Christ. 606 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:33,680 And speaking to the Christians, you remember the 607 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:34,240 word you got. 608 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:36,520 Something from God to your soul. 609 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:38,720 A promise of God, as we reminded earlier 610 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:39,300 in the ministry. 611 00:20:39,540 --> 00:20:41,700 A promise of rest for your soul. 612 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:43,440 You remember it well. 613 00:20:44,140 --> 00:20:45,540 If you're not saved, that's what you're looking 614 00:20:45,540 --> 00:20:45,840 for. 615 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:47,900 A word from God to you. 616 00:20:48,740 --> 00:20:49,680 Zacchaeus got it. 617 00:20:51,120 --> 00:20:52,220 He received him. 618 00:20:53,940 --> 00:20:55,940 He wanted him because he was convicted and 619 00:20:55,940 --> 00:20:56,580 he was concerned. 620 00:20:57,700 --> 00:21:00,520 He got a specific word from the Lord 621 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:01,560 Jesus to himself. 622 00:21:02,740 --> 00:21:04,320 And he received him joyfully. 623 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:06,680 We read down a little further. 624 00:21:06,900 --> 00:21:07,760 The Lord says this. 625 00:21:08,180 --> 00:21:09,520 This day is salvation. 626 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:10,360 Come to this house. 627 00:21:10,540 --> 00:21:11,160 That's important. 628 00:21:11,260 --> 00:21:12,180 There's a reason that's there. 629 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:14,140 The Lord was telling him he was saved. 630 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:15,020 Not anybody else. 631 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:17,260 This day is salvation. 632 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:18,240 Come to this house. 633 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:21,600 Maybe Zacchaeus was wondering really what took place. 634 00:21:22,580 --> 00:21:25,160 The Lord says, this day you were saved. 635 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:27,940 This day salvation was come to this house. 636 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:30,760 And then he says, because the Son of 637 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:32,220 Man has come to seek and to save 638 00:21:32,220 --> 00:21:33,660 that which was lost. 639 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:36,140 I know a man sitting in the front 640 00:21:36,140 --> 00:21:37,180 row that was saved in that verse. 641 00:21:38,460 --> 00:21:40,000 The Son of Man has come to seek 642 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:41,960 and to save that which was lost. 643 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:44,000 I can tell you the story of a 644 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:45,180 dear lady in Glen Ewing. 645 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:46,700 Her name is Adele. 646 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,000 And she painted this text for me. 647 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:51,580 And it's in our house. 648 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:52,240 It's in a frame. 649 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:54,060 The Son of Man has come to seek 650 00:21:54,060 --> 00:21:55,500 and to save that which was lost. 651 00:21:56,180 --> 00:21:58,180 Adele thought she was saved. 652 00:22:00,420 --> 00:22:02,000 Went to Adele's house for supper. 653 00:22:03,300 --> 00:22:05,540 And she was happy. 654 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:06,800 She was smiling. 655 00:22:07,380 --> 00:22:09,120 But there was something going on in Adele's 656 00:22:09,120 --> 00:22:10,380 soul that she didn't want to let on. 657 00:22:11,220 --> 00:22:12,740 The next night she'd come to a meeting. 658 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:15,100 And she left and we shook hands. 659 00:22:15,620 --> 00:22:17,600 And my preaching partner said, he said, who 660 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:18,100 is that woman? 661 00:22:18,820 --> 00:22:19,860 Adele had been there coming to a meeting 662 00:22:19,860 --> 00:22:21,700 every night for three weeks with her family. 663 00:22:22,260 --> 00:22:23,140 I said, that's Adele. 664 00:22:24,500 --> 00:22:27,640 She's a very pretty, smiley girl, young woman, 665 00:22:27,700 --> 00:22:29,620 married with I think five kids now. 666 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:34,360 But her smile, my preaching partner says, she's 667 00:22:34,360 --> 00:22:35,140 got a horse face. 668 00:22:36,380 --> 00:22:39,320 Her face was like long. 669 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:42,800 He didn't even recognize her. 670 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:44,560 What's going on? 671 00:22:45,220 --> 00:22:46,380 She said, can you come over? 672 00:22:46,420 --> 00:22:47,220 I've got to talk to you. 673 00:22:48,140 --> 00:22:49,140 And she said, you know what I found 674 00:22:49,140 --> 00:22:49,340 out? 675 00:22:49,820 --> 00:22:51,160 I found out I'm not saved. 676 00:22:52,260 --> 00:22:53,200 I'm not saved. 677 00:22:55,580 --> 00:22:57,440 So we showed her some Scriptures. 678 00:22:57,620 --> 00:22:58,900 We wrote them down and we prayed and 679 00:22:58,900 --> 00:22:59,320 we left. 680 00:23:01,370 --> 00:23:02,290 Got a call in the morning. 681 00:23:03,650 --> 00:23:04,750 You know what it was on the other 682 00:23:04,750 --> 00:23:05,330 end of the line? 683 00:23:06,130 --> 00:23:07,890 I was lost but He found me. 684 00:23:08,850 --> 00:23:10,830 I was lost but He found me. 685 00:23:11,390 --> 00:23:13,810 Just like Zacchaeus, he was lost. 686 00:23:14,430 --> 00:23:15,850 But the Son of Man has come to 687 00:23:15,850 --> 00:23:18,030 seek and to save that which is lost. 688 00:23:19,530 --> 00:23:20,910 When did He find you? 689 00:23:21,990 --> 00:23:23,410 2 a.m. in the morning. 690 00:23:24,390 --> 00:23:25,950 That woman would not go to bed until 691 00:23:25,950 --> 00:23:26,990 she had found the Savior. 692 00:23:27,630 --> 00:23:29,630 Until she had seen Jesus and she had 693 00:23:29,630 --> 00:23:30,150 given up. 694 00:23:31,070 --> 00:23:32,030 She had given up. 695 00:23:32,870 --> 00:23:33,570 She couldn't do it. 696 00:23:33,630 --> 00:23:34,410 She couldn't see it. 697 00:23:34,410 --> 00:23:36,790 And then she realized this. 698 00:23:36,890 --> 00:23:37,630 God showed her this. 699 00:23:37,950 --> 00:23:39,210 The Son of Man has come to seek 700 00:23:39,210 --> 00:23:41,030 and to save that which was lost. 701 00:23:42,570 --> 00:23:43,930 And she's an artist of sorts. 702 00:23:44,070 --> 00:23:46,610 She put that text on a beautiful thing 703 00:23:46,610 --> 00:23:47,390 with a lily. 704 00:23:47,750 --> 00:23:48,150 It's beautiful. 705 00:23:49,790 --> 00:23:51,590 And if my house doesn't burn down, I'm 706 00:23:51,590 --> 00:23:52,350 going to hang on to that for the 707 00:23:52,350 --> 00:23:53,030 rest of my life. 708 00:23:54,330 --> 00:23:55,890 The Son of Man has come to seek 709 00:23:55,890 --> 00:23:57,510 and to save that which was lost. 710 00:23:57,690 --> 00:23:58,850 She wanted to see Jesus. 711 00:23:59,710 --> 00:24:00,550 And He found her. 712 00:24:01,170 --> 00:24:02,430 Friend, do you want to see Him tonight? 713 00:24:03,930 --> 00:24:05,310 Be honest with yourself. 714 00:24:07,050 --> 00:24:09,190 How deep is the conviction of sin tonight? 715 00:24:11,010 --> 00:24:13,210 How strong is the desire to see the 716 00:24:13,210 --> 00:24:14,650 Savior for who He is? 717 00:24:15,050 --> 00:24:16,470 Or is it just for what He can 718 00:24:16,470 --> 00:24:17,010 do for me? 719 00:24:18,790 --> 00:24:19,810 There's a difference. 720 00:24:21,210 --> 00:24:22,950 Have you thought about being saved? 721 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:26,460 Seriously now. 722 00:24:27,380 --> 00:24:29,040 When was the last time you really were 723 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:30,100 concerned about your soul? 724 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:33,580 Maybe this meeting started and you hadn't had 725 00:24:33,580 --> 00:24:34,040 a thought. 726 00:24:36,220 --> 00:24:38,540 My dear friend, you need to see Jesus. 727 00:24:39,700 --> 00:24:40,800 You need to see Jesus. 728 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:43,220 Remember what John the Baptist said? 729 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:45,280 He said, Behold the Lamb of God which 730 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:46,500 taketh away the sin of the world. 731 00:24:46,700 --> 00:24:47,260 What's He doing? 732 00:24:47,780 --> 00:24:49,820 He's pointing the people away to the Lamb 733 00:24:49,820 --> 00:24:50,260 of God. 734 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:51,940 The one that was going to be the 735 00:24:51,940 --> 00:24:52,980 sacrifice for sin. 736 00:24:54,180 --> 00:24:56,140 We think of the Lord Jesus Christ lifted 737 00:24:56,140 --> 00:24:57,380 up on the cross of Calvary. 738 00:24:58,240 --> 00:24:59,900 We see Him there, the man of sorrows 739 00:24:59,900 --> 00:25:00,940 and acquainted with grief. 740 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:03,500 And yet people are hiding their faces from 741 00:25:03,500 --> 00:25:03,680 Him. 742 00:25:04,580 --> 00:25:06,380 They esteem Him stricken, smitten of God and 743 00:25:06,380 --> 00:25:06,900 afflicted. 744 00:25:07,100 --> 00:25:08,040 But listen to the verse. 745 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,060 But in reality He was wounded for our 746 00:25:10,060 --> 00:25:10,880 transgressions. 747 00:25:11,180 --> 00:25:12,820 He was bruised for our iniquities. 748 00:25:13,360 --> 00:25:15,340 The chastisement of our peace was upon Him 749 00:25:15,340 --> 00:25:16,840 and with His stripes we are healed. 750 00:25:17,500 --> 00:25:19,760 We're talking about the Savior of sinners tonight. 751 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:22,760 The one who the wrath of God was 752 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:24,400 poured out upon His spotless soul. 753 00:25:24,860 --> 00:25:26,320 The one who was apart from sin. 754 00:25:26,580 --> 00:25:27,740 The one who could not sin. 755 00:25:28,420 --> 00:25:30,140 The one who shed His blood so that 756 00:25:30,140 --> 00:25:31,220 you and I could be forgiven. 757 00:25:32,420 --> 00:25:33,720 God's way of salvation. 758 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:34,820 God's Lamb. 759 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:37,520 The lovely man of our Lord Jesus Christ. 760 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:38,040 Who is He? 761 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:39,760 He's the Son of God. 762 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:40,940 Who is He? 763 00:25:41,500 --> 00:25:43,920 He's the Savior of sinners. 764 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:46,720 Trust you'll see Him tonight and be saved 765 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:48,520 for time and for eternity. 766 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:49,460 Shall we pray?