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Luke 19 · Grade 5

To Seek and to Save

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Luke 19 shows the mission of Jesus in one sentence: He came to seek and to save the lost. Zacchaeus proves it. As a chief tax collector, he worked for Rome and took extra money from his own people. Yet Jesus called him by name and invited Himself to his home. The crowd saw a sinner, but Jesus saw a son of Abraham who needed rescue. Zacchaeus's changed life, giving to the poor and making things right, was the fruit of salvation, not the price of it.

Because many expected God's Kingdom to appear immediately, Jesus told a parable. A nobleman went away to receive a kingdom. His servants each received a mina to invest. Some citizens hated him and refused his rule. When he returned, he rewarded faithful servants and judged those who rejected him. Jesus, our King, has gone to heaven and will return. Until then, He calls us to faithful service.

Then Jesus entered Jerusalem as King, riding a colt as Zechariah had foretold. The disciples shouted praise and said, Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Jesus wept over the city, because it did not know the things that make for peace. In the temple, He drove out those who were selling. Each day He taught there, and the people hung on His words while the leaders looked for a way to destroy Him.

Show What You Know

  1. Why is Zacchaeus's changed life called the fruit of salvation and not the price of it?

  2. What did the crowd see in Zacchaeus, and what did Jesus see?

  3. Why did Jesus tell the parable of the minas?

  4. How does the parable apply to Jesus' followers today?

  5. How did the people and the leaders respond to Jesus' teaching in the temple?

Crossword

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Across

  1. The kind of tree Zacchaeus climbed.
  2. What Jesus rode into Jerusalem.
  3. Zacchaeus would give ____ his things to the poor.
  4. Zacchaeus was ____.

Down

  1. He climbed a tree to see Jesus.
  2. They would cry out if the people kept quiet.

Think About It

  1. Jesus invited Himself to Zacchaeus's home. What would change if Jesus came to stay at your house today?

  2. The disciples praised Jesus as King. What does it mean to treat Jesus as King of your life?

Memory Verse

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”

Luke 19:10 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Meeting Jesus changed Zacchaeus' heart and actions. How has knowing Jesus changed you?
  • How can you reach out to people others ignore?
  • Jesus told a story about servants who used what the master gave them. What has God given you to use well?

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