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Good Works and Stewardship

Good Works and Stewardship. Lesson 25. Read : Luke 19:1-10. Points to Note . 1. What city was Jesus in? 2. What was Zacchaeus ’ job? 3. What was his income like?. Points to Note . 1. What city was Jesus in? Jericho 2. What was Zacchaeus ’ job? 3. What was his income like?.

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Good Works and Stewardship

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  1. Good Works and Stewardship Lesson 25

  2. Read : Luke 19:1-10

  3. Points to Note • 1. What city was Jesus in? • 2. What was Zacchaeus’ job? • 3. What was his income like?

  4. Points to Note • 1. What city was Jesus in? • Jericho • 2. What was Zacchaeus’ job? • 3. What was his income like?

  5. Points to Note • 1. What city was Jesus in? • Jericho • 2. What was Zacchaeus’ job? • He was a tax collector • 3. What was his income like?

  6. Points to Note • 1. What city was Jesus in? • Jericho • 2. What was Zacchaeus’ job? • He was a tax collector • 3. What was his income like? • He was very wealthy

  7. Points to Note • 4. Why was it such a horrible thing to be a tax collector? • 5. What did Jesus say to him in verse 5? • 6. Why would Jesus go to his house?

  8. Points to Note • 4. Why was it such a horrible thing to be a tax collector? • Tax collectors were viewed as traitors and often stole from the people. • 5. What did Jesus say to him in verse 5? • 6. Why would Jesus go to his house?

  9. Points to Note • 4. Why was it such a horrible thing to be a tax collector? • Tax collectors were viewed as traitors and often stole from the people. • 5. What did Jesus say to him in verse 5? • “I must stay at your house today.” • 6. Why would Jesus go to his house?

  10. Points to Note • 4. Why was it such a horrible thing to be a tax collector? • Tax collectors were viewed as traitors and often stole from the people. • 5. What did Jesus say to him in verse 5? • “I must stay at your house today.” • 6. Why would Jesus go to his house? • To share the gospel with him and teach him.

  11. Points to Note • 7. How did the people react to Jesus’ statement that he would go to Zacchaeus’ house? • 8. What did Zacchaeus offer to do? • 9. What did the law require?

  12. Points to Note • 7. How did the people react to Jesus’ statement that he would go to Zacchaeus’ house? He was going to the house of a “sinner”! • 8. What did Zacchaeus offer to do? • 9. What did the law require?

  13. Points to Note • 7. How did the people react to Jesus’ statement that he would go to Zacchaeus’ house? He was going to the house of a “sinner”! • 8. What did Zacchaeus offer to do? • To give half of his money to the poor to repay four times what he stole. • 9. What did the law require?

  14. Points to Note • 7. How did the people react to Jesus’ statement that he would go to Zacchaeus’ house? He was going to the house of a “sinner”! • 8. What did Zacchaeus offer to do? • To give half of his money to the poor to repay four times what he stole. • 9. What did the law require? • Law only required that he pay back two times what was stolen.

  15. Points to Note • 10. Why did salvation come to Zacchaeus’ house? • 11. Why did Jesus come to earth?

  16. Points to Note • 10. Why did salvation come to Zacchaeus’ house? • Jesus forgave his sins. • 11. Why did Jesus come to earth?

  17. Points to Note • 10. Why did salvation come to Zacchaeus’ house? • Jesus forgave his sins. • 11. Why did Jesus come to earth? • To seek and to save the lost.

  18. Duscussion • 1. Did Zacchaeus give his money away to earn heaven, or did he give it away because Jesus forgave his sins? • 2. Why is it important to make this distinction? (Ephesians 2:8-10)

  19. Duscussion • 1. Did Zacchaeus give his money away to earn heaven, or did he give it away because Jesus forgave his sins? • 2. Why is it important to make this distinction? (Ephesians 2:8-10)

  20. Duscussion • 1. Did Zacchaeus give his money away to earn heaven, or did he give it away because Jesus forgave his sins? • 2. Why is it important to make this distinction? (Ephesians 2:8-10) • We cannot earn heaven. Good works are fruits of faith.

  21. Break and Quiz time!

  22. Doctrine and Life • 1. Do good works earn eternal life? • Romans 3:28 - For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.

  23. Doctrine and Life • 1. Do good works earn eternal life? • Romans 3:28 - For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.

  24. Doctrine and Life • 1. Do good works earn eternal life? • Galatians 2:15-16 - “We who are Jews by birth and not ‘Gentile sinners’ know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified.

  25. Doctrine and Life • 1. Do good works earn eternal life? • Galatians 2:15-16 - “We who are Jews by birth and not ‘Gentile sinners’ know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified.

  26. Doctrine and Life • 1. Do good works earn eternal life? • Ephesians 2:8-9 - For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast.

  27. Doctrine and Life • 1. Do good works earn eternal life? • Ephesians 2:8-9 - For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast.

  28. Doctrine and Life • 1. Do good works earn eternal life? • Ephesians 2:10 - For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

  29. Doctrine and Life • 1. Do good works earn eternal life? • Ephesians 2:10 - For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

  30. Doctrine and Life • 1. Do good works earn eternal life? • Answer – We cannot earn eternal life by doing good works, but we do good works because God has given us the gift of eternal life.

  31. Doctrine and Life • 2. What changes does the Holy Spirit work in me when he makes me holy by the gospel? • 2 Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

  32. Doctrine and Life • 2. What changes does the Holy Spirit work in me when he makes me holy by the gospel? • 2 Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

  33. Doctrine and Life • 2. What changes does the Holy Spirit work in me when he makes me holy by the gospel? • Psalm 119:104, 112 - I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path… My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.

  34. Doctrine and Life • 2. What changes does the Holy Spirit work in me when he makes me holy by the gospel? • Psalm 119:104, 112 - I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path… My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.

  35. Doctrine and Life • 2. What changes does the Holy Spirit work in me when he makes me holy by the gospel? • Philippians 2:13 - for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.

  36. Doctrine and Life • 2. What changes does the Holy Spirit work in me when he makes me holy by the gospel? • Philippians 2:13 - for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.

  37. Doctrine and Life • 2. What changes does the Holy Spirit work in me when he makes me holy by the gospel? • Titus 2:14 - Jesus gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

  38. Doctrine and Life • 2. What changes does the Holy Spirit work in me when he makes me holy by the gospel? • Titus 2:14 - Jesus gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

  39. Doctrine and Life • 2. What changes does the Holy Spirit work in me when he makes me holy by the gospel? • Answer – The Holy Spirit leads me to hate sin and to be eager to live a holy life filled with good works.

  40. Doctrine and Life • 3. What is a good work? • Hebrews 11:6 - And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

  41. Doctrine and Life • 3. What is a good work? • Hebrews 11:6 - And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. • Something only believers can do!

  42. Doctrine and Life • 3. What is a good work? • Luke 11:28 - He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

  43. Doctrine and Life • 3. What is a good work? • Luke 11:28 - He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

  44. Doctrine and Life • 3. What is a good work? • Colossians 3:17 - And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

  45. Doctrine and Life • 3. What is a good work? • Colossians 3:17 - And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

  46. Doctrine and Life • 3. What is a good work? • Luke 19:1-10 - Zacchaeus

  47. Doctrine and Life • 3. What is a good work? • Luke 19:1-10 – Zacchaeus • Zacchaeus showed his love and thanks to Jesus by what he did.

  48. Doctrine and Life • 3. What is a good work? • Luke 19:1-10 – Zacchaeus • Answer – A good work is whatever a believer does according to God’s Word out of love and thanks for all of God’s goodness.

  49. Doctrine and Life • 4. How then does God want me to bring an offering? • 2 Corinthians 9:7-8 - Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

  50. Doctrine and Life • 4. How then does God want me to bring an offering? • 2 Corinthians 9:7-8 - Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

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