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You may be seated.

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In the name of Jesus.

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Amen.

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Everything was going against him on that day.

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His reputation was not the best in town.

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He was despised, but people that knew who he was.

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His moral standards were questionable.

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And then there was that big crowd in front of him.

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And to make things worst.

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He was a short guy.

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But Zacchaeus, he was determined.

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He heard the commotion when Jesus got to town.

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And everyone had rushed to see Jesus.

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But Zacchaeus want to see Jesus even more

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because that was his deep desire.

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So he could not see Jesus, but he could see where the crowd was going.

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And he followed the crowd, and he sought what direction they're going.

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He run ahead of them and climb the tree found a nice spot and wait

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quietly for Jesus.

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And then he start to hear again the commotion.

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And he knew that Jesus was getting closer and closer and he was

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excited.

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But then when Jesus got to that spot.

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He stopped.

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And probably all the crowd is wondering what's going on and he's

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looking up to this tree.

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And then Jesus tells Zacchaeus.

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Hurry up, come down for, I must stay in your house today.

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I wonder what I have would have done

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if I were in that spot?

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You like come down because I'll be in your house today.

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I probably would say, are you talking to me?

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It's me, Jesus and I will look around the branch to see somebody else

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was sitting next to me, you know.

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But not Zacchaeus.

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He came down as quick as a flash.

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And everything was going against Zacchaeus, his reputation, his size

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the crowd.

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And they continue to be against Zacchaeus on that moment too because

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they're wondering, he is a sinner.

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And Jesus going to stay in his house today.

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Why him Jesus?

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And why not us?

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Why is the crowd so upset

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that Jesus is staying at Zacchaeus house?

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Well, it was them and not Jesus

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that had to go to the to pay the tax to the tax Booth to Rome.

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And guess who was there sitting in the chair supervising

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everything? It was Zacchaeus.

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Zacchaeus had unusual way or unjust way of overcharging people in

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their tax.

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Not Zacchaeus.

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Not Zacchaeus.

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He's a sneak thief.

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While he sits in that chair as a great honor, looking like a nice man.

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He robs and steals under the veil of legality.

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Not Zacchaeus.

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Not him Jesus.

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He sins against the seventh commandment.

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And Luther says God wants the temporal property protected and he has

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commented us all not to rob or pilfer our neighbors possessions.

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And by the way, if you don't know what pilfer is, let this native

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English speaker, explain to you.

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Because pilfering is, is stealing little by little and again, and

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again and again, and now you understand why

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It's like he has become so rich.

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Because he was pilfering.

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Not Zacchaeus, Jesus, not Zacchaeus.

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He stealing our money.

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And the crowd is pointing their fingers to Zacchaeus.

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I was thinking we are out of that hook, aren't we?

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I was think about myself.

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Do you know because to be honest with you

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I don't do any business.

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I don't buy.

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I don't sell, I don't fix stuff and overcharge people.

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I'm only professor.

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I don't think this talks to me.

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I think I'm out of the hook, and I'm going to join the crowd.

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They're going to point to Zacchaeus not him, but me.

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But you know, Luther he doesn't let me get out of the hook easily

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because he says is stealing is taking advantage of our neighbors.

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Any sort of dealing that result in lost to them.

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Then he goes on

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he says his stealing is a widespread common vice.

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But people pay so little attention to it, that got out of hand. As a

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result

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if were

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to hang every thief on the gallows, especially those who do not admit

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that.

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They would not soon be empty in the whole world shortage both hangman

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and gallows.

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No, I'm not out of the hook

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and you're not either.

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So how does this comment applies to us?

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If you continue to read, what Luther says in the large catechism, he

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goes on he says,

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Thought of laziness, carelessness, negligence.

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Yeah, we also seen against the seventh commandment.

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I can see myself as a professor in that category.

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I can see you too.

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You know, many faithful, people donate money to this Seminary.

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So that we professors can teach you

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and you can study and learn.

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And every time we are lazy

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we're not being good stewards of what God has given to us.

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That's is stealing.

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What about intellectual property?

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Copy rights violation plagiarism.

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We can check that box to can't

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we.

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And Zacchaeus, he came down from that tree, very fast in quick because

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he knew Jesus would be with him in his house.

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Seems that everything was against him, his reputation, his moral

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standards, people despising him the big crowd, his shortness.

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But Jesus was not against him.

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Jesus came to seek and to save what was lost.

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Zacchaeus

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he wanted to see Jesus.

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He was seeking for him.

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But Jesus found him not Zacchaeus.

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It is necessary Zacchaeus that I stay in your house today.

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Jesus was there for Zacchaeus.

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Everyone, everything was against him but not Jesus.

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Jesus was there for him.

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Jesus went there to that sycamore, tree to find him.

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When Jesus got in town that day, he already knew

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he would be there and he came seeking for him.

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Salvation came to Zacchaeus house on that day.

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Jesus

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was there

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with him.

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Jesus was there for him.

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It's interesting

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that in the Luke's gospel

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usually the rich people go empty away.

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They go away empty.

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But with Zacchaeus

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he doesn't go away empty.

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He goes away full of blessings.

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I have come to call, not the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

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But seeing Zacchaeus calling him staying with him blessing him.

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Jesus

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declaring to the whole crowd that he is a son of Abraham.

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And on that day, salvation came to his house.

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Not Zacchaeus, Jesus, please not him.

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But what is impossible for, man

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it's always possible for Jesus.

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Zacchaeus's response.

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Lord,

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I'll give half that

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I have to the poor.

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And I have cheated anybody I'll give four times more what I have taken

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away from them.

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Do you know Zacchaeus

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 understood his vocation now.

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His vocation was not to take away from people in dishonest ways, but

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his vocation was to help them to improve and protect their livelihood.

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You know, repentance include matters of the heart in matters of the

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wallet, by the way.

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So, here we are.

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The same Jesus that welcomes Zacchaeus and embraced the repentant

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Zacchaeus is the same Jesus that is here today.

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This is Lent.

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And Lent tells us what Jesus does.

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And he comes to call, sinners to repentance.

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He comes to seek and save what was lost, not to send away people,

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empty, but full of blessing, forgiveness and love, in mercy.

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Repentance has to do

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with matters of heart and matters of your wallet.

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As Luther says, God, he lavishes upon us in

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wonderful blessings. And generously rewards us for what we do to benefit

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and befriend or neighbors.

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What is impossible to man

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it's always possible for Jesus.

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Amen.

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In the peace of God

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which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in

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Christ Jesus.

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Amen.