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The sermon contrasts the human instinct for vengeance, illustrated by the aftermath of 9/11, with the divine command to forgive seventy times seven. It explains that believers owe an unpayable debt of sin to God, which is cleared solely through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. This immense grace necessitates that Christians extend similar mercy to others, regardless of the offense size or the offender's status. The text highlights that unforgiveness burdens the soul with guilt and anxiety, whereas releasing bitterness brings spiritual freedom and alignment with God's will. Ultimately, the message asserts that the Christian gospel offers the only true hope for humanity by providing complete pardon for sins and a foundation for being able to love one's enemies.

1. Your Commander 2. Your Protection 3. Your Enemy 4. Your Goal

Verse by verse exposition through the book of Hebrews. (Sermon also includes the reading and exhortation from the Lord's Table liturgy) Heb 12:18 For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest, 19 and the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore. 20 (For they could not endure what was commanded: "And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned or shot with an arrow." 21 And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, "I am exceedingly afraid and trembling.") 22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, 23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, 24 to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.

We see that Jesus, when he comes to meet Zacchaeus, is not concerned with either his shortness or the fact that he was a tax gatherer. Instead let us think about how Jesus approaches Zacchaeus. So, what has happened? Zacchaeus can't see Jesus. He wants to see him. He's curious. He's seeking Jesus out. He's interested. He comes and he can't see Jesus, so he goes ahead of the crowd, goes farther up on the parade road, and climbs this tree. He wants to see Jesus, and he's curious. He's fascinated. And Jesus comes up and doesn't say, well, you're a short man, or, oh, you're a tax collector. He says, Zacchaeus. What does that mean? It means He knows exactly who He is. Jesus knows all these things about Him. He can see not only into His life, He can see into His heart. He can understand that Zacchaeus is something. while Zacchaeus brings him to his house. He obeys the command of the Lord.

1. Its rebellious nature 2. Its various forms 3. Its bloody covering

Come Unto Me 1. Jesus thanking 2. Jesus inviting 3. Jesus forgiving