19.01.2025

JESUS IS ALWAYS A GOOD FRIEND (4)

Memory Verse : “A friend loves you all the time.” Proverbs 17:17, NCV 

Jesus is a good friend to everyone!

Zacchaeus • Luke 19:1-10

Zacchaeus is a tax collector which means his job is to take money from people. One day, Zacchaeus hears that Jesus is coming to the town. He wants to see Jesus so badly that he climbs a tree to get a better view. When Jesus sees Zacchaeus, Jesus tells him to come down and that He is going to Zacchaeus’ house. Wow! Because Jesus wants to be his friend, he is so happy that he gives back all the money he had taken from the people. Jesus is a good friend to Zacchaeus even when he did unkind things, and because of this, Zacchaeus wanted to be a good friend to others too!

Discussion
Questions

1. What did Zacchaeus do to see Jesus?

“He climbed up a tree to see Jesus because he was a short man.” 

 

2. Why did Jesus want to go to Zacchaeus’ house for dinner?

“Jesus loved Zacchaeus and wanted to be his friend.”

 

3. Are there some right choices you want to make because Jesus is your friend?

Apart from making bad choices, Zacchaeus might feel that the people do not want to be his friend because he is short. He thinks people might make fun of him too. Sometimes we feel that no one wants to be our friend because we’re short, ugly or not smart enough. But Jesus loves us just as who we are. He wants to be our friend no matter what. We don’t have to feel lousy about ourselves because He cares for us.