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God's Big Story

Bonus Episode: Jesus Loves Zacchaeus

God's Big Story

The Village Church

Kids & Family

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Sean and Julie talk about how Jesus came to save sinners through the story of Zacchaeus, the tax collector! Helpful Definitions: TAX COLLECTOR — works with money. Their job is to go around and collect money. Scripture Reference: Luke 19:5-6 5-Second Fly Through Review: What was Zacchaeus' job? (HE WAS A TAX COLLECTOR.) What was Zacchaeus doing that was wrong? (HE WAS STEALING MONEY) Why did  Zacchaeus  have a problem seeing Jesus? (HE WAS SMALL.) After Zacchaeus climbed the tree, what did Jesus do? (JESUS WALKED UP TO THE TREE AND STARTED TALKING TO ZACCHAEUS) Jesus told Zacchaeus to come down from the tree so he could go to his _____ (HOUSE.) Did Zacchaeus obey? (YES!) What did Zacchaeus decide to do after he spent time with Jesus? (GIVE BACK THE MONEY HE STOLE!) Song: Jesus Came to Save Sinners by The Village Kids If you’ve enjoyed this episode, one of the best ways to support the show and make sure others find it, is to subscribe and leave a review. Thank You! Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.  For sponsorship inquiries, email sponsor@thegoodpodcast.co

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0:00.0

You're listening to God's Big Story, a podcast for kids.

0:14.0

Every week we teach the Bible, sing the Bible, and talk about what it means with a friend or two.

0:18.5

I'm your host, Julie, and I'm here with my co-host Sean.

0:21.5

Well, hello.

0:22.7

Hey, today we're going to learn about how Jesus

0:24.3

came to save sinners using a story from the Bible.

0:26.8

We've been learning all about the life of Jesus.

0:29.2

We learned about miracles that Jesus did,

0:31.3

like when he fed the 5,000 people which is a little bit of food

0:34.7

And we talked about how he healed a man and calmed a storm in this week. We're going to read about another person who came to see and hear Jesus, just like the children.

0:45.6

His name was Zachius.

0:47.7

Zachius, and he was a tax collector.

0:50.5

A tax collector?

0:52.3

Who in the world would want to collect tax?

0:54.0

Those things are sharp and tiny and they really hurt when they poke your thumb.

0:57.0

No, Sean, not tax collector.

1:01.0

Tax collector. A tax is when someone collects your money.

1:06.0

He collects money? I'm confused. You know it might help us.

1:11.0

The monopoly guy. He always has money and a fancy mustache. No, no, no. We need

1:16.6

somebody for real who works with money. He's a banker. Let's say banker together.

1:24.0

Banker.

1:25.0

Yeah, did someone say banker?

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