Medium (20-45 mins)
New Testament
AnglicanEvangelical
Jesus calls Zacchaeus in Luke 19
Theologian
Ian Paul
Duration
28.47
Uploaded to YouTube
24 October 2022
Added to Database
12 November 2025
YouTube description
The lectionary reading for the Fourth Sunday before Advent in Year C is the story of Zacchaeus’ encounter with Jesus in Luke 19.1–10, a story found only in this gospel. This short narrative episode has all the elements that make it a perfect Sunday-school story—yet the story is more complex than we first realise, and subverts the stereotypes that we impose on it.
Join Ian and James as they explore the text, the issues, and the implications for our reading and preaching.