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Gospel & Pursuit | Luke 19:1-10 | Coleton Segars

Gospel & Pursuit | Luke 19:1-10 | Coleton Segars

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 Coleton preached from Luke 19:1–10, the story of Zacchaeus, to show how Jesus transforms lives through love, not guilt or fear. Zacchaeus, a wealthy tax collector despised by others, was radically changed when Jesus chose to stay at his house. His response—giving to the poor and repaying those he wronged—demonstrates how experiencing Christ’s love leads to deep transformation. Coleton emphasized that this is how the gospel works: it is God’s power to change us, not our willpower or religious effort. Many try to change through fear, guilt, selfishness, or striving for God’s approval, but true transformation comes only by experiencing His love. Two Cultures Coleton Wants for C3 Church 1. A Culture Saturated with the Gospel • The gospel reveals God’s deep love for us. The more it saturates our hearts and minds, the more it transforms us into people of forgiveness, generosity, and love. • This also corrects our distorted views of God. Jesus revealed the Father as merciful, kind, and gracious, not condemning or distant. • Practices like communion, confession, discipleship groups, preaching, and worship exist to root us in God’s love and remind us that with Him we are safe, forgiven, and deeply loved. 2. A Culture of Pursuit • God invites us to seek Him, and He responds to those who do. Scripture testifies that He rewards those who pursue Him (Hebrews 11:6; Matthew 6:33). • Pursuit is about encountering God in the present—not just being grateful for salvation in the past or hopeful for heaven in the future. Like the people Jesus healed, we can have present-tense testimonies of how He works in our lives today. • Coleton called for building rhythms of prayer, worship, discipleship, and spiritual practices so that seeking God becomes natural. These create space for God’s presence, power, and blessing to shape us. Ultimately, Coleton’s vision is for C3 to be a church so different from the world that stepping into it feels like culture shock—an environment formed by the gospel and pursuit of God where lives are continually transformed. ⸻ Discipleship Group Discussion Questions 1. Zacchaeus’ life was transformed not by fear or guilt but by experiencing Jesus’ love. How have you personally experienced God’s love transforming you? 2. Which of the four “religious motivators” (fear, guilt, selfishness, or trying to earn God’s love) do you most struggle with? How does the gospel (how God actually loves you) free you from that? 3. In what ways has your view of God been distorted in the past? How does Jesus reshape that view? 4. If someone asked you today, “What has Jesus done for you recently?” what story would you be able to share? 5. Pursuing God requires intentional effort. What practices (prayer, Scripture, accountability, worship) help you stay consistent in seeking Him? Where are you struggling to pursue Him right now? 6. How can your group help each other create a “culture of pursuit”—seeking God not just individually but together? ⸻ Quotes from Authors • Leon Morris: “The gospel is not advice to people, suggesting that they lift themselves. It is power. It lifts them up. Paul does not say that the gospel brings power, but that it is power.” • Greg Boyd: “Despite our sin our creator thinks that we are worth experiencing a hellish death for. It was for the joy of spending eternity with us that Jesus endured the cross. In other words Calvary reveals our unsurpassable worth and significance to God. At the core of our being, this is what we long for.” • A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God: “Why do some people ‘find’ God in a way that others do not? Why does God manifest His Presence to some and let multitudes of others struggle along in the half-light of imperfect Christian experience? Certainly the will of God is the same for all. He has no favorites. All He has ever done for any of His children He will do for all of His children. The difference lies, not with God, but with us.” • Craig Dykstra: “Practices are the nuclear reactors of the Christian faith, arenas where the gospel and human life come together in energizing, explosive ways. Practices create openings in our lives where the grace, mercy, and presence of God may be made known to us.”
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