But the people were displeased. “[Jesus] has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled.
Luke 19:7 (NLT)
The people were surprised when Jesus invites himself to be a guest at the house of Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector in the region.
Jesus responds by saying, "For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.” And that's the good news.
It's the story from Luke 19:1-10, and it's the latest episode of Journey to Hope, the 20-episode animated Bible story series we're creating to share the good news with people from a Buddhist background.