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Jesus Christ: His Encounters is unavailable, but you can change that!

Butler examines twenty encounters Christ had during His earthly ministry. Like the other volumes in this collection, the chapters are alliterated, as are the sub-headings for each chapter, making it easy for preparing sermons and lesson plans, and creating dynamic discussions for Bible study groups and Sunday school classes.

stature” (Luke 19:3). Zacchaeus was a short man and this presented a problem for him in his desire to see Christ. Great crowds followed Christ and thronged around Him; and, therefore, unless you were tall, you would not be able to see Him over the crowds. Furthermore, no one was going to let Zacchaeus be in the front of the people so he could see Christ. Being a tax collector eliminated any courtesies that might be extended to other people in similar situations. “He ran before,
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