i. ten lepers
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I. Ten Lepers. Disease broke down barrier between Jew and Samaritan. All. Had leprosy. Wanted a cure. Heard of Jesus. Asked for help. Obeyed Him. Were healed. Lepers. Stood afar off (12). Lv.13:45-46 Addressed Jesus as Master (13) Cried for mercy (13) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
I. Ten Lepers
Disease broke down barrier between Jew and Samaritan
AllAll
Had leprosy Wanted a cure
Heard of Jesus Asked for help
Obeyed Him Were healed
Lepers
1. Stood afar off (12). Lv.13:45-46
2. Addressed Jesus as Master (13)
3. Cried for mercy (13)
Most begged for alms. Ep.3:21
I. Ten Lepers
II. One Lord
Divine Power (Lk.17:14)
He saidPower ofHis word He sent
Tests faith2 K.5 He saved
They werecleansed
I. Ten Lepers
II. One Lord
III. One Samaritan
A Samaritan thanks a Jew!
1. Grasped Healer, not the healing
2. Gratitude, 2 K.5:14-15; Lk.4:27
3. Glorified God w. loud voice
4. Gave thanks, on face, at Jesus’ feet
Lk.9:52-53 Lk.10:33 Jn.4:1-9
I. Ten Lepers
II. One Lord
III. One Samaritan
IV. One Savior
Three Questions, One Statement
1.1. Q:Q: were there not ten cleansed?
2.2. Q:Q: where are the nine?
3.3. Q:Q: are you, a foreigner, the only one who returned to give thanks?
4.4. S:S: your faith has made you well.
Mt.8 Mt.15 Mk.6
I. Ten Lepers
II. One Lord
III. One Samaritan
IV. One Savior
V. Lessons
1. Jesus is Lord
Master (13) over disease Sin is the worst disease Great Physician can heal every sin-
sick soul that comes to Him
2. Word of Jesus is powerful (14)
It still does the work God intended
It can saveevery sinner
Ro.1:16
It can exposeevery heart
Hb.4:12
3. Miracles of Jesus display His great power (14)
Jn.6
Distance healing (12, 14; Lk.7; Jn.4) Demonstration of His power
Death
Demons
Disease
Materialthings
Nature
Things you never see at a Pentecostal “healing” service
1. Leper cleansed, Mt.8:1-4
2. Deaf man’s hearing restored, Mk.7:31…
3. Ear replaced, Lk.22:49-51
4. Blind man’s sight restored, Jn.9
5. Dead man raised, Jn.11:38-44
Things you often see at a Pentecostal service
1. Disorder
2. Collections
3. Women preaching
4. People who claim they were healed, or know someone who was
5. Blind men who leave w/o their sight
4. Some stand far off From Jesus (12, 18)
His healing drove nine farther away Some Christians stand afar off
Notthankful
for salvation(Hb.10)
Noheart
in worship(Rv.2:4)
Notinvolvedin work(“They”)
Jesus, the insurance policy
1 K.21 Some love His gifts but forget the Giver Two groups suffered from ingratitude:
JewsJn.1:11
Jn.10:32
GentilesRo.1:21
2 Tim.3:2
5. Foreigners often outdo people of God (18)
So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light – Lk.16:8
Jews boasted of privileges God’s goodness drew one man closer
6. Nature of saving faith (19)
1. When1. When were they cured? After they showed their faith
2. How2. How were they cured? Power of Lord. Cf. 2 K.5