Jesus Gets His Hands DirtyJesus Gets His Hands Dirty

Luke 5:12-16Luke 5:12-16

Luke 5:12

12 While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.”

Psalm 24:3-4

3 Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.

Psalm 51:1-41 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast

love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!...

7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow...

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Dealing with Defilement

3 Strategies

1.Secular – Declare dirt officially clean.2.Religion – Cleanse and/or cover yourself.3.Gospel – Learn from the leper (Luke 5).

Luke 5:12-13

12 While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” 13 And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him.

1 John 1:7-9

7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.