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I. Ten Lepers

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)

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I. Ten Lepers

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  1. I. Ten Lepers

  2. Disease broke down barrier between Jew and Samaritan All Had leprosy Wanted a cure Heard of Jesus Asked for help Obeyed Him Were healed

  3. Lepers • Stood afar off (12). Lv.13:45-46 • Addressed Jesus as Master (13) • Cried for mercy (13) Most begged for alms. Ep.3:21

  4. I. Ten Lepers II. One Lord

  5. Divine Power (Lk.17:14) HesaidPower ofHis word HesentTests faith2 K.5 HesavedThey werecleansed

  6. I. Ten Lepers II. One Lord III. One Samaritan

  7. A Samaritan thanks a Jew! • Grasped Healer, not the healing • Gratitude, 2 K.5:14-15; Lk.4:27 • Glorified God w. loud voice • Gave thanks, on face, at Jesus’ feet Lk.9:52-53 Lk.10:33 Jn.4:1-9

  8. I. Ten Lepers II. One Lord III. One Samaritan IV. One Savior

  9. Three Questions, One Statement • Q: were there not ten cleansed? • Q:where are the nine? • Q:are you, a foreigner, the only one who returned to give thanks? • S:your faith has made you well. Mt.8 Mt.15 Mk.6

  10. I. Ten Lepers II. One Lord III. One Samaritan IV. One Savior V. Lessons

  11. 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

  12. 2. Word of Jesus is powerful (14) It can saveevery sinnerRo.1:16 It can exposeevery heartHb.4:12 • It still does the work God intended

  13. 3. Miracles of Jesus display His great power (14) • Jn.6 • Distance healing (12, 14; Lk.7; Jn.4) • Demonstration of His power Death Materialthings Disease Demons Nature

  14. Things you never see at a Pentecostal “healing” service • Leper cleansed, Mt.8:1-4 • Deaf man’s hearing restored, Mk.7:31… • Ear replaced, Lk.22:49-51 • Blind man’s sight restored, Jn.9 • Dead man raised, Jn.11:38-44

  15. Things you often see at a Pentecostal service • Disorder • Collections • Women preaching • People who claim they were healed, or know someone who was • Blind men who leave w/o their sight

  16. 4. Some stand far off From Jesus (12, 18) • His healing drove nine farther away • Some Christians stand afar off Notinvolvedin work (“They”) Noheartin worship (Rv.2:4) Notthankfulfor salvation (Hb.10)

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 6. Nature of saving faith (19) 1. When were they cured? • After they showed their faith 2. How were they cured? • Power of Lord. Cf. 2 K.5

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