Matthew 10:7-10

2. Matthew 10:7-10 “Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out devils. Freely have you received, freely give. Carry neither gold nor silver nor money in your girdles, nor bag, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staff, for the workman is worthy of his hire.”

5. Matthew 25:20 “…inasmuch as you did it to one of the leastofthese My brethren, you did it to Me.”

6. Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi • Lord, make me an instrument of your peace, • Where there is hatred, let me sow love; • where there is injury, pardon; • where there is doubt, faith; • where there is despair, hope; • where there is darkness, light; • where there is sadness, joy;

7. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; 
to be understood as to understand; 
to be loved as to love. • For it is in giving that we receive; 
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; 
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

8. “It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.” - St. Francis of Assisi

9. “Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.” - St. Francis of Assisi

14. Matthew 8:2 "Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean."

15. Matthew 8:3 Jesus replied, "I will; be thou made clean," and laid His hand upon him.

16. SOME FACTS ABOUT LEPROSY • 1. It was a loathsome disease. • 2. It was a contagious disease. • 3. It was a deceptive disease. • 4. It was a disease not inherited, but acquired. • 5. It was a disease that had a tendency to increase. • 6. It was a disease incurable except by the power of God.

17. SOME FACTS ABOUT SIN • 1. Sin is loathsome (Isaiah 1:4-6) • 2. Sin is contagious (1 Cor. 5:6, 1 Cor. 15:33) • 3. Sin is deceptive (Hebrews 3:12-13) • 4. Sin is not inherited, but acquired (Ezek. 18:20) • 5. Sin has a tendency to increase (James 1:15) • 6. Sin in incurable except by the power of God. • (Heb. 9:22, Acts 4:12)

18. Sin Is Loathsome Isaiah 1:4-6 “The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faints. From the sole of the foot even to the head, There is no soundness in it, But wounds and bruises and putrefying sores; They have not been closed or bound up, Or soothed with ointment.”

19. Sin Is Contagious • 1 Cor. 5:6 Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?; • 1 Cor;15:33 Do not be deceived: "Evil company corrupts good habits."

20. Sin Is Deceptive Hebrews 3:12-13 “Exhort one another daily, while it is called "Today," lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.”

21. Sin Is Not Inherited, But Acquired Ezekiel 18:20 “The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.”

22. Sin Has A Tendency To Increase • James 1:15 “Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.”

23. Sin Is Incurable Except By The Power Of God • Hebrews 9:22 “… without shedding of blood there is no remission of sin.” • Acts 4:12 “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

24. Isaiah 1:4-6 “The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faints. From the sole of the foot even to the head, There is no soundness in it, But wounds and bruises and putrefying sores; They have not been closed or bound up, Or soothed with ointment.”

25. Whoever will fall at His feet, saying in faith, "Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean."

26. Will hear the answer: "I will; be thou made clean."

27. Galatians 1:4 • Christ "gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father."

28. 1 John 5:14, 15 • And "this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us: and if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him."

29. 1 John 1:9 • "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

30. Steps To Christ, p.78 “When the love of Christ is enshrined in the heart, like sweet fragrance it cannot be hidden.”

31. “No sooner does one come to Christ than there is born in his heart a desire to make known to others what a precious friend he has found in Jesus; the saving and sanctifying truth cannot be shut up in his heart. If we are clothed with the righteousness of Christ and are filled with the joy of His indwelling Spirit, we shall not be able to hold our peace. If we have tasted and seen that the Lord is good we shall have something to tell.” SC p.78

32. Acts 6:7 • “Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.”

33. REASONS THAT KEPT NAAMAN FROM BEING CLEANSED INITIALLY • 1. he got mad (2 Kings 5:11-12) • 2. he had pride (2 Kings 5:13) • 3. he was prejudice (2 Kings 5:11) • 4. he wanted something sensational to happen (2 Kings 5:11, 13) • 5. Because of that dirty Jordan River. (2 Kings 5:12)

34. What was the secret of Naaman’s cleansing?

35. What was the secret of Naaman’s cleansing? • He humbled himself. • The same thing is true for sinners today - we must humble ourselves.

39. John 1:29 “Behold, the Lamb of God which takes away the sin of the world!”

40. 1 John 1:9 • "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."