Healed or Whole?

Luke 17:11–19 NLT

11 As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. 12 As he entered a village there, ten men with leprosy stood at a distance, 13 crying out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14 He looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy. 15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, “Praise God!” 16 He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan. 17 Jesus asked, “Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” 19 And Jesus said to the man, “Stand up and go. Your faith has healed you.”

Tell the story.

The NLT uses the word foreigner rather than stranger… (much more accurate)

Opening Questions:

What picture is foreigner vs. stranger?

What would it have been like as a foreigner?

Main questions:

What is leprosy?

Kills the feeling

Don’t know when injured

Animals eat the rot from the body

Leprosy is a type of sin

What is the difference between being healed and made whole?

Healed the disease, left the scars. The whole man would have no scars or proof he ever had the disease.

Why were the 10 healed in the first place?

God’s mercy and their faith

Why was only ONE made whole?

Thankful

9 made it about themselves - I am healed! 1 made is about the healer

Was was it significant that he was a foreigner?

Law and tradition demanded that they show themselves to the high priest.

Because he was a Samaritan, that did not apply to him?

Did that have an affect on his decision?

Conclusion:

What does it mean for us to be made whole?

What does a whole Apostolic look like?

Does that mean we are never sick?

Never have problems?

Why do we spend so much time asking God for healing?

What if we prayed every day, “God, make me, my family and my church whole!”.

What if we prayed every day; “God, make my city whole!”.