Forgiveness Precedes Ministry

Luke 17:1–2 KJV 1900

Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

Offenses are going to come.

Woe unto him through whom they come.

Careful they’re on the right side.

Millstones 300-10,000 pounds

Handling Offense

Luke 17:3–4 KJV 1900

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

Luke 17:3-4

Handling offenses

Forgiving others means

LORD INCREASE OUR FAITH

Luke 17:5-9

Luke 17:5–10 KJV 1900

And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not. So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

No special treatment for doing what we should be doing.

It is our reasonable service - our proper worship -

Parable of the Lepers

The lepers were made whole on the way to the priests.

The Samaritan leper was made whole.

The word whole is the word ‘sozo’ which we get the word saved. It is possible to get a healing and not be saved.