10 Lepers
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Introduction
Introduction
Holloway, Cage, Jordan, Robinson
Last week Jesus teaches us about living water; This week we begin to dive into the healing power of Jesus. We definitely need to experience the healing power of Jesus now in a special way.
On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” When he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”
1. Infirmity leads to desperate cries to Jesus for mercy (Luke 17:11-13).
2. Healing leads to a grateful heart for what Jesus had done (Luke 17:14-16).
3. Faith leads to a greater salvation in Christ (Luke 17:17-19).
Since we have been saved from our sin through Jesus, we live each day with deep gratitude and worship for what Jesus has done.
Covid-19 has taken so much from us; our normal way of life is not normal anymore. No live sports, traveling has been halted, and others and it has really taken a toll on our lives.
Selfishly, I have been sad because one of the things Erika and I love to do is eat at restaurants: yes we are FOODIES! we enjoy going to different places, trying new cuisines; its an amazing experience. Some people like to club hop; we restaurant hop.
There is somethings that happen that are the same no matter you go: food, servers, cooks, people, music. The variable in these are food, attitudes of people, and service. Anyone who goes into the place will get food and will have an experience and then the moment of truth comes.
the server brings the check, you give them your card or your cash. the server comes back; and there is one more step. You have to leave a tip; for our sake today: GRATUITY- in Latin it means Gift. . .or Pleasing/Thankful.
Now when Erika and I first met, we had different Theology as it related to Gratuity. She wanted to go over and beyond, I wanted to give the bare minimum. And the bare minimum was based upon, how extraordinary the experience was: food amount had to be overflowing off the plate, the ice had to be the kind that did not melt so quickly, the dessert couldn’t be too sweet. . and the list goes on.
We differed on this until I realized the Gratuity should not be based solely on the service, rather it shows the gratitude of the heart.
I’m so glad this morning this morning; that God does not show His marvelous, and Glorious and wonderful grace on me based on my service or my self righteousness. I’m so glad that my salvation was not based upon my works of righteousness. . for my righteousness is but a filthy rag. The Bible says; I was an enemy but Christ died for me!!
I get excited when I think about how he looked beyond my faults and he attended to my needs.
Our story today is more than just the mere heading: 10 Lepers are healed; It’s all about our response to God for what He has done!
1. Infirmity leads to desperate cries to Jesus for mercy (Luke 17:11-13).
1. Infirmity leads to desperate cries to Jesus for mercy (Luke 17:11-13).
Jesus heals:
The account begins with Jesus’ healing ten lepers at a distance
The New American Commentary: Luke Context
Lepers had to live apart from society (Lev 13:38–46; Num 5:2–4), and to reenter society they had to be declared clean by a priest (Lev 14:1–32). As they proceeded to the priests, they were healed.
“When a man or a woman has spots on the skin of the body, white spots, the priest shall look, and if the spots on the skin of the body are of a dull white, it is leukoderma that has broken out in the skin; he is clean.
“If a man’s hair falls out from his head, he is bald; he is clean. And if a man’s hair falls out from his forehead, he has baldness of the forehead; he is clean. But if there is on the bald head or the bald forehead a reddish-white diseased area, it is a leprous disease breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead. Then the priest shall examine him, and if the diseased swelling is reddish-white on his bald head or on his bald forehead, like the appearance of leprous disease in the skin of the body, he is a leprous man, he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean; his disease is on his head.
“The leprous person who has the disease shall wear torn clothes and let the hair of his head hang loose, and he shall cover his upper lip and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean.’ He shall remain unclean as long as he has the disease. He is unclean. He shall live alone. His dwelling shall be outside the camp.
Lepers lived away and apart from society.
These outcasts lived and traveled together because they were rejected by society. They recognized Jesus because immediately they begged Him for mercy.
Pain is something many can’t avoid. Physical pain. . every time I hit the basketball court playing my sons, the next morning there is pain. No matter how tough you are Pain makes you cry out. The baby getting the shot from the doctor. . . the mother to be pushing in childbirth. . . the Cowboys not making the playoffs again- oh the pain!
Pain causes us naturally to cry out for help. We don’t know how long the 10 were Lepers, we don’t know how long they had been wondering around as outcasts. . but what we see in the text is they were tired of being an outcast, looked down upon by society and they cried out Lord have mercy on Us!!
let me stop here and sit on your couch. . . People are screaming out Right now. Protests are all around us and people are crying out! JUSTICE. . . were is Justice in this Nation? For years people have been singing this same song. Justice, where are you? In America for people of Color, since 1619; it seems as American Justice has been playing hide and seek.
Can you hear the cries: Justice where are you?
For whatever reason, other people have withheld justice, the powers that be have closed their eyes, closed their eyes and have hearts of stone as it relates to the toil and struggle and Pain of people of Color.
Racism has been able to run wild and now people are tired and fed up and they are screaming louder and with the help of social media and a global health pandemic; people around the world are questioning the reality of If AMERICA is really that great nation of opportunity and equality?
when pain comes to your life, we are forced to cry out; and these lepers are crying out: LORD HAVE MERCY!
whatever pain you are experiencing, remember to take it to God. Whatever it is: physical, emotional, mental. . God have mercy on me
When you read the Psalms; david over and over again asks God to have mercy on Me because of His unfailing Love.
I am reminded of the old song: what a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and grieves to bare what a privilege to carry everything to God in Pray. Oh what peace we often forfeit, oh what needless pains we bare, all because we do not carry, everything to God in prayer . .
They cried out have mercy
2. Healing leads to a grateful heart for what Jesus had done (Luke 17:14-16).
2. Healing leads to a grateful heart for what Jesus had done (Luke 17:14-16).
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He commanded them to go see the priest (Lev. 13–14), and when they obeyed the command, they were all healed.
Only one of the ten men was grateful enough to come first to Jesus and thank Him for His merciful gift of healing. (See Ps. 107:8, 15, 21, and 31.) But the astounding thing is that this man was a Samaritan!
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament Chapter 17
But because he did, this man received an even greater gift: he was saved from his sins. “Your faith has made you well” can be translated, “Your faith has saved you”
Physical healing is a great blessing, but it ends at death; while the blessing of eternal life lasts forever
Preaching the Word: Luke, Vol. 2—That You May Know the Truth Jesus’ Questions
Vague gratitude to divinity was not an adequate response to what had happened. Christ wanted their hearts! By failing to glorify God and returning to thank Jesus, they missed the greatest possible moment of their existence.
the 9 were so caught up in their new wholeness that it did not occur to them to return to Jesus
So many are like this today, we have the outward appearance of wholeness, the outward appearance of salvation. .
we have the proper words and decorum. . we sound saved and look saved. . but our hearts are not changed.
Imitation vs. the real thing
It is so hard to tell what’s real because we are so accustomed to looking at what’s fake.
Erika and the fake purses. . friends spotting out real and fake.
the time right now is showing us their are fake christians disguised by the terminology, disguised behind the scripture memory . . but the heart is just like Jesus describes in Matthew 23
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people’s bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
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3. Faith leads to a greater salvation in Christ (Luke 17:17-19).
3. Faith leads to a greater salvation in Christ (Luke 17:17-19).
