It's A Come Back Praise

Luke 17:11-19

The Power Of Praise Series

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 Someone this like you mean it!!

Miracles, Signs & Wonders are about to flow in your family.

Somethings that have been lost, never discovered, hindered and even given up on due to the lack of faith in your atmosphere.. Is shifting as i speak..

Things that once belonged to you that had disappeared are coming back..

So this entire month you should focus on the Harvest thats coming your way.

So no complaining Just Praising and giving Thinks

Even on the sunniest day!! no throwing shade.. Just Praise...

Let’s Call it your

Come-Back Praise!!!

Come on..

Let the Lord hear your praise in the building.

Luke Ten Lepers and a Samaritan’s Faith (17:11–19)

Ten Lepers and a Samaritan’s Faith (17:11–19)*

Luke Ten Lepers and a Samaritan’s Faith (17:11–19)

This passage appears to be a simple healing account. But this miracle is not like most other miracles, since the healing itself is not emphasized as much as the reaction to it.

And If haven’t seen many miracles it could because of how you responded to your last Miracle.

Luke Ten Lepers and a Samaritan’s Faith (17:11–19)

the miracle is less important than its results. Jesus heals as he continues his journey to meet his fate in Jerusalem.

Luke Ten Lepers and a Samaritan’s Faith (17:11–19)

Jesus is passing between Samaria and Galilee. Moving east to west, his journey of destiny continues. That he would meet a Samaritan in this setting is not surprising.

Luke Ten Lepers and a Samaritan’s Faith (17:11–19)

The lepers of ancient society were rejected. They were treated as outcasts, like many who have AIDS today

Or our quarantined Brothers & Sisters with Covid.

Luke Ten Lepers and a Samaritan’s Faith (17:11–19)

They were required to live outside the city in leper camps

Numbers 5:2–3 AMP

2 Command the Israelites that they put outside the camp every leper and everyone who has a discharge, and whoever is defiled by [coming in contact with] the dead. 3 Both male and female you shall put out; without the camp you shall put them, that they may not defile their camp, in the midst of which I dwell.

The Lepers were to cry out to warn others to keep away from them as they walked the streets.

Leviticus 13:45–46 AMP

45 And the leper’s clothes shall be rent, and the hair of his head shall hang loose, and he shall cover his upper lip and cry, Unclean, unclean! 46 He shall remain unclean as long as the disease is in him; he is unclean; he shall live alone [and] his dwelling shall be outside the camp.

Luke Ten Lepers and a Samaritan’s Faith (17:11–19)

The ten of this story cry out, only this time it is for mercy. Such calls to Jesus are common in the Gospels

Matthew 9:27 NLT

27 After Jesus left the girl’s home, two blind men followed along behind him, shouting, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”

Mark 10:47–48 NLT

47 When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 “Be quiet!” many of the people yelled at him. But he only shouted louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

When You Are hungry for a move of God your not to proud to beg!!

Luke Ten Lepers and a Samaritan’s Faith (17:11–19)

The lepers are perceptive: they understand that merciful acts constitute a major aspect of Jesus’ ministry. The address of Jesus as “Master” is Luke’s way of saying that Jesus has authority, since Luke uses it in texts where the other Synoptics have “Teacher” or “Rabbi”

Luke Ten Lepers and a Samaritan’s Faith (17:11–19)

There is no significance to the number ten, though later the fact that one is different from the other nine will be significant. The only question at this point is whether Jesus’ work of compassion will continue, given the strong rejection that has arisen against him.

Luke Ten Lepers and a Samaritan’s Faith (17:11–19)

The answer comes quickly. When Jesus tells the men to go to the priest to prove that they have been cleansed, it is clear that Jesus has acted to heal them

Leviticus 13:1–8 NLT

1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 2 “If anyone has a swelling or a rash or discolored skin that might develop into a serious skin disease, that person must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons. 3 The priest will examine the affected area of the skin. If the hair in the affected area has turned white and the problem appears to be more than skin-deep, it is a serious skin disease, and the priest who examines it must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. 4 “But if the affected area of the skin is only a white discoloration and does not appear to be more than skin-deep, and if the hair on the spot has not turned white, the priest will quarantine the person for seven days. 5 On the seventh day the priest will make another examination. If he finds the affected area has not changed and the problem has not spread on the skin, the priest will quarantine the person for seven more days. 6 On the seventh day the priest will make another examination. If he finds the affected area has faded and has not spread, the priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean. It was only a rash. The person’s clothing must be washed, and the person will be ceremonially clean. 7 But if the rash continues to spread after the person has been examined by the priest and has been pronounced clean, the infected person must return to be examined again. 8 If the priest finds that the rash has spread, he must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, for it is indeed a skin disease.

Luke Ten Lepers and a Samaritan’s Faith (17:11–19)

Jesus mentions going to the priests, using the plural, because there are so many of them. The priests will be busy receiving testimonies about Jesus’ work

Luke Ten Lepers and a Samaritan’s Faith (17:11–19)

The request calls for faith, since the men must turn and go to the priests without having experienced the healing first. In that sense the miracle is like Elisha’s telling Naaman to go wash himself in the Jordan

2 Kings 5:10–15 NLT

10 But Elisha sent a messenger out to him with this message: “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan River. Then your skin will be restored, and you will be healed of your leprosy.” 11 But Naaman became angry and stalked away. “I thought he would certainly come out to meet me!” he said. “I expected him to wave his hand over the leprosy and call on the name of the Lord his God and heal me! 12 Aren’t the rivers of Damascus, the Abana and the Pharpar, better than any of the rivers of Israel? Why shouldn’t I wash in them and be healed?” So Naaman turned and went away in a rage. 13 But his officers tried to reason with him and said, “Sir, if the prophet had told you to do something very difficult, wouldn’t you have done it? So you should certainly obey him when he says simply, ‘Go and wash and be cured!’ ” 14 So Naaman went down to the Jordan River and dipped himself seven times, as the man of God had instructed him. And his skin became as healthy as the skin of a young child, and he was healed! 15 Then Naaman and his entire party went back to find the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”

Could You Imagine Giving God a comeback Praise before the miracle actually happened?

Why don’t you try it!!

Jesus said go show yourself to the priest!

What if Jesus said Go Show Yourself to the mortgage man

Go show yourself to the lawyer

If you have the faith to believe it you have the power to receive it!!

Amplified Bible Chapter 17

And as they went, they were cured and made clean.

The Passion Translation: New Testament Chapter 17

They set off, and they were healed while walking along the way

Jesus didn’t need to touch them in order to heal them.

The Messianic ministry is present as Jesus heals from a distance 10 leapers at one time.

And if he did it before he can do it again!!!

Luke Ten Lepers and a Samaritan’s Faith (17:11–19)

The prospect of normal life has returned to the ten through the Master’s work.

The Lessons of the Healing:

God’s Mercy should yield thanksgiving

God Works through Jesus

Getting Close to God is a matter of trusting him. One who seems far away can really be near.

The Outsider, the foreigner, is the most sensitive to Jesus. Those who respond to God may not be the ones we expect to respond.

Gods blessings can be appreciated or under-appreciated

It’s in the last point that Jesus highlights when he asks, “Were not all ten cleansed?

Where are the other Nine?

Only the foreigner has returned to give thanks.

What Jesus praises here is the Samaritans Initiative.

Jesus had instructed the men to go to the priest. All of them had turned to do so, apparently.

But only one has taken the trouble to return and thank Jesus.

Jesus appreciates the Samaritan’s sensitivity and commends it.

Luke Ten Lepers and a Samaritan’s Faith (17:11–19)

So Jesus asks, “Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” Yes, he was the only one who gave thanks. Those who do not take blessings for granted make up an exclusive club of surprising people.

What was once normal in Church is no more..

God has reset the standard of what a Praise and Worshiper looks like.

John 4:23–24 NLT

23 But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. 24 For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”

And because they no longer have to be confined into a building they no longer will struggle with the looks, the rolling of eyes and whispers they once heard behind them ..

The new praiser will look foreign to many of us,

You won’y be able to discern their nationality from their praise!!

It’s a level praising field..

Tell somebody God has given us a Comeback praise.. And its going to be so foreign to many Church goers..

My comeback praise won’t look like a rehearsed shout!!!

Naw!!!

My comeback praise don’t need a certain Song in my key to get me to praise him!!!

Naw!!

I don’t need to be in a building around other believers to have my comeback praise!!

Naw!!!

All I need Is A Memory