The Gospel of Mark

The Leper Approaches Jesus.....

Jesus Cleanses a Leper

Mark 1:40-42 (NIV) 40  A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, "If you are willing, you can make me clean." 41  Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" 42  Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured.

REMEMBER MARK’S GOAL IN HIS GOSPEL IS TO PRESENT TO US, WHO JESUS IS!

The Life of the Leper...

......share details describing the life of the leper @ that time.

...... -the Life that the leper lived

-socially and personally...

- medically....the hurt

The Compassion of Jesus...

......Grk σπλαγχνίζομαι (spla nit zomai)

https://ref.ly/logos4/Guide?t=My+Bible+Word+Study&hw=compassion&lang=en-US

Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy

1:40–44pp—Mt 8:2–4; Lk 5:12–14

40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”

THE APPLICATION

What can we learn from the Leper’s Attitude?

Chris Rice......Come to Jesus....Lyrics...

Weak and wounded sinner, Lost and left to die, O, raise your head for Love is passing by Come to Jesus, Come to Jesus, Come to Jesus and live Now your burden's lifted, And carried far away, And precious blood has washed away the stain, so Sing to Jesus, Sing to Jesus, Sing to Jesus and live And like a newborn baby, Don't be afraid to crawl, And remember when you walk sometimes we fall, so Fall on Jesus, Fall on Jesus, Fall on Jesus and live Sometimes the way is lonely, And steep and filled with pain, So if your sky is dark and pours the rain, then Cry to Jesus, Cry to Jesus, Cry to Jesus and live O, and when the love spills over, And music fills the night, And when you can't contain you joy inside, then Dance for Jesus, Dance for Jesus, Dance for Jesus and live And with your final heartbeat, Kiss the world goodbye, Then go in peace, and laugh on Glory's side, and Fly to Jesus, Fly to Jesus, Fly to Jesus and live Fly to Jesus, Fly to Jesus, Fly to Jesus and live.

-the Leper was very aware of his LIFE situation but is it not interesting how CLUELESS WE CAN BE of ours!!! Jesus said in

Matt. 7:21...

How deceived we can be!

- WHAT are the things that trap us today?

- Matt. 23: 37-39  “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. 38 Look, your house is left to you desolate. 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

Take Home Point:

Before a Holy God, we are all Leprous (unclean). Our Sins have made us unclean and we desparately need a Savior!

The New International Version Chapter 2

11 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. 12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

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How much compassion do I have as I look at others?

Read the Scriptures of Jesus having compassion found in the book of Mark

Occurs 3 times...

How do I learn the compassion of Jesus?

Heb. 12:1-3 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

The New International Version Chapter 4

4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” t made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.

By spending time with Him.

as I fix my eyes on Jesus, I believe I will become as he is!!!

2Cor 3:15....reflecting the Lord’s Glory...

The New International Version Chapter 3

15 Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. 16 But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate a the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament Chapter 1

It was illegal for lepers to approach others; they had to keep their distance and cry out, “Unclean, unclean!” (See Lev. 13:44–46.) But this man had heard about Jesus and was certain that He would heal him (1 Tim. 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9). Technically, Jesus was made “unclean” when He touched the man, but His touch brought immediate healing. For the ritual of restoration the healed leper had to experience, see Lev. 14; and note that the ritual is a picture of Christ’s atoning work. The compassion of Jesus is mentioned three other times by Mark (6:34; 8:2; 9:22).