The Situation A look at Leprosy 1 Leprosy is an infectious disease that causes severe disfiguring skin sores and nerve damage in the arms and legs 2 Leprosy primarily affects the skin and the nerves outside the brain and spinal ID: 661918
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Attitude of Gratitude
Luke 17:11-16Slide2
The Situation
A look at
Leprosy
1
. Leprosy is an infectious disease that causes severe, disfiguring skin sores and
nerve damage
in the arms and legs.
2
. Leprosy primarily affects the skin and the nerves outside the brain and spinal
cord, called
the peripheral nerves. It may also strike the eyes and the thin tissue lining
the inside
of the nose.Slide3
The Situation
A look at
Leprosy
The
main symptom of leprosy is disfiguring skin sores, lumps, or bumps that do not go away after several weeks or months. The skin sores are pale-colored.
Nerve damage can lead to:
Loss of feeling in the arms and legs
Muscle weaknessSlide4
The Situation
The overwhelming desire for healing
Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. 13 And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
Luke 17:11-13Slide5
A Healing and one thankful soul.
Christ heals the agonizing men
So
when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.
Luke
17:14Slide6
A Healing and one thankful soul.
One soul showed thankfulness
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.
Luke
17:15-16Slide7
A Healing and one thankful soul.
Oh
, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His
goodness, And
for His wonderful works to the children of men!
Psalms
107:8Slide8
Lessons for us today
Were there not ten?
So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed?
Luke 17:17aSlide9
Lessons for us today
Were there not ten?
But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
2
Timothy 3:1-2Slide10
Lessons for us today
But where are the
nine?
….But
where are the nine?
Luke 17:17bSlide11
Conclusion
Does
the Christian have a reason, any reason, to thank God with the same
enthusiasm as
the Samaritan
?
And
one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.
Luke
17:15-16Slide12
Conclusion
22 Through the Lord's mercies we are not
consumed,
Because
His compassions fail not.
23
They are new every
morning; Great
is Your faithfulness.
24
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul
, “
Therefore I hope in Him!”
Lamentations
3:22-24