One Thankful Man
Luke 17:11-19
INTRO:
Thanksgiving in the Bible
Mentioned 140 Times
Thankful David (Psalms 103)
Thankful Daniel (Daniel 6:10)
Thankful Paul (I Thess. 5:18)
Lessons on Thankfulness from a Leper
Jesus meets ten lepers
One of them will son be a thankful man
BODY:
I. The Lepers Call to Jesus (vv. 12-13)
a. When Jesus saw the lepers
i. As He entered the village
ii. They stood afar off as was commanded (Lev. 13:46)
b. Leprosy pictures the sinful state of us all
c. “Jesus, Master, have mercy upon us”
i. Our Lord is rich in mercy
ii. His mercies are new every morning (Lam. 3:22-23)
iii. They have called on the right Man
II. The Lepers Cleansed by Jesus (v. 14)
a. Our Lord’s look of compassion: “when he saw them”
b. Jesus responded to their call
c. Why “Go, show yourselves to the priests”?
i. His commanded demanded faith
ii. The priest had authority to pronounce them clean
iii. Christ’s work stands the scrutiny of man
d. As they went they were cleansed
i. Their first step of faith brought cleansing
ii. Faith in Christ brings immediate cleansing from sin
e. Will you take that step?
III. The Leper Who was Thankful (vv. 15-16)
a. Upon being healed he came back to Jesus
i. He glorified God with a loud voice
ii. He fell down at the feet of Jesus
iii. He gave thanks
b. Why the leper gave thanks
i. He had been hopeless, now he had hope
ii. He had been homeless. Now he could go home
iii. He had been rejected, now he would be received
c. We ought to be as thankful as this cleansed leper
IV. The Lepers Who were Thoughtless (vv. 17-18)
a. Nine cleansed lepers went on their way
b. The say words of Jesus: “Where are the nine?”
c. How soon we forget the goodness of God
CONCLUSION:
a. Jesus Commends a Thankful Man (v. 19)
b. Are we Thankful or Thoughtless
c. Our Gracious Lord Deserves Thanksgiving & Praise
