LUKE 17
4 Outlines
Luke 17:3-10
FROM THE MASTER’S TONGUE
THE CALL TO FORGIVENESS –
Vss. 3-4
THE CHALLENGE OF FAITH –
Vss. 5-6
THE CONSISTENCY OF
FAITHFULNESS – Vss. 7-10
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Luke 17:11-19
MATH LESSON
I once was once on a
commercial flight and asked by a young lady to switch seats so she and the girl
could sit in my seat and the one next to me.
I would be moved up to a
rather uncomfortable seat in the front of the plane, looking at the wall that
separated coach from first class. The
thing that bugged me was the girl did not say "thank you" until I
hinted. I was doing her a favor, but
there was no real gratitude. Ironically enough, a few minutes later, the
stewardess made us switch our seats back!
We all have met
ungrateful people and have, at times, shown a lack of gratitude ourselves. Lest we forget, our Scripture gives us a math
lesson in gratitude.
THERE WERE TEN HURTING,
TEN HEALED Vss. 11-14
THERE WERE NINE
GOING, ONE GRATEFUL Vss. 14-16
THERE ARE FOUR
STATEMENTS, ONE SAVED Vss. 17-19
1. "Were there not ten cleansed?"
2. "Where are the nine?"
3. "There are not found that returned to
give glory to God, save this
stranger?
4. "Thy faith hath made thee
whole."
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Luke 17:11-19
HOW QUICKLY WE FORGET!
GOING NOWHERE – Vss. 11-12 – They were helpless.
CRYING OUT – Vss. 13-14 – They expressed desperation.
IGNORING MIRACLES – Vss. 17-18 – Nine out of ten did
not come back to say “thank you”.
SHOWING APPRECIATION – Vss.15-16, 19 – The Samaritan
showed his gratitude.
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Luke 17:12-19 etc
EVIDENCES OF A THANKFUL HEART
We want to remind you that there are various ways that we can
show our appreciation to the Lord for what He has done. There are outward ways of expressing an
inward, thankful heart.
We have experienced one way of showing appreciation this
evening, the Thanksgiving service. In
the Gospel of Luke we want to see 3 men who showed their appreciation for Jesus
healing them in 3 ways. Tonight we will
look at
ONE WHO WORSHIPPED - Luke 17:11-19
Vss. 11-12 - Ten men were very sick. They had leprosy. It was a
disease that ate at the skin, and made one an outcast according to Jewish law.
Because they were outcasts, they stood afar off.
We had a problem like these lepers that was fatal.
It made us outcasts before God.
The problem was our sin.
Vs. 13 - These men had the right idea. They called on the Lord Jesus to have mercy
on them. They really had no other hope.
Like these men, we needed mercy.
We were dead in trespasses and sins.
The only one who could help us was the Lord Jesus, because it was Him
who died for us. Like these lepers, we
needed to call on the Lord in order to be saved. Romans 10:17 says, For whosoever shall call upon the name of the
Lord shall be saved.
Vss. 14 - These men were told to go show themselves to the
priest.
In order for them to get back into society, they needed for the
priest to pronounce them as "clean."
They took the step of faith to show themselves to the priest, taking
Jesus at His word, and as they went, they were healed.
Our healing for salvation was similar. We took God at his word, that he would save
us, if we believed, and He did exactly what he promised. John 3:16, 2
Corinthians 5:17
Vss. 15-16 - I think each man saw that he was healed.
However, only one of them
turned around, worshipped God, and gave thanks.
What happened to the others?
I think that they were so busy wanting to get back to their lives, that they forgot to say "thank you" and to
worship God.
Here is a great reminder for you and I. How thankful are we for what God has done for
us.
Our sins have been forgiven.
We have a home in Heaven.
We have the Holy Spirit.
We have answered prayer.
We can't lose our salvation, if we are truly saved.
We are truly loved of God!
Shouldn't we, of all people be giving praise and adoration and
thanksgiving to God?!
1 Timothy 1:12-17, Revelation 5:9-12
This thanksgiving season should be one of worship for those of
us who know Christ personally. We have
reason to worship and praise God!
Vss. 17-19
- There was 90% more cleansed than were actually giving
thanks. I wonder if this percentage is
true for us who are saved? What percentage of
us who are saved are truly thankful?
Let us make sure that we are among the ones who return to give
thanks.
We do not like it very well when people fail to give thanks for
what we've done. Imagine how God must
feel!
ONE WHO WALKED LUKE 18:35-43
Vs. 43 - Bartimaeus followed Jesus after being healed.
He also
worshipped God as a result of his healing.
Bartimaeus reminds me that a truly thankful person is someone
who will walk after Jesus. Because of
what Jesus has done for him in saving him, he will walk after and with Jesus. Luke
9:23-24,
John 15:1-7
ONE WHO WITNESSED LUKE 8:26-39
Vs. 39 - Notice where the man was sent - to his own home.
It meant
going back to the people who knew him "when".
It meant
going back to the people who knew him best.
We are the ones who can best reach the ones we love.
We are the ones who can best reach the ones we know best.
We are the ones, who should show our appreciation for what the
Lord has done for us, by telling others. Psalm 107:2, 1 Peter 3:15
EVIDENCES OF A THANKFUL HEART
ONE WHO WORSHIPPED
ONE WHO WALKED
ONE WHO WITNESSED