Gratitude and Faith: Lessons from the Ten Lepers
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "I chose every morning just to delight in the new city that I was going to be in. I chose every day to delight in the new city that I'd be in, instead of saying, this is my itinerary, and I have these plans, and I have this purpose, and if it goes this way, I'll rejoice, and if it doesn't, I'll panic. Every day, woke up and said, okay, show me where the winds blow, and we do that every day. God, I give you praise today. I don't know what you're going to do. I don't know what that doctor's test is going to be like. I don't know if I'm going to pass this exam or not, but I give you praise." [36:03]
2. "Sometimes, many times, Jesus does not work like we want or expect him to work. Sometimes, Jesus doesn't work like you want or you expect him to work. If he did, every single one of us would have won the lottery already, right? If he did, that relationship would have not broken up. If he did, that accident wouldn't have happened. If he did, that cancer wouldn't have come. If he did, whatever it was wouldn't have happened if he worked exactly like you thought you wanted him to work." [19:18]
3. "A well person has a continual sense of gratitude. Earlier this week in my devotions, I think it was Monday, I was just thinking about people who were grateful, even though they were in difficult situations, even though they had some challenging moments. In front of their life, here's one, Hannah. Remember his story? This is going to be Samuel's mom, and every year, she goes to worship God, and she's not getting pregnant. Meanwhile, this other woman is her husband's other wife, and she prays, and she prays, and she prays, and she promises God that if she has a child, she'll bring him back. She will dedicate him to God. You know what happens? She struggles and struggles, but when God answers that prayer, she is made well." [32:06]
4. "Church, are you knowing more for your complaining or more for your praising? What happens when bad things come your way, when challenging moments come? Prodigal son, what does he do? He prays. He goes, he goes, I'd rather be in my father's house, and he gives praise. Dad wraps everything around him. The prodigal son, continual. The apostle Paul says, in thanks, in everything, give thanks. A leper. He had nothing to offer God. Absolutely zip. You guys have so much more to offer God than he did, and he comes back like a megaphone. Jesus runs, falls at his feet, praising God." [34:40]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Faith turns to worship. I think a lot of people encounter Jesus. I think a lot of people ask Jesus for a favor, ask Jesus to work, and it stops right there. It doesn't go beyond that moment. God, help me. I'm hurting. I've got this disease. I've got this wound, or whatever else, and God heals you, but it never turns into worship. It just turns into that moment where God heals you, and you're good. Thank you, God. You don't even say thank you. You just continue on." [22:10]
2. "Here's the twist to the story. Rise and go. Your faith has made you well. Your faith has made you well. Not healed, but well. The implied meaning there is to save, to deliver, or rescue faith. Here's the picture of faith. They had a need. Jesus, master, have pity on us. Have mercy on us. They had a need. Jesus tells them. The word speaks. The word tells them what to do. In obedience, they do it, and they're healed. That's where many people's faith stops. God heals them. But here's a bigger lesson. One of them, one of them gives thanks. One of them comes back to Jesus. One of them worships with all of his might. And as a result, he is saved. He is delivered. He is rescued in the totality of who he is." [28:33]
3. "Worship expresses your faith. And worship is more than singing the songs that Edgar does. You worship God with your heart throughout the day. You worship God in his quiet moments. God, thank you so much for this opportunity to trust you again. Thank you for this test, this trial, this turmoil that you're running me through. Thank you for the treasures that you have provided. And so, as a result, you've given so much, I give it back to you. And so, giving is an act of worship. When you put your tithe or your offering back there in that silver box, that's an act of worship, going, God, everything I have is yours, and here's a portion of that." [37:32]
4. "Notice, that all of the problems that the leper had, he still has so many problems. He's still homeless. He still doesn't have any money. He's still bankrupt, and he's still homeless. He's still got ratty old clothes on his body. He's still dirty in the hair. He has still got all of these issues. And yet, Jesus can look at him and say, he's well. Great, church. You don't have to put on a shirt and tie. You don't have to dress all fancy. You don't have to pretend that you and your family got along well before you came into the church, and there was no arguing. You come here as you are, and Jesus, worship him. You are well. You are well. He still has major issues. He's externally still stinky, unkept, but he was well. He's still wearing rags, but he is well. He's still unemployed, but he is well. Ten were healed. Ten were healed, but only one was made well." [30:25]
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1. "I chose every morning just to delight in the new city that I was going to be in. I chose every day to delight in the new city that I'd be in, instead of saying, this is my itinerary, and I have these plans, and I have this purpose, and if it goes this way, I'll rejoice, and if it doesn't, I'll panic. Every day, woke up and said, okay, show me where the winds blow, and we do that every day. God, I give you praise today. I don't know what you're going to do. I don't know what that doctor's test is going to be like. I don't know if I'm going to pass this exam or not, but I give you praise." [36:03]
2. "Sometimes, many times, Jesus does not work like we want or expect him to work. Sometimes, Jesus doesn't work like you want or you expect him to work. If he did, every single one of us would have won the lottery already, right? If he did, that relationship would have not broken up. If he did, that accident wouldn't have happened. If he did, that cancer wouldn't have come. If he did, whatever it was wouldn't have happened if he worked exactly like you thought you wanted him to work." [19:18]
3. "A well person has a continual sense of gratitude. Earlier this week in my devotions, I think it was Monday, I was just thinking about people who were grateful, even though they were in difficult situations, even though they had some challenging moments. In front of their life, here's one, Hannah. Remember his story? This is going to be Samuel's mom, and every year, she goes to worship God, and she's not getting pregnant. Meanwhile, this other woman is her husband's other wife, and she prays, and she prays, and she prays, and she promises God that if she has a child, she'll bring him back. She will dedicate him to God. You know what happens? She struggles and struggles, but when God answers that prayer, she is made well." [32:06]
4. "Church, are you knowing more for your complaining or more for your praising? What happens when bad things come your way, when challenging moments come? Prodigal son, what does he do? He prays. He goes, he goes, I'd rather be in my father's house, and he gives praise. Dad wraps everything around him. The prodigal son, continual. The apostle Paul says, in thanks, in everything, give thanks. A leper. He had nothing to offer God. Absolutely zip. You guys have so much more to offer God than he did, and he comes back like a megaphone. Jesus runs, falls at his feet, praising God." [34:40]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Faith turns to worship. I think a lot of people encounter Jesus. I think a lot of people ask Jesus for a favor, ask Jesus to work, and it stops right there. It doesn't go beyond that moment. God, help me. I'm hurting. I've got this disease. I've got this wound, or whatever else, and God heals you, but it never turns into worship. It just turns into that moment where God heals you, and you're good. Thank you, God. You don't even say thank you. You just continue on." [22:10]
2. "Here's the twist to the story. Rise and go. Your faith has made you well. Your faith has made you well. Not healed, but well. The implied meaning there is to save, to deliver, or rescue faith. Here's the picture of faith. They had a need. Jesus, master, have pity on us. Have mercy on us. They had a need. Jesus tells them. The word speaks. The word tells them what to do. In obedience, they do it, and they're healed. That's where many people's faith stops. God heals them. But here's a bigger lesson. One of them, one of them gives thanks. One of them comes back to Jesus. One of them worships with all of his might. And as a result, he is saved. He is delivered. He is rescued in the totality of who he is." [28:33]
3. "Worship expresses your faith. And worship is more than singing the songs that Edgar does. You worship God with your heart throughout the day. You worship God in his quiet moments. God, thank you so much for this opportunity to trust you again. Thank you for this test, this trial, this turmoil that you're running me through. Thank you for the treasures that you have provided. And so, as a result, you've given so much, I give it back to you. And so, giving is an act of worship. When you put your tithe or your offering back there in that silver box, that's an act of worship, going, God, everything I have is yours, and here's a portion of that." [37:32]
4. "Notice, that all of the problems that the leper had, he still has so many problems. He's still homeless. He still doesn't have any money. He's still bankrupt, and he's still homeless. He's still got ratty old clothes on his body. He's still dirty in the hair. He has still got all of these issues. And yet, Jesus can look at him and say, he's well. Great, church. You don't have to put on a shirt and tie. You don't have to dress all fancy. You don't have to pretend that you and your family got along well before you came into the church, and there was no arguing. You come here as you are, and Jesus, worship him. You are well. You are well. He still has major issues. He's externally still stinky, unkept, but he was well. He's still wearing rags, but he is well. He's still unemployed, but he is well. Ten were healed. Ten were healed, but only one was made well." [30:25]
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