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In 2020, two words were introduced to our vocabulary that changed the way people related to one another. Those two words are social distancing. For the first time in our lives, our society as a whole went to great measures to distance us from one another. This was for good reason as COVID-19 was highly…

Ha-Foke Bah Hebrew Ha-Foke Bah Hebrew Tzaraat Keep an eye on the well-being of the community. Intro to the series this is a story of God’s unrelenting love to recreate a “good world” for very sinful people. Because of God’s unrelenting love, after the storm a good world can be co-created. We are in our…

1 The king of Aram had great admiration for Naaman, the commander of his army, because through him the Lord had given Aram great victories. But though Naaman was a mighty warrior, he suffered from leprosy. 2 At this time Aramean raiders had invaded the land of Israel, and among their captives was a young…

After taking a slight diversion in June as we looked at the book of Jonah, we now return to where we left off in the Gospel of Luke. In this morning’s text, we see the amazing story of the healing of a leper. Since it was 5 weeks ago we were last in Luke, let us be reminded that the previous passage…

Purpose What was Jesus purpose ( Lk4:43 )? Was the preaching ministry of Jesus his purpose ( Lk4:18 )? Jesus later states it like this, regarding purpose ( Lk19:10 ) 10 “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” When you think about purpose today, what do you think of? (Transition)…

Introduction: There are two groups of people that struggle to come to Christ. One group is prideful and denies their need for Him. Oftentimes they even deny His existence despite the proof that is all around them. This group seems to grow by the day. But the other group is in just as bad of a situation.…

Naaman’s Conundrum A decorated warrior In with Aram’s king But he has leprosy Aram *** Map, Aram and Israel Now the Arameans on one of their raids had taken a young girl captive from the land of Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife. She said to her mistress, “If only my lord were with the prophet who…

Do you remember when Chuck Norris jokes were all the rage? Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door. When Chuck Norris does a pushup, he actually doesn’t push his body up, he pushed the earth down. Chuck Norris disproves the theory of evolution and natural selection. If it really were survival of the fitest,…

Introduction So far in the Leviticus Torah portions we have talked about what is clean and unclean in the eyes of the Lord. We have been given guidliness (Mishpatim) of what to eat, how to do motherhood, how to server in the Tent of meeting And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying:…

Big Idea: Compassion/love says or does what is necessary and works out the consequences later. Ha-Foke-Bah Hebrew Ha-Foke-Bah Engliehs We are in part 5 of our series through Leviticus. I am tracking right along with this idea that “Even after the storm of (…..fill in the blank) God still wants to co-create…

Torah Portion: Leviticus 12:1-13:59 Haftarah: 2 Kings 4:42-5:19 Road Map Review Map of the 40 year journey Picture of Negative/ Distorted Thinking control, Distortion - Corruption (8) Summary of Torah Portion Torah Portion: Leviticus 12:1-13:59 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a woman…

Jesus Heals the Leper The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Leprosy) An infectious skin disease Not the characteristic of modern forms of leprosy, since OT descriptions expect the skin disease to appear and resolve relatively quickly. Whereas a modern day leprosy develops more slowly and manifests in ways different…

Well, this seems like a pretty straightforward, out of the ordinary, gospel passage. A leper comes to Jesus, asks for healing, Jesus does it. A nice moral story. Jesus cares for the outcast, so should we. Ba-da-bing, ba-da-boom. Trouble is, once you start looking at it a bit more deeply it raises all…

We are starting a new three week series leading up to Thanksgiving. This series addresses how we can develop a heart of gratitude to God, which in turn leads to generous giving. Thankfulness is not an occasional act but a lifestyle of intentional and spontaneous appreciation that leads us into the presence…

Last week we ended at verse 29 of Luke chapter 4. Today I want to go back to verse 16 for just a moment. How many of you understand that punctuation is important in the English language? It is important to know when to use and not to use the common and a period. For instance, if I was to say, “Let’s…

1 Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master and in high favor, because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria. He was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. 2 Now the Syrians on one of their raids had carried off a little girl from the land of Israel,…

When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And…

The word hospitality approximates the Greek word philoxenia, which means “love of the stranger.” Question: What does it mean to be a “Pro-Life” Christian? 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained…

The Sweet Grace of Thankfulness Ten Men Healed; One Man Saved Luke 17:11–19 (ESV) 11 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance 13 and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have…

Who Bothers to Thank God? Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. My mother, as well as Tanya’s, taught us to write “Thank You Notes”. If ever I missed, a lecture would follow and sometimes punishment. I wish I did a better job of writing thank…

Introduction: When Asher was little he was at his friend Kory’s house playing. Kory’s mom made them some lunch. Knowing that Asher had some food allergies, she was paying very close attention to the ingredients on the bag of potato chips to see if he could have them. In the meantime, Kory, who wanted…

We all believe God is all powerful, all loving, all knowing, and sovereign. But sometimes we doubt God will act on our behalf. Omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, omnibenevolent are all words that describe God’s attributes. God is unlimited in goodness, God will never leave us or forsake us, God is…

Gratitude is our response of thankfulness for God’s goodness, love, provision, and grace. It is the undercurrent of all other faith practices—the well out of which they flow.

Fill in the blank... There’s more than one way to skin a cat. All roads lead to Rome. Each of these popular phrases - teaches something similar. What is it? That there really isn’t ONE WAY to do anything... That there’s ALWAYS another way to get something done! How many ways are there - to study? How…