Saturday, October 12, 2013

The Sermon This Week



“Let Us Be Thankful For The Lord’s Mercy!”
Luke 17:11-19

When we teach our children to say “thank you” we don’t just want outward politeness—we want them to learn gratitude for what they receive.  And gratitude is something that has to be learned!  By nature, all of us believe that we stand at the center of the universe and the world revolves around us and others exist to meet our wants and serve our needs.  This is true even in our relationship with God!  Compare the mercies we have received from God to the thanks we have given to God and we see how true this lack of thankfulness on our part is!  In the sermon this week we see Jesus mercifully heal ten lepers.  All of them had a need.  All of them had faith to call out to Jesus.  All of them were healed.  But only one of them returned to give thanks.  What about us?  Jesus has had mercy on us, laying down his life for us on the cross.  We have received his forgiveness by faith.  We have been healed of our sin-sickness.  Let us go one step further and give Jesus the thanks he deserves for all of his tender mercies!      

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