FORMING QUESTIONS OF JESUS

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While He was on the way to Jerusalem, He was passing between
Samaria and Galilee. 12 As He entered a village, ten leprous men who
stood at a distance met Him; 13 and they raised their voices, saying,
“Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14 When He saw them, He said to
them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were going,
they were cleansed. 15 Now one of them, when he saw that he had been
healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice, 16 and he fell on his
face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan. 17 Then
Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed?
But the nine—where are they? 18 Was no one found who
returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?” 19 And He said to
him, “Stand up and go; your faith has made you well.”

LUKE 17:11-19 NASB

 FORMING QUESTIONS OF JESUS

“Were there not ten cleansed?

But the nine—where are they? ”
QUESTION FIVE
 FORMING QUESTIONS OF JESUS

“Who do people say that

the Son of Man is?”

QUESTION ONE
 FORMING QUESTIONS OF JESUS

“What do you want Me

to do for you?”

QUESTION TWO
 FORMING QUESTIONS OF JESUS

“What do you seek?”

QUESTION THREE
 FORMING QUESTIONS OF JESUS

“Do you wish to get well?”

QUESTION FOUR
 FORMING QUESTIONS OF JESUS

“Were there not ten cleansed?

But the nine—where are they? ”
QUESTION FIVE
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While He was on the way to Jerusalem, He was
passing between Samaria and Galilee.

LUKE 17:11 NASB

Jesus and his disciples are on the move. Since John
9:51, Jesus has moved the focus of his ministry south
from Galilee, getting closer and closer to the final
confrontation in Jerusalem. Here Jesus is traveling in
the border area at the south extremity of the province
of Galilee, and at the north end of the area where the
Samaritans lived. The storyteller reminds us that this
took place in a racially-mixed area.
PLOT OF THE STORY
12 As He entered a village, ten leprous men who
stood at a distance met Him;

LUKE 17:12 NASB

 TWO THINGS TO NOTICE:

1. Jesus is just outside of the village.

 TWO THINGS TO NOTICE:

1. Jesus is just outside of the village.

2. He meet as a group of lepers.
 WHAT IS LEPROSY
Leprosy in Biblical times was a terrible thing. The
Greek word is lepra which means,
“to peel off in scales.”
We're not exactly sure what Biblical leprosy was.
While it may have described what is known today as
"Hansen's Disease," the word probably included other
skin diseases, as well.
 According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
“Hansen’s disease (also known as leprosy) is an
infection caused by slow-growing bacteria called
Mycobacterium leprae. It can affect the nerves, skin,
eyes, and lining of the nose (nasal mucosa). With
early diagnosis and treatment, the disease can be
cured. People with Hansen’s disease can continue to
work and lead an active life during and after
treatment.
 According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Leprosy was once feared as a highly contagious and

devastating disease, but now we know it doesn’t
spread easily and treatment is very effective.
However, if left untreated, the nerve damage can
result in crippling of hands and feet, paralysis, and
blindness.”
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“As for the leper who has the infection, his
clothes shall be torn, and the hair of his head shall
be [a]uncovered, and he shall cover his mustache
and cry, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ 46 He shall remain
unclean all the days during which he has the
infection; he is unclean. He shall live alone; his
dwelling shall be outside the camp.
LEVITICUS 13:45-46
 “To the rabbis,
the cure of a leper was as difficult as
raising a person from the dead.”
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As He entered a village, ten leprous men who
stood at a distance met Him;

LUKE 17:12 NASB

 At Times,
God Will Use Difficult Situations
To Heal Broken Relationships
1ST KEY POINT
 “God allows trials and problems
to reconcile any broken relationships or
divisions from among people.”
Don’t be ashamed to call on
Jesus.
2ND KEY POINT
 and they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus,
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Master, have mercy on us!”

LUKE 17:13 NASB

Be ready to obey
3RD KEY POINT
14
When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and
show yourselves to the priests.”

LUKE 17:14 NASB

God expects our gratitude
4TH KEY POINT
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And as they were going, they were cleansed.

LUKE 17:16 NASB

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Now one of them, when he saw that he had
been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a
loud voice, 16 and he fell on his face at His feet,
giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan.

LUKE 17:15-16 NASB

“Real gratitude is always coupled with
brokenness.”
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Then Jesus answered and said, “Were there not
ten cleansed? But the nine—where are they? 18
Was no one found who returned to give glory to
God, except this foreigner?”

LUKE 17:17-18 NASB

 The phrase "made you well" or "made thee
whole" in other translations is Greek sozo, the
word commonly translated "to save." Sozo in this
context means "to preserve or rescue from natural
dangers and afflictions, 'save, keep from harm,
preserve, rescue,' specifically, 'safe or free from
disease.' "
 “Perhaps most obvious is that
outsiders are sometimes more responsive
than God's own people.”
Dr. Ralph F. Wilson
God wants you well, not just
healed.
5TH KEY POINT
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And He said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith
has made you well.”

LUKE 17:19 NASB

Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you
are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit.

3 JOHN 2 NASB