Men of Honor Bible Study
Church Office
Jesus Heals a Leper
- by: Pastor Lincoln Loney
- Aug 23, 2009
- Series: The Book of Luke
Jesus Is the Savior of the Unclean Sinner.
"Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."
In Luke 5:1-6:16 Jesus gathers disciples and makes enemies.
Luke 5:1-11 Jesus calls the unclean man Peter to be His disciple.
Luke 5:12-16 Jesus cleans the leper.
Luke 5:17-26 Jesus forgives the paralytic’s sins.
Luke 5:27-32 Jesus calls Levi, the unclean tax collector.
Luke 5:33-6:11 The Pharisees fire three accusations at Jesus.
Luke 6:12-16 Jesus chooses the twelve apostles.
Jesus’ Mission Statement: “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Luke 5:32
Jesus Cleans the Leper: Luke 5:12-16
Luke shows us again that those who sense their need and come to Jesus for help find mercy.
Key OT text: Leviticus 13 -14
- What leprosy was.
- The plight of the leper.
- Leprosy as a parable for sin.
Luke 5:12a The Setting – Galilee
Luke 5:12b The Condition and Request of the Leper.
Luke 5:13 Jesus Heals the Leper
Luke 5:14 Instructions for the Leper
Luke 5:15-16 Results of the Healing
Two Lies to Reject
1. We are clean apart from Christ.
The Truth: Apart from Christ we are not clean. We, who are unclean, love to cry out, “I’m clean; I’m clean enough; I’m cleaner than that other person; or I’ll clean myself.
What we should do is cry out to the Lord, “I’m dirty Lord.” “Lord, please clean me!”
2. We are unclean and beyond help.
The Truth: You can’t become so dirty that the Lord can’t clean you.
