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26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body. ” 27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom. ”

1 Corinthians 16: 1 -2 16 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also: 2 On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.

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ØWe are into the Life of Jesus. ØJesus is preaching and healing. ØHis love is so great that He cannot walk away from the sick and from those who were crying for help. ØHe came to show men, the real AGAPE love. ØMany came crying looking for healing and they found it, in Jesus they found the healing and(NKJV) hope. Luke 4: 18 15: 30 Matthew (NKJV) 18 ØWhat was. Spirit the of reason foriscame that? 30 “The the LORD upon to Me, Him, Because He Then great multitudes having has Melame, To preach gospel to the poor; withanointed them the blind, the mute, maimed, and He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To many others; and they laid them down at proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of Jesus’ feet, and He healed them. sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are

v v Do we as a congregation believe in Miracles? Do we believe in miracles today in 2020? Do we believe in Bible Miracles? Do we believe in the Miracles Jesus performed?

Th e M an Fu ll O f. L ep ro s

Luke 5: 12 -15 (NKJV) 12 And it happened when He was in a certain city, that behold, a man who was full of leprosy saw Jesus; and he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean. ” 13 Then He put out His hand touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed. ” Immediately the leprosy left him. 14 And He charged him to tell no one, “But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as a testimony to them, just as Moses commanded. ” 15 However, the report went

O f. L ep ro s Fu ll M an Th e Imagine the man who is asking Jesus for help: His body full of sores, his flesh eaten away, his loneliness, his alienation, his emptiness, his hopelessness, his helplessness, his desperation

O f. L ep ro s Th e M an Fu ll Jesus reached out and touched the man, an unheard of act. The man was an untouchable, a man full of leprosy, the most feared and dreaded and contagious disease known to the world of that day. Yet Jesus condescended, lowered Himself to touch the man. No other man would. The man had been a leper for years, so many years that he was now full of leprosy, a very advanced stage. During all those years no one could help him. He had not been touched by a human hand for so many years, he probably could not remember

Luke 5: 12 The Miracle “And it happened when He was in a certain city, that behold, a man who was full of leprosy saw Jesus; and he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean. " “leper” = a scale “full of leprosy” = body covered “fell on his face” = reverence “if you are willing” = his doubt “you can make me clean” = his confidence

Leviticus 13: 1 -8 And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: 2 “When a man has on the skin of his body a swelling, a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes on the skin of his body like a leprous sore, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests. 3 The priest shall examine the sore on the skin of the body; and if the hair on the sore has turned white, and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a leprous sore Then the priest shall examine him, and pronounce him unclean. 4 But if the bright spot is white on the skin of his body, and does not appear to

Levticus 13: 1 -8 5 And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day; and indeed if the sore appears to be as it was, and the sore has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall isolate him another seven days. 6 Then the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day; and indeed if the sore has faded, and the sore has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only a scab, and he shall wash his clothes and be clean. 7 But if the scab should at all spread over the skin, after he has been seen by the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen by the priest again. 8 And if the priest sees that the scab has

Numbers 5: 2 "Command the children of Israel that they put of the camp every leper, everyone who has a discharge, and whoever becomes defiled

Brother, leprosy was a very common disease in Israel and in the days of Jesus, Jesus (Luke 4: 27) And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed

What did the Law say concerning leprosy? Lev 5: 2 -3 'Or if a person touches any unclean thing, whether it is the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean livestock, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and he is unaware of it, he also shall be unclean and guilty. 3 Or if he touches human uncleanness—whatever uncleanness with which a man may be defiled, and he is unaware of it—when he realizes it,

Luke 5: 13 The Miracle “Then He put out His hand touched him, saying, "I am willing; be cleansed. " Immediately the leprosy left him. " It was dangerous to touch a leper… The Law says: “you shall become guilty”. Did Jesus become unclean for touching the man full of

Luke 5: 13 The Miracle “Then He put out His hand touched him, saying, "I am willing; be cleansed. " Immediately the leprosy left him. " Compassion – reached out and touched “I am willing” = removed doubt “be cleansed” = POWER! “immediately” = cure was at that moment. The man was healed instantly! A miracle?

The Miracle “And He charged him to tell no one, "But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as a testimony to them, just as Moses commanded. ” Luke 5: 14 Jesus often did this Why? Not be hindered in teaching Man was to show himself to the priest Leviticus 14: 2 “brought to the priest”

Luke 5: 15 The Miracle “However, the report went around concerning Him all the more; and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by Him of their infirmities” News of healing spread fast. People came to: ²Hear ²Be healed

Luke 5: 16 “And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed. ” The Miracle Did touching the leper made Jesus unclean? NO! Jesus is God. Jesus is Jehovah! Jesus is Elohim! Jesus Is YWHW! He came to cured all our infirmities!

Disease of Leprosy Disease of the skin Also considered unclean – Lev. 13 A living death Live for years Indescribable misery There was no Human Cure Contagious Spreads

Sin is a Type of Leprosy It is contagious “evil companionships corrupt good morals” 1 Cor. 15: 33 Spreads “evil men…will grow worse and worse” 2 Tim. 3: 13 Painful “the way of transgressors is hard” Pr. 13: 15 “and be sure your sin will find you out”

Sin is a Type of Leprosy ü Incurable by humans Only Christ can heal Eph. 2: 8 -9 ü Lepers excluded from society ü Sinners excluded from communion of God ü Sin will keep us out of heaven “There shall by no means enter it anything that defiles or causes abomination or a lie, but only those who

Cure of Leprosy – Cure of Sin The Leper u. Must come to Jesus u. Had heard of Jesus u. Conscious of his disease u. Had faith in Jesus The Sinner ØMust come to Jesus ØMust hear of Jesus ØConscious of sins ØFaith Jesus can save

Cure of Leprosy – Cure of Sin The Leper Tell no one Joy compelled him Show himself to priest The Sinner Tell everyone Joy of salvation – publish Inspection of Christ

Lessons We can Learn q Sin is the leprosy of the soul q The Savior is willing and able to save q To save the sinner, Jesus must touch him in blood Heb. 9: 14 “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to

Are We Ready For Inspection Here At Northside? ü To determine if you are clean or unclean ü Must appear before the judgment seat of Christ 2 Cor. 5: 10 “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. ”