Verde Valley Christian Church
Dec 3 – 9, 2023
Sermon Series: The Power of Thanksgiving
Sermon Title: "Be the One"
Speaker: Jim Hammond
Speaker: Jim Hammond
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"There is a danger for all of us who are often thinking forward, and that's the danger of forgetting to be thanking backward."
Luke 17:11-14
Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!" When he saw them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were cleansed.
BE THE ONE …
1. That RISKS the first step
BE THE ONE …
2. That RUSHES to respond
Luke 17:15
One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice.
BE THE ONE …
3. That RECIPROCATES with thanks
Luke 17:15-16
One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.
Luke 17:17-18
Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?"
BE THE ONE …
4. That RECEIVES more
Luke 17:19
Then he said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well."
“His believing response connected his faith with Jesus personally! He did not achieve salvation by his faith response; he received it as a gift from Jesus.“
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