Sermon
• Jesus was headed to Jerusalem when ten men with leprosy stopped him
o Jesus told them to go shows themselves to the priest
o In accordance to Lev 13:2-14:32
• The men left
o They could have went home and continue along as normal
o They could have walked away laughing at Jesus
o But they didn’t – instead they started toward the priests just as Jesus said
o As the went they were healed
• We know all of them were healed because one of them returned
o A Samaritan, who took a huge risk going towards the priests
o He thanked Jesus and let him know what had happened
• Jesus replied,
o “Rise and go; your faith has made you well” – Luke 17:19
• Faith
o We use this word a lot but do we really understand what it means?
o Dictionary (Merriam-Webster)
1 a : allegiance to duty or a person : loyalty, b (1) : fidelity to one’s promises (2) : sincerity of intentions
2 a (1) : belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2) : belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion, b (1) : firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2) : complete trust
3 : something that is believed especially with strong conviction; especially : a system of religious beliefs <the Protestant faith>
o Bible
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. – Hebrews 11:1, KJV
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. – Hebrews 11:1, ESV
• I would defined it like this
o Faith = Risk and Action
o Faith – (Risk and Action) = Unbelief