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Lesson 5: The Lepers Cleansed
Lesson 5 - January 3, 2016
Focus Text: Mark 1:40-45; Luke 17:11-19
Central Truth: Christ has power to make us whole.
Objective: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to explain the difference between temporary faith and saving faith.
Lesson Outline:
- Compassion and Healing (Mark 1:40-45)
- Mercy and Healing (Luke 17:11-14)
- Gratitude and Healing (Luke 17:15-19)
Prayer for Lesson 3, Miracles of Jesus
Heavenly Father, help our teachers as they speak of the bondage-breaking, freedom-giving grace of God today. We pray this in Jesus' name, Amen.
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Merry Christmas!
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:
And the government shall be upon his shoulder:
And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God,
The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end,
Upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom,
To order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice
From henceforth even for ever.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
Isaiah 9:6-7
Lesson Highlight: "walk"
In "Doctrinal Discussion" Dr. Glenn McClure writes concerning the Christian walk:
- We need to walk in love which is the essence of our walk (Eph. 5:2).
- We need to walk by faith (2 Cor. 5:7), knowing that God’s way will not always be accepted by this world.
- We need to walk in the light (1 John 1:7).
- We need to walk with integrity (Rom. 13:13).
- Most importantly, we need to walk in newness of life (Rom. 6:4); that is, we need to walk in Christ (Col. 2:6), the one who has given us physical, spiritual, and eternal life.
Source: Miracles of Jesus: Adult Teacher's Insights, page 26.
Lesson Highlight: "if thou canst"
In "Word Focus" William Sillings writes:
Verses 22-24 are the crux of this story. The man asked Jesus for help “if you can do anything.” The Greek text includes a small aside at the beginning of this verse (to ei dun), which carries the force of “As to your ‘if you can’ — everything is possible to him that believeth.” It is almost as though Jesus had said, in our vernacular, “If I can! The very idea!” He was saying, “I not only can do something, but I can even do everything you need to have done. The ‘if ’ is not on my part. The ‘if ’ is yours. I can if you can believe. ‘All things are possible to him that believeth.’ ”
The word for believe (pisteuonti) is a present active participle in the dative case, and it means “to the believing one” or “to the one whose defining characteristic is that he believes.” The father answered, “I believe,” in the present active indicative. He was saying, “I do now believe.”
Source: Miracles of Jesus, Adult Teacher's Insights, page 22.