“Sin is not just breaking the rules, it’s putting yourself in the place of God as Savior, Lord, and Judge. It’s a spiritual cancer that grows and spreads.” —Tim Keller

2) Desensitizing

“Sin is like spiritual leprosy. It deadens your senses so you rip your soul to shreds and don’t even feel it.” —John Piper

3) Isolating

“Sin is spiritual leprosy. It separates us from God and others, leaving us in desperate need of healing.” —Billy Graham

4) Incurable and Fatal without God

“Leprosy was regarded as incurable and highly contagious. Those afflicted with it endured both physical discomfort and social isolation… It is a vivid picture of our spiritual condition without Christ.” —Sam Allberry

Jesus doesn’t just

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this man from his disease, but He

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him to full standing.

Jesus came to save the

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Jesus Announces:

1) Many

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will recline at table with the

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2) Not all

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would participate in the

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3) The invitation will not be based on

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but rather on

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“Jesus’s amazing announcement about believing Gentiles who receive Jesus and unbelieving Jews (‘sons’) who reject Jesus surely would have surprised his original audience.” —Douglas Sean O’Donnell – Matthew Commentary

Jesus came for the

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Things to remember when Jesus heals:

1) In this account, He did it to

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Isaiah’s prophecy.

2) He promises to never

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us or

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us. (Hebrews 13:5; Deuteronomy 31:8)

3) The