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Sermon outline on gratitude
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Luke 17:16
And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
✦ Understand this verseεὐχαριστέω
eucharistéō · Greek · G2168
- In this verse
- thanks
- What it means
- to be grateful, (actively) to express gratitude (towards)
- How the King James translates it
- thanks24thank11
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Sermon outline
Sermon title
Ten were healed, one came back to give thanks
Main idea
True gratitude returns to Jesus: it recognises what it received and who gave it.
Text
And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
Luke 17:11-19 · Read the chapter →
Introduction
On the way to Jerusalem, ten lepers called to Jesus for mercy from a distance. He sent them to the priests, and on the way all of them were cleansed. Only one came back — and he was a Samaritan.
1. All of them cried out
And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
Luke 17:12-13 · Read the chapter →
In their need, all ten prayed together, with one voice. It is easy to cry out when we lack something; the test of gratitude comes after the answer.
Application: Remember a prayer God answered that you never thanked him for.
2. All of them were healed
And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
Luke 17:14 · Read the chapter →
Jesus sent them to show themselves to the priests before they were clean, and they were cleansed on the way. Grace reached all ten — including the nine who never came back.
Application: Make a list of the blessings you received without deserving them.
3. One came back
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
Luke 17:15-16 · Read the chapter →
When he saw he was healed, one of them turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice, and fell at Jesus’ feet. Gratitude is not only a feeling: it is coming back, worshipping, saying it out loud.
Application: Give thanks in public: tell someone what God has done for you.
Conclusion
Jesus asked where the other nine were, and told the Samaritan that his faith had made him whole. The nine received healing; the one who came back also received Jesus’ word over his life. Gratitude brings us closer to the one who blessed us.