THE GOSPEL OF LUKE THE LIFE & STORIES OF JESUS

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4 THE GOSPEL OF LUKE THE LIFE & STORIES OF JESUS

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6 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. When he saw them he said to them, Go and show yourselves to the priests. And as they went they were cleansed. 6

7 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus answered, Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner? And he said to him, Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well. Luke 17:11-19 ESV 7

8 A Life of Gratitude.

9 Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation. John Ortberg

10 Master, have mercy on us

11 Master, have mercy on us - we are deeply aware of our need for mercy

12 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. When he saw them he said to them, Go and show yourselves to the priests. And as they went they were cleansed. 12

13 Master, have mercy on us - we are deeply aware of our need for mercy - we often know how to come to Jesus when we need to ; in times of struggle or hardship

14 Master, have mercy on us - we are deeply aware of our need for mercy - we often know how to come to Jesus when we need to ; in times of struggle or hardship - what has become your natural response to grace?

15 What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude. Brené Brown

16 when he saw that he was healed, turned back

17 when he saw that he was healed, turned back - gratitude reminds us who Jesus is

18 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus answered, Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner? And he said to him, Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well. Luke 17:11-19 ESV 18

19 When we learn to read the story of Jesus and see it as the story of the love of God, doing for us what we could not do for ourselves--that insight produces, again and again, a sense of astonished gratitude which is very near the heart of authentic Christian experience. N.T. Wright

20 when he saw that he was healed, turned back - gratitude reminds us who Jesus is - gratitude can be culturally swayed

21 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus answered, Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner? And he said to him, Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well. Luke 17:11-19 ESV 21

22 when he saw that he was healed, turned back - gratitude reminds us who Jesus is - gratitude can be culturally swayed - gratitude requires inner & outer response

23 As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. John F. Kennedy Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, 1963

24 Living with True Gratitude

25 Life-changing gratitude does not fasten to a life unless nailed through with one very specific nail at a time. Ann Voskamp

26 Living with True Gratitude - conscious, intentional choices made daily - true gratitude extends like love; God & others - true gratitude is a sign of substance

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29 There is nothing we have that we have not received; all we have and are belong to God bought with the blood of Jesus. To spend everything on ourselves, and to give without sacrifice is the way of the world that the Father cannot abide.

30 But generosity is the way of those who call Christ their Lord; who love him with free hearts, and serve him with renewed minds; who withstand the delusion of riches that chokes the word; whose hearts are in heaven, and not on earth.

31 We are determined to increase in generosity until it can be said that there is no needy person among us. We are determined to be faithful stewards of such a little thing as money that Christ may trust us with true riches.

32 Above all things, we are determined to be generous because our Father is generous. It is the delight of His daughters and sons to share their Father s traits, and to show what He is like to all the world.

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