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| Rev. Canon George Sinclair |
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(Podcast of CFRA broadcast on Sunday, March 8th, 2015)
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Broadcast Notes:
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'Jesus On Being Unworthy'
Temptations to Sin
17 And he
said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin[a] are sure to come, but woe to the one
through whom they come! 2 It
would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were
cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.[b] 3 Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins,
rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, 4 and if he sins against you seven times in the day,
and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
Increase Our Faith
5 The
apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6 And the Lord said, “If you had faith like
a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and
planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
Unworthy Servants
7 “Will any one of you
who has a servant[c] plowing or keeping sheep say to him
when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’? 8 Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for
me, and dress properly,[d] and serve me while I eat and drink, and
afterward you will eat and drink’? 9 Does he thank the servant because he did what was
commanded? 10 So
you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy
servants;[e] we have only done what was our duty.’”
Jesus Cleanses Ten Lepers
11 On the
way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered a
village, he was met by ten lepers,[f] who
stood at a distance 13 and
lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” 14 When he saw them he
said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as
they went they were cleansed. 15 Then one
of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud
voice; 16 and he
fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten
cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Was
no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?”
19 And he
said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you
well.”[g]
Footnotes:
a. Luke 17:1 Greek Stumbling
blocks
b. Luke 17:2 Greek stumble
d. Luke 17:8 Greek gird
yourself
e. Luke 17:10 Greek bondservants
f. Luke 17:12 Leprosy
was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
g. Luke 17:19 Or has
saved you
Dear friends, I originally gave
this talk as a full sermon at my church - Church of the Messiah, Ottawa. I have
shortened that longer Sermon for this broadcast. Feel free to check my church
website if you want to hear the full sermon.
Jesus on Being Unworthy(http://messiahchurch.ca/sermons/jesus-unworthy/)Posted on January 18, 2015 by Rev. George Sinclair |
All of my "points"
today are in the form of a prayer.
1. Dear God, please grow in me a deep and humble
trust in You, and free me up to speak to the wrongdoer of the wrong they did to
me, and to forgive them.
2. Dear God, please grow in me a humble, trusting,
walking, knowing of the greatness and glory and grace of the person and work of
Jesus, Messiah.
3. Dear God, by grace I am Your doulos, please grow
in me a deep, obedient and humble trust in You as my Master who commands me.
4. Dear God, please grow in me a deep, humble, thankful
trust in Jesus who has healed my deepest wound and saved me by His death upon
the cross.
- Rev. Canon George Sinclair
Church of the Messiah
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