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Friday, February 5, 2021

True Hope Exemplified: Lesson




1John1:7-9 
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, 
we have fellowship one with another, and the blood 
of Jesus Christ, his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to 
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
(KJV)

 Ephesians 2:8 
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
(KJV)

True Hope Exemplified

Today, I want to talk about the love of Jesus.  Jesus even loved people, like lepers, that knew no love.   They had to be separated from other people because their disease was contagious. When the lepers cried out for mercy... to who?   To Jesus.    The lepers were somehow told about Jesus healing others.

Leprosy is a terrible disease, I’m not sure if they have treatments or cures for it today, but I do know they had no cure for it in bible days.  They really had no hope outside of a miracle.   They saw Jesus from far off, entering into the city.  They immediately started crying out for mercy.   Jesus could have just passed by and ignored them.   There were ten men who were lepers in this story, who were once, normal and had families for whom they provided.   They couldn’t even visit them other than screaming from afar.  There was a distance between them and the only way to communicate was by screaming.  Each one grieved the loss of their lives with their families.  One of them could have been a lawyer, or one a doctor, or one a judge.   Leprosy does not care about prominence or power.  It didn’t matter who they were …they became beggars.  A million dollars couldn't have bought them a way out of their problem.  There really was no help anywhere.  They most likely had no water to bathe in or fresh clothes to wear. 

My little granddaughter, who’s about to turn four, was coloring the leper coloring page and pointed out the leper on the right side of the page.  She pointed out a problem.  “What is wrong with this leper’s eye?”  she asked.  I said, “Well, leprosy rots away at the flesh.  It can deform an eye, a hand, a mouth, or any part of the body.  Some of them could have lost a hand or a foot completely.  That is how terrible the disease of leprosy is. Leprosy eats away at someone until they die. The lepers in this bible story needed to be saved from a tragic life of suffering and death.

My eldest daughter had chickenpox when she was little.  She had one or two little bumps; it wasn’t even a serious case of chickenpox.  I put her in bed, prayed with her, and gave her a smooch good night on the lips.  Guess what, I got very sick with chickenpox.  I got it from head to toe.  It wasn’t just on my body outwardly, in every possible place.  It was in my nose, in my ears, in my lungs, it was everywhere. I truly, could not walk without difficulty.  I was so sick.

 I can honestly say, no one has ever done anything so nice for me, other than my mother.  My husband rubbed calamine lotion all over my body.  Every night he was there to take care of me.  The worst of the chickenpox was a few days.  It was a disease that lasted a very short time compared to leprosy.  There was no end to leprosy.   

I heard my brother-in-law telling my husband that He once had poison sumac from head to toe.  He was working outside and got into some poison leaves.  He couldn’t get rid of it.  He had to go to the doctor and get a shot.  Poison sumac breaks your skin out and has painful inching bumps.  It’s very hard not to scratch yourself raw if you have it.  It is very miserable.  The same way with poison ivy, I had poison ivy when I was a very young little girl.  I got it into my eyes, my parents were frantic and didn’t know what to do.  I was scratching at my eyes and they were frightened that I would injure my eyes.  They made a decision to tie my hands back to keep me from scratching my eyes out.  I do not remember my hands being tied back; I just know of it.  I have never forgotten; however, how terrible poison ivy can be. But - leprosy is still much worse.  What about COVID-19? Many people have died and it is more comparable to leprosy than chickenpox….still, leprosy is much more dreadful.  Leprosy is a very slow death.  They had fewer conveniences then than we do now.  

The people who had leprosy in Bible times really had no hope.  They were dying in their leprosy.   They discovered their only hope was Jesus.  Jesus was the only one that could heal them.  Jesus heard their cries from far off and told them to go to the priest to be cleansed.  They immediately obeyed.  It was on their way to be cleansed by the priest, that they were cleansed.  All 10 lepers were cleansed by God, not by the priest. They didn’t need the priest.   Maybe nine of them ran to see their families, but only one leper went back to find Jesus.  He went to tell Jesus thank-you.   His parents must have taught him to be a thankful person.  For anyone to say thank-you, most likely, he must have been a person who practiced thankfulness to other people before he ever got sick.  God thought so much of him giving thanks that He put it in his Word.  God makes note of people who are thankful to him. 

I once heard a story about a soldier whose life was saved by another soldier.  The soldier, that saved the rescued soldier’s life was left with a permanent injury.  The rescued soldier felt indebted to his friend.

I believe that the leper that went back to talk to Jesus felt indebted and grateful.  Jesus told him to go on his way.  He said, “Your faith hath made thee whole.”

Young People, God’s Word tells us we are saved by grace through faith.  Grace, meaning God’s mercy.  The story of leprosy is a real story that pictures how bad sin is.  Without Jesus, there is no hope for the lost sinner.  Without Jesus, a lost sinner has no hope of salvation.  He has no hope of heaven.  Jesus is the only way.  Jesus himself, says, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.  The bible says we are all sinners.  We are not saved by good works, though when we become born again believers, we are to walk in good works. 

Believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.  Jesus died on the cross for you and arose from the dead.  He has power over life and death.  Your faith, in Christ, is what saves you.  God has offered you salvation, it is up to you to accept by faith the gift of salvation.  Do you want to be saved from your sin?    Do you think the lepers wanted to be saved from their leprosy?  Something to think about huh.  When you get saved you will be ready to tell everyone what Jesus did for you.  Just like the lepers, I’m sure they never stopped talking about what Jesus did for them.  The story of the ten lepers is true hope exemplified.  Hope when there was no hope.  Jesus is the only hope of our salvation.

Father God,  There are people who are looking for hope and they are talking about hope.  Hope is something that was originated by you. We know you love people and your arms are open wide to whosoever is seeking you.  You've been so good to us.  You didn't have to send your son, you didn't have to show us mercy.  Just like the lepers, they found hope in you.  What can wash away my sins? nothing but the blood of Jesus.  I pray all those reading this lesson today will realize, Jesus paid the price of our sin. I pray they will have faith in what Jesus did.  He came to rescue the perishing. Without Jesus, we are perishing in our sins. Just as the lepers were perishing in their leprosy.

Open the eyes of those that need to see.  In Jesus name, I pray this Amen.

 

Susan Y Nikitenko

February 5th, 2021

Older Children - Adult Lesson

I adjusted this lesson for beginners.

This lesson is for older children.



Luke 17:12-19 
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.




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Saturday, January 30, 2021

10 Healed Leper Beginners and Up

10 Healed Leper Beginners 
Sing To The Song 10 Little Indians





Follow the link just below to listen to another song, with audio.






Luke 17:12-19 
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.

Cut Our Memory Verse Slips Ahead.
Have the kids paste it on their coloring sheet.
Help the smaller ones.  Talk about faith.






large verses

Follow The Link-  just below here:




small verses
Chart Verses
older kids


younger 



Game:

The game that I used to review the 10 Lepers was probably a better game to go with "David and Goliath."
I'll leave it up to you whether you want to use it for "David and Goliath" or "The Ten Lepers".  Even so, my granddaughter loved it.  I used a container that has a large opening to throw a ball into.  We were using a very small football.  There were two rules, do not peak and do not cheat. The questions were all about the Ten Lepers Story. I place 10 smooth stones that were 4 to 5 inches around and 1 inch or more high. They were very smooth stones.  These stones were a secret till the very end of the game. I told them there would be a prize at the end of the game if they did well on the review game.  They loved the stones.  They each got one.  They were bigger than their hands.  They were told not to throw them.  We did talk a little about David and Goliath while they were coloring them.  After church, they went to show everyone their stone. They loved it.  

Review Questions:

How many lepers were there in our bible story today?
How many lepers were healed?
The lepers asked Jesus for something - what?
Did they have a cure for leprosy in bible days?
Who was their only hope?
What would have happened to the lepers if Jesus did not show up?
Who did Jesus tell the lepers to go see?
How did the lepers talk to Jesus and Jesus to the lepers?
What does contagious mean?
What happed to the lepers as they were going to see the Priest?
How many came back to thank Jesus?
Jesus told the leper He was healed by his ________ what?
Were these lepers all men or all women?
Leprosy reminds us of what?
Jesus is the hope of our ... what?   (salvation)

Name one of the things mentioned in our lesson
that reminds us of leprosy.




























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Friday, March 31, 2017

It Wasn't Just A Band-Aid




It Wasn’t Just A Band-Aid

There were ten lonely lepers;
Looking for a miracle that day.
Suff’ring, hungry and thirsty;
They were sickly, spotted castaways.

In a loveless world of grief;
Rejected by both friends and family.
They cried to God in their need;
"Oh God please, don’t forget about me."

 From a distance they could see;
A man approaching with loving eyes.
 With acceptance on His face;
Could it be that God had heard their cries?

They met Him outside the gate;
They saw Jesus, and they cried mercy;
Then He sent them to the priest.
They were cleansed, healed from their leprosy.

It wasn’t just a band-aid.
It wasn’t just a temporal fix.
No, It wasn’t imagined.
It wasn’t some kind of magic trick.

God sent His Son to heal them;
From a lonely life of leprosy.
He met them along life’s way;
Pulled them from a life of misery.

They were healed and stood amazed;
But somehow forgot to thank and praise.
They ran in joy rejoicing;
But one stayed to thank Him on that day.

He praised at His feet with thanks;
He did not hesitate to repeat.
“Oh Thank-you Jesus, Thank-you Jesus;”
The blessing of God, how sweet.

It wasn’t just a band-aid.
It wasn’t just a temporal fix.
No, It wasn’t imagined.
It wasn’t some kind of magic trick.

Jesus heals the hurting life;
He saves the sin-sick captive soul;
In His love rescues them;
In His mercy, He makes them whole.

“Oh Thank-you Jesus, Thank-you Jesus;”
For washing away my sin.
Help me never forget to praise you;
Again and again and again.

Susan Y Nikitenko
March 31st, 2017
Kid's Song Or Reading
or Also
Adults




Luke 17:19 Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

Luke 17:11- 19
 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.


Poetry And Other Materials On This Site Can Be Freely Used For Christian Bible Centered Non-Profit Ministries And must Remain Unchanged In Any Way. All Other Purposes Are With Permission Only. You May Make Requests At treasurebox18@yahoo.com - All my poems with stories are both real and fictional designed to illustrate a biblical truth. All Rights Reserved. Please Include Site Name And Proper Credit Back To This Blog. Thank-You.

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