StoneBridge Community Church
Associate Pastor Jonathan Lusche
Luke 17:11-19 NIV
Luke 17:12-13 NIV
Luke 17:14 NIV
Luke 17:17 NIV
NEXT STEPS:
1. Identify a person in your social sphere who could be considered "on the outside," (marginalized). Prayerfully consider ways you can welcome them "in."
2. Identify an area in your life that needs healing. Prayerfully consider how faithful compliance may help bring about personal wellness.
3. As our nation celebrates Thanksgiving this week, think of a specific way you can express your thanksgiving and gratitude, (Send a card, text, email? Call someone? Generously give to a charity? Etc.), then do it!
GROWTH GROUP / PERSONAL REFLECTION QUESTIONS
1. In the time of Jesus, lepers were marginalized and societal outcasts. How does Jesus' willingness to heal them challenge societal norms and expectations? What are some marginalized groups in our culture? In what ways can we apply the compassion demonstrated by Jesus today?
2. In this passage, what role does faithful compliance/obedience play in the healing process? How might this interaction between Jesus and the lepers inform our understanding of the relationship between faithful compliance/obedience and healing in our lives today?
3. Why do you think it was important for the one healed leper to return and express his gratitude to Jesus? How does the act of expressing gratitude impact both the giver and the receiver?
4. How does Luke 17:11-19 challenge us to reflect on our own levels of gratitude in times of blessing and healing?
5. How might cultivating a spirit of thanksgiving contribute to a person's social life? Emotional well being? Worship life? In what ways can the practice of gratitude shape our attitudes about generosity?
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