Luke 17:11-19 (NKJV)
Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan. So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”
CG Discussion Points
- What can you learn from the men suffering from leprosy, which was an incurable disease back in those days as they look to Jesus for help and healing? Discuss if you believe that God is willing to heal or help them and you from the passages and how that helps you to focus on Jesus instead of being worried.
(Luke 17:11-17; Matt 8:2-3; Matt 8:6-7; Luke 8:41-42) - Discuss the challenges you may have to obey the Word of God and place your faith in it, considering that Jesus has different methods of ministering to people. Do you expect that a complicated process is always needed for healing as how Naaman doubted Elisha’s simple or irrational instructions?
(2 King 5:1, 10-11, 13-14) - Discuss how the Samaritan leper and the centurion demonstrated their strong faith through understanding the power of the word with authority. What gives substance to our faith and how will you act on the Word to receive healing? (Luke 17:14-16, 19; Heb 11:1, 6; Matt 8:8-10)