Thursday: 1st-Week in Ordinary Time-Year-C
I Reading: 1 Samuel 4:1-11: Israel was defeated and the ark of God
was captured.
Gospel: Mark 1:40-45: The leprosy left him and he was cured.
Jesus’ Power over Leprosy and Its Impact: Cleansing the most Unclean
Leprosy
was the most feared disease of the ancient world. It was considered the result
of the most terrible sins and punishment of God. Only God had the power to cure
this disease. Now Jesus is showing his Messiahship and curing the most unclean.
1. Jesus was the great hope of the
most unclean (v.40)
2. Jesus was moved with compassion by
the most unclean (v.41-42)
a.
Moved
to touched
b.
Moved
to speak
c.
Result:
It was His Word of power that cleansed and healed the most unclean
3. Jesus warned the most unclean to
go-sin no more (v.43)
4. Jesus demanded that the most
unclean witness to His Messiahship (v.44)
5. Jesus made a great impact (v.45)
a.
The
news spread
b.
His
fame forced him to an unpopulated area
Thought:
There is no real faith apart from obedience and work. Every time a person is
truly cleansed from sin by the Son of God. A cleansed person becomes a living
testimony and witness to the power of Jesus Christ.
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