The Man and the Master (Fred's sermon this AM)

"And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed."

I. The Man
.....A. Condition - Leper Mark 1:40 and following
..........1. Indiscriminate Disease - comes on all
..........2. Shameful Condition - disfigured
..........3. Isolating Condition - outcast
..........4. Helpfless Condition - progressive disease
..........5. Hopeless and Uncureable by man - God only could cure
..........6. Relates to sin: Rom. 3:9-18, 23
..........7. Fatal condition
...............a. leporasy killed
...............b. sin kills Rom 6:23
....................1. We all die, for Christians: II Cor. 5:6-8, Phil 1:20-24
....................2. We all die, for the lost: Luke 16:19-26, Rev. 20:11-15
.....B. Cry of man - "if thou wilt"
II. The Master
.....A. Compassion
..........1. Acceptance - John 7:37
..........2. He touched him, a leper
..........3. Power
..........4. Restoration
..........5. Life John 10:10
.....B. Cleanses "I will, be thou clean" Jesus is willing, are you?