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A CURE FOR THE UNCLEAN

Matthew 8:1-4 (King James Version)
1 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

  1. Who He Was. "A leper."
  2. Diseased, not sound
  3. Unclean, polluting
  4. Separated, shut out from fellowship and privilege

Leviticus 13:45-46 (King James Version)
45 And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.
46 All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.

  1. Incurable, beyond all human skill and hope.
  2. the leper—
  3. the most defiled and unclean person.
  4. dramatically PROVES that no person is too

unclean, polluted,

dirty, or sinful to come to Jesus Christ.

  1. What He Did.
  2. He came despite what people thought
  3. he came in the presence of the crowd, not ashamed
  4. The leper asked and trusted Jesus for cleansing
  5. He came to Jesus, the fountain of living waters
  6. he came worshipping Him, in deep, unfeigned reverence
  7. he came confessing his need
  8. "Make me clean;"
  9. he acknowledged his real condition;
  10. he came believing, "If Thou wilt, Thou canst."
  11. What He Received.

Matthew 8:3 (King James Version)
3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

  1. The touch of Jesus, identification
  2. THIS WAS PERSONAL –TOUCHED HIM
  3. Jesus "touched" the leper before saying a word
  4. When no one else would, Jesus reached out for the most defiled.
  5. How long had it been since anyone had touched him Weeks Months Years
  6. The word of Jesus, illumination
  7. I will." The mission of Jesus Christ is to seek and to save that which is lost, no matter how defiled
  8. Every man must be cleansed and washed from his sins
  1. The power of Jesus, salvation
  2. The leper did two things that we must all do when we ask Christ to cleanse us.
  3. He genuinely trusted Christ: believed in Him and His power.
  4. He offered himself to Christ: bowed and received the love and power of Christ to cleanse him.
  1. Not every leper came to Jesus for cleansing.
  • Every generation has its unbelievers who do not come to Him for cleansing.
  • Some just do not trust Jesus.
  • They do not believe in Him nor His power.
  • Some know about Jesus, but are just unwilling to offer themselves to Him.
  • They are unwilling to bow and to receive His love and power