The Story The Healing of the Heathen

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The StoryThe Healing of the Heathen
II Kings 5
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The Story of Naaman, the leper

• Luke 416-27
• II Kings 51-14 Naamans story
• A great man with a flaw
• A little girl with a heart for the hurting
• Naamans approach
• Gods command
• Naamans reaction
• Naamans attitude
• Naamans response

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Many traditional lessons

• Find the right source of salvation
• Listen to the little servant girls in our life.
• Do exactly as the Lord says, or dont expect to
  be saved.
• Luke 646 John 940-41 (be humble)

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Jesus application of the story of Naaman

• Those who ought to listen most closely, those who
  should know the truth most clearly, often dont
  see it
• while those who we might expect to miss it, see
  it and are saved.

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Jesus application

• The gospel is for everyone. Lk. 427
• Gods grace extends to the non-Christian in a
  special way.
• II Pet. 38-9 John 316
• God does not appreciate presumption in His
  children.
• Matthew 37-10

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Pagan or Christian

• If you want to be cleansed from sin, do what God
  says exactly the way He says to do it.
• There is no other way.