0559. A CURE FOR THE UNCLEAN.

A CURE FOR THE UNCLEAN.

Mat_8:1-4.

I. Who He Was. "A leper." (1) Diseased, not sound; (2) Unclean, polluting; (3) Separated, shut out from fellowship and privilege; (4) Incurable, beyond all human skill and hope.

II. What He Did. (1) He came to Jesus, the fountain of living waters; (2) he came in the presence of the crowd, not ashamed; (3) he came worshipping Him, in deep, unfeigned reverence; (4) he came confessing his need, "Make me clean;" he acknowledged his real condition; (5) he came believing, "If Thou wilt, Thou canst."

III. What He Received. (1) The touch of Jesus, identification; (2) The word of Jesus, illumination; (3) The power of Jesus, salvation.

Autor: James Smith