What would it be like to live in complete isolation, to be an oucast whom all consider to be cursed by God? What hope would there be? In the Gospel of Luke, a man with leprosy falls at Jesus' feet and begs for healing. The social stigma of his disease was far worse than the physical symptoms, by asking Jesus to make him "clean" the man is in essence asking for God's forgiveness. Jesus does the remarkable; he reaches out and touches this "untouchable" man to let him know that he is indeed willing to make him clean. By his mercy Jesus demonstrates the path to healing and forgiveness for us all, and encourages us to offer that same healing to whomever the outcasts of our society are, we too must reach out and touch them with God's love.
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Sermon Video
This blog serves as an outreach for Pastor Randy Powell of the First Baptist Church of Franklin, PA. Feel free to ask questions or send me an e-mail at pastorpowell@hotmail.com
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