40 A man with leprosy came and knelt in front of Jesus, begging to be healed. “If you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean,” he said.

41 Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!”

42 Instantly the leprosy disappeared, and the man was healed.

Matthew 6:33

Jesus heals a Leaper

Leprosy

• Starts small
• Numbs the body
• Called Unclean
• Seperation from community
• Cannot be cured

Leprosy vs Sin

1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

2 “If anyone has a swelling or a rash or discolored skin that might develop into a serious skin disease, that person must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons.

Leviticus 13:1,2

Starts Small - Start in Heart

2 Late one afternoon, after his midday rest, David got out of bed and was walking on the roof of the palace. As he looked out over the city, he noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath.

3 He sent someone to find out who she was, and he was told, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”

4 Then David sent messengers to get her; and when she came to the palace, he slept with her. She had just completed the purification rites after having her menstrual period. Then she returned home.

2 Samuel 11:2-4

Start Small - Start in Heart

14 Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away.

15 These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.

James 1 :14-15

Start Small - Start in Heart

 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

1 Peter 5 :8

• Pharaohs heart was hardened
• Israels heart were hardened in the wilderness

 8 Don’t harden your hearts
as Israel did when they rebelled,
    when they tested me in the wilderness.

Hebrews 3:8

Numbs the body - Hardened hearts

“Those who suffer from a serious skin disease must tear their clothing and leave their hair uncombed.

They must cover their mouth and call out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’

Leviticus 13:42

Unclean - Unholy

“For the Scriptures say,

“You must be holy because I am holy.””

1 Peter 1:16

Unclean - Unholy

As long as the serious disease lasts, they will be ceremonially unclean. They must live in isolation in their place outside the camp.

Leviticus 13:46

Seperation from People -

Seperation from God

It’s your sins that have cut you off from God. Because of your sins, he has turned away    and will not listen anymore.

Isaiah 59:2

21 But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago.

22 We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.

23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.

24 Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.

25 For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood.

Romans 3:21-25

Cannot be cured man -

Cannot be forgiven by works

• Peace with God
• Access of the father
• Childern of God
• Spirit of God

What happens when you are made Right with God?

Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace[a] with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.

Romans 5:1

Peace with God

17 He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near. 18 Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us.

Ephesians 2:18

Access to the Father

• Peace with God
• Access of the father
• Childern of God
• Spirit of God

Peace with God

15 So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.”

Romans 8:15

Children of God

6 And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.”

Galatians 4:6

5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

Romans 5:5

Spirit of God