The Reverend Harold A. Linn, Pastor

Faith Overcomes Obstacles
Mark 1:40-45

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Theme: Faith Overcomes Obstacles

Text:  Mark 1:40-45

Date: February 12, 2006

6th Sunday after Epiphany

A Man With Leprosy

⁴⁰A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, "If you are willing, you can make me clean."

 ⁴¹Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" ⁴²Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured.

 ⁴³Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: ⁴⁴"See that you don't tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them." ⁴⁵Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere.

Dr. Richard P. Bucher

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