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Noah
Jonah
Naaman
Matt. 24:37-39
Matt. 12:39-40
Luke 4:27
Real or Fable ??
Real Man
"And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.“ Luke 4:27
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Naaman
Little Maid
King of Israel
Elisha
Servants
Phoenicia
Phoenicia
Philistia
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EdomEdom
SyriaSyria
SamariaSamariaMediterranean
Mediterranean Divided Kingdom of Israel
Divided Kingdom of Israel
Naaman lived in Syria
Maid from Israel
Elisha lived in Samaria
Sad Man
Captain of Syrian army
Honorable man
Mighty man of valor
BUT “...he was a leper.”
Leprosy
Worst corruption this side of the grave
Caused by micro-organism
Very contagious
Three signs:
Brightspot
Rising onsurface
ScalesLike snow
Maid’s Suggestion
Helped Naaman’s wife
“Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.”
Her advice was accepted
Went to King of Israel - disturbed
Elisha calls for Him
Tells the king of Israel: “Let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel” 2 Kings 5:8
Messenger told him: “Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.” 2 Kings 5:10
Mad Man
V. 11 - Wroth = furious
V. 12 – Rage = hot displeasure
Prophet gave a simple way
Mad Man
He will come out to me and stand
He will call on name of Jehovah
He will strike his hand over the place
Mad Man
Abana and Pharpar
Better than Jordan
“May I not wash in them, and be clean?”
Mad Man
If told to do something difficult or expensive you would do it.
Do that which is easy and will only take a short time to do.
Glad Man
He dipped 7 times in Jordan River
Flesh was like a child – cleansed
Returned to prophet and praised God
Offered him gold and silver
What leprosy is to the body
Sin is to the Soul
Leprosy destroys the Body
Sin destroys the soul - Rom. 6:23
Comparison of Leprosy and Sin
Begins Small
Spreads over whole body
Contagious
Unfit for society
Separated
Sad Man
Sin is incurable by human means
Sacrifices = shedding of blood
Separated from God
Must be cleansed to be happy
Mad Man
Go away angry when told what to do
“I thought”
…in my opinion we should
…God’s way is too simple
23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Mad Man
Some want to substitute
Follow their plan
Do not think baptism is necessary
Glad Man
When we obey the commands
Baptism for remission of sins
Free from all sins
Praise God – rejoice
Happy - give our life to God
Do you have leprosy of the soul ?
Do you have spots of infection ?
Are you young and just entering sin ?
Are you older and rooted in sin ?
You need to be cleansed !!
GOD’S SIMPLE PLAN FOR GOD’S SIMPLE PLAN FOR SALVATIONSALVATION
hearhearhearhear believebelievebelievebelieverepentrepentrepentrepent
confessconfessconfessconfessbaptismbaptismbaptismbaptism
Rm.10:17Rm.10:17
Mk16:16Mk16:16
LK. 13:3LK. 13:3LK. 13:3LK. 13:3
Rm.10:10Rm.10:10Rm.10:10Rm.10:10
1 PET. 3:211 PET. 3:211 PET. 3:211 PET. 3:21
When you are cleansed then you need to return and give glory to God.
Luke 17:12-19
V. 17 “Where are the nine?”
Naaman got what he went after when he kept the commandment of God.
We shall get what we want [life] when we obey the commandments of God.
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Morning May 6, 2007
