Encounter Church
Sunday Morning 01.11.26
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  • Sing Wherever I Go
  • I Speak Jesus
  • Bless The Lord
  • The Mighty Name of Jesus
  • The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power

      • 1 Corinthians 11:23–26NKJV

  • Scripture:

    Matthew 8:1–4 NKJV
    1 When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. 2 And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 3 Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

    Big Idea:

    Jesus reigns sovereign and supreme over nature sickness, demons and even the forces of nature. This chapter shows How important faith is in the most unconventional and inconvenient seasons of life.

    Introduction: The Invisible Me

    Introductory Thought:
    Although many followed Jesus from the mountain. One person caught his attention. One that was obviously unseen by the crowds. Today is a message of faith for the unseen

    I. What is it like to be a Leper?

    Banished and removed from the familial and the familiar
    Spiritually depleted and malnourished they could not worship with their community.
    Many times people will stay away from church because they feel like a leper. They are embarrassed by their mistakes and past. Every time they try to come to God a wave of guilt overcomes them and whisper the lies “You won’t be missed. You are not important”
    Sometimes the fact that we have both secret and public struggles in the body of Christ make us feel like we are separated. We cannot fathom the thought that there might be be someone else that might be experiencing what we are going through
    The Leper was given up to the Leper colony and left for dead. If by some slim chance they were to survive, it would have to be without vital support.
    Have you ever had people give up on you? You have been wounded and life seems to move on for everyone else. But for you, You are stuck in a moment. Unable to move forward past devastating trauma. On the outside,you look healed. But on the inside you are in Triage. Left to suffer, Left to Rot, Left to waste away..
    Yet in the distance, there is a glimmer of hope. A Judean country preacher has come to town. And he is drawing crowds from all around the country side. This man expresses GREAT faith by approaching the crowd and Jesus.
    It was not socially acceptable for him to be there. He could not be in the crowd. If he touched someone they may have the disease communicated to them.
    Evangelism:
    Power Principle: It’s time for the church to start looking for the people the world won’t touch.
    It is time that the church of God once again seeks the least and the lost.
    The one’s that won’t look good on the website.
    The one’s that have been overlooked and underestimated
    The one’s who are infected with the leprosy of sin and offer them Jesus!

    II. Worship While You Wait

    Matthew 8:1–2 NKJV
    1 When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. 2 And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
    Original Word: προσκυνέω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: proskuneó Pronunciation: pros-koo-NEH-oh Phonetic Spelling: (pros-koo-neh'-o) KJV: worship  NASB: worship, worshiped, bowed down before, bow down, bow down before, bowed down, bowing before Word Origin: [from G4314 (πρός - against) and a probable derivative of G2965 (κύων - dogs) (meaning to kiss, like a dog licking his master's hand)]
    The Bible says that despite all that he had been through when he got to Jesus, He worshipped.....[Expound]
    Prophetic Word: Don’t worry worship. At the end of the day I’m either going to bow to my problem or bow to the solution. Do not yield to issue. Do not bow! Do not bend! Bow to the Waymaker! Miracle worker!
    Power Principle: When we worship God in the midst of our struggles we declare his Sovereignty over our lives. Our burdens are shifted as our hands are lifted.
    When the storms of life are raging, stand by me; when the storms of life are raging, stand by me; when the world is tossing me like a ship upon the sea, Thou who rulest the wind and water, stand by me.
    In the midst of tribulation, stand by me; in the midst of tribulation, stand by me; when the host of hell assail, and my strength begins to fail, Thou who never lost a battle, stand by me.
    In the midst of faults and failures, stand by me; in the midst of faults and failures, stand by me; when I’ve done the best I can, and my friends misunderstand, Thou who knowest all about me, stand by me.
    HE WORSHIPS BEFORE HE KNOWS THE OUTCOME!
    Many can shout and dance when God brings them out. But True faith Worships while we are still in

    III. He is Willing

    As he worships, the Leper display so much faith and his issues a powerful statement. SS: If you are willing.
    Notice that He never asks Jesus to heal Him. He just expresses confidence in the fact that Jesus can heal him!
    I want to speak to someone this morning who has no problem believing that he can. Your struggle is in believing that he cares!
    You’ve seen God heal
    You’ve seen miracles
    But deep down you are worried that he won’t do it for you.
    What leper teaches us in unyielding faith not based on the outcome but on the comfort in knowing that you serve a God who is able.
    Not only is Jesus willing, He is able to heal those who will trust by faith

      • Matthew 8:1–4NKJV

      • Matthew 8:1–2NKJV

  • Scripture:

    Matthew 8:1–4 NKJV
    1 When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. 2 And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 3 Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

    Big Idea:

    Jesus reigns sovereign and supreme over nature sickness, demons and even the forces of nature. This chapter shows How important faith is in the most unconventional and inconvenient seasons of life.

    Introduction: The Invisible Me

    Introductory Thought:
    Although many followed Jesus from the mountain. One person caught his attention. One that was obviously unseen by the crowds. Today is a message of faith for the unseen

    I. What is it like to be a Leper?

    Banished and removed from the familial and the familiar
    Spiritually depleted and malnourished they could not worship with their community.
    Many times people will stay away from church because they feel like a leper. They are embarrassed by their mistakes and past. Every time they try to come to God a wave of guilt overcomes them and whisper the lies “You won’t be missed. You are not important”
    Sometimes the fact that we have both secret and public struggles in the body of Christ make us feel like we are separated. We cannot fathom the thought that there might be be someone else that might be experiencing what we are going through
    The Leper was given up to the Leper colony and left for dead. If by some slim chance they were to survive, it would have to be without vital support.
    Have you ever had people give up on you? You have been wounded and life seems to move on for everyone else. But for you, You are stuck in a moment. Unable to move forward past devastating trauma. On the outside,you look healed. But on the inside you are in Triage. Left to suffer, Left to Rot, Left to waste away..
    Yet in the distance, there is a glimmer of hope. A Judean country preacher has come to town. And he is drawing crowds from all around the country side. This man expresses GREAT faith by approaching the crowd and Jesus.
    It was not socially acceptable for him to be there. He could not be in the crowd. If he touched someone they may have the disease communicated to them.
    Evangelism:
    Power Principle: It’s time for the church to start looking for the people the world won’t touch.
    It is time that the church of God once again seeks the least and the lost.
    The one’s that won’t look good on the website.
    The one’s that have been overlooked and underestimated
    The one’s who are infected with the leprosy of sin and offer them Jesus!

    II. Worship While You Wait

    Matthew 8:1–2 NKJV
    1 When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. 2 And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
    Original Word: προσκυνέω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: proskuneó Pronunciation: pros-koo-NEH-oh Phonetic Spelling: (pros-koo-neh'-o) KJV: worship  NASB: worship, worshiped, bowed down before, bow down, bow down before, bowed down, bowing before Word Origin: [from G4314 (πρός - against) and a probable derivative of G2965 (κύων - dogs) (meaning to kiss, like a dog licking his master's hand)]
    The Bible says that despite all that he had been through when he got to Jesus, He worshipped.....[Expound]
    Prophetic Word: Don’t worry worship. At the end of the day I’m either going to bow to my problem or bow to the solution. Do not yield to issue. Do not bow! Do not bend! Bow to the Waymaker! Miracle worker!
    Power Principle: When we worship God in the midst of our struggles we declare his Sovereignty over our lives. Our burdens are shifted as our hands are lifted.
    When the storms of life are raging, stand by me; when the storms of life are raging, stand by me; when the world is tossing me like a ship upon the sea, Thou who rulest the wind and water, stand by me.
    In the midst of tribulation, stand by me; in the midst of tribulation, stand by me; when the host of hell assail, and my strength begins to fail, Thou who never lost a battle, stand by me.
    In the midst of faults and failures, stand by me; in the midst of faults and failures, stand by me; when I’ve done the best I can, and my friends misunderstand, Thou who knowest all about me, stand by me.
    HE WORSHIPS BEFORE HE KNOWS THE OUTCOME!
    Many can shout and dance when God brings them out. But True faith Worships while we are still in

    III. He is Willing

    As he worships, the Leper display so much faith and his issues a powerful statement. SS: If you are willing.
    Notice that He never asks Jesus to heal Him. He just expresses confidence in the fact that Jesus can heal him!
    I want to speak to someone this morning who has no problem believing that he can. Your struggle is in believing that he cares!
    You’ve seen God heal
    You’ve seen miracles
    But deep down you are worried that he won’t do it for you.
    What leper teaches us in unyielding faith not based on the outcome but on the comfort in knowing that you serve a God who is able.
    Not only is Jesus willing, He is able to heal those who will trust by faith

      • Matthew 8:1–4NKJV

      • Matthew 8:1–2NKJV

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