{"id":8888,"date":"2024-11-24T15:31:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T19:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=8888"},"modified":"2024-11-24T15:32:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T19:32:45","slug":"the-ease-of-ingratitude-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=8888","title":{"rendered":"THE EASE OF INGRATITUDE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><u>THE EASE OF INGRATITUDE<\/u><\/b><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Luke 17: 11-19<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\u00a0by Rev. Richard Jones<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8888-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11-24-2024.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11-24-2024.mp3\">http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11-24-2024.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Account<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Luke 17: 11-19<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b>11\u00a0<\/b><b>On the way to Jerusalem\u00a0He was passing along between Samaria and Galilee.\u00a0<\/b><b>12\u00a0<\/b><b>And as He entered a village, He was met by ten lepers,\u00a0who stood at a distance\u00a0<\/b><b>13\u00a0<\/b><b>and <\/b><b>lifted up<\/b><b> their voices, saying, \u201cJesus, Master, have mercy on us.\u201d\u00a0<\/b><b>14\u00a0<\/b><b>When He saw <\/b><b>them<\/b><b> He said to them,\u00a0\u201cGo and\u00a0show yourselves to the priests.\u201d\u00a0And as they <\/b><b>went<\/b><b> they were cleansed. <\/b><b>15\u00a0<\/b><b>Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back,\u00a0praising God with a loud voice;\u00a0<\/b><b>16\u00a0<\/b><b>and\u00a0he fell on his face at Jesus&#8217; feet, giving him thanks. Now he was\u00a0a Samaritan.\u00a0<\/b><b>17\u00a0<\/b><b>Then Jesus answered,\u00a0\u201cWere not\u00a0ten cleansed? Where are the nine?\u00a0<\/b><b>18\u00a0<\/b><b>Was no one found to return and\u00a0give praise to God except this foreigner?\u201d <\/b><b>19\u00a0<\/b><b>And He said to him,\u00a0\u201cRise and go your way;\u00a0your faith has\u00a0made you well.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Leviticus 13: 45-46<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b>45\u00a0<\/b><b>\u201cThe leprous person who has the disease shall wear torn clothes and\u00a0let the hair of his head hang loose, and he shall\u00a0cover his upper lip<\/b> <b>and cry out,\u00a0\u2018Unclean, unclean.\u2019\u00a0<\/b><b>46\u00a0<\/b><b>He shall remain unclean as long as he has the disease. He is unclean. He shall live alone. His dwelling shall be\u00a0outside the camp.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Application<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Psalm 103: 1-2<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><b><\/b><b>1 <\/b><b>Bless the\u00a0<\/b><b>Lord<\/b><b>, O my soul,<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b><b>and all that is within me,<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b><b>bless his holy name!<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>2\u00a0<\/b><b>Bless the\u00a0<\/b><b>Lord<\/b><b>, O my soul,<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b><b>and\u00a0forget not all his benefits,<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Psalm 107: 8-9<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>8 <\/b><b>Let them thank the\u00a0<\/b><b>Lord<\/b><b>\u00a0for his steadfast love,<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><b>for his wondrous works to the children of\u00a0 <\/b><b>man!<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>9\u00a0<\/b><b>For he\u00a0satisfies the longing soul,<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><b>and the hungry soul he fills with good<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>things.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Psalm 95: 1-2<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>1 <\/b><b>Oh come, let us sing to the\u00a0<\/b><b>Lord<\/b><b>;<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><b>let us\u00a0make a joyful noise to\u00a0the rock of <\/b><b>our <\/b><b>salvation!<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>2\u00a0<\/b><b>Let us\u00a0come into his presence with thanksgiving;<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><b>let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of\u00a0<\/b><b>praise!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Phillipians 1: 3<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>3\u00a0<\/b><b>I thank my God\u00a0in all my remembrance of you.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE EASE OF INGRATITUDE Luke 17: 11-19 \u00a0by Rev. Richard Jones &nbsp; &nbsp; The Account Luke 17: 11-19 11\u00a0On the way to Jerusalem\u00a0He was passing along between Samaria and Galilee.\u00a012\u00a0And as He entered a village, He was met by ten &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=8888\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-messages","category-sermons-by-rev-jones"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8888"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8888"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8892,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8888\/revisions\/8892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}