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DON'T FORGET TO BE THANKFUL

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19


Don't Forget to Be Thankful
Donald Cantrell
Luke 17: 11 - 19


I - The Distant Place of the Men (11 - 12)

II - The Desperate Plea of the Men (13)

III - The Divine Providence of the Men (14)

IV - The Divisive Paths of the Men (15 - 16)

V - The Dumbfounding Portrayal of the Men (17 - 18)

VI - The Disturbing Parting of the Men (19)

This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.

Theme: ''Only ten percent of the lepers were thankful''

Look Up and Be Thankful

In his wonderful biography of the prophet Elijah, Chuck Swindoll shares the following story of a man he once visited in a dismal veteran's hospital. Swindoll writes the following words:

''The day I arrived to visit, I saw a touching scene. This soldier had a young son, and during his confinement in the hospital, he had made a little wooden truck for his boy. Since the boy was not allowed to go up into the ward and visit his father, an orderly had brought the gift down to the child, who was waiting in front of the hospital with his mother.''

''The father looked out of a fifth floor window, watching his son unwrap the gift. The little boy opened the package, and his eyes got wide when he saw that wonderful little truck. He hugged it to his chest. He was thrilled by the gift.''

''Meanwhile, the father was walking back and forth waving his arms behind the windowpane, trying to get his son's attention. The little boy put the truck down and reached up and hugged the orderly and thanked him for the truck.''

''And all the while the frustrated father was going through these dramatic gestures, trying to say, 'It's me, son! I made the truck for you! I gave that to you! Look up here!' I could almost read his lips.''

''Finally the mother and the orderly were able to turn the boy's attention up to that fifth floor window. It was then that the boy cried, 'Daddy! Oh, thank you! I miss you, Daddy! Come home, Daddy. Thank you for my truck!' And the father stood in ...

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