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• Illustration: Family tries to make amends with mom who went on strike.
• How do we get God to come down to us when his standards are so high?
• Luke 17:1–4
• We need faith to satisfy God's standard.
• Luke 17:5–6

• Servants don't deserve thanks for simply doing their job.
• Illustration: Waitress serves meal and then tries to eat at your table.
• Illustration: Realtor helps you buy a house and then tries to move in.
• Illustration: Pastor apologizes for his big game trophies.

• Luke 17:11–19
• The implications of their disease caused the lepers to be completely desperate.
• Illustration: Mother's heart is broken for wayward son who admits his failings.
• We must be willing to own our sin and come to the cross for forgiveness.

• One leper returned to thank Jesus, risking everything.
• The degree of his desperation matched the degree of his appreciation.
• Illustration: Brother receives mercy after wronging his sister.
• The leper's faith was to acknowledge what Jesus had done for him.

• Your faith is your belief that Jesus did everything that's right about you.