Healing the Ten Lepers

Syllabus tag: Kenya CBC | Grade 9 Christian Religious Education | Strand 3.0 The Life and Ministry of Jesus Christ | Sub-Strand 3.2 Healing the 10 Lepers (8 Lessons)

Lesson objectives

By the end of this sub-strand, you should be able to:

• Describe the healing of the ten lepers as recorded in Luke 17:11-19.
• Explain how the ten lepers showed faith.
• Discuss the significance of the gratitude shown by the one who returned.
• Appreciate the importance of thankfulness and of accepting people who are excluded.

Summary

Luke records that ten men with leprosy called out to Jesus from a distance. He told them to go and show themselves to the priests, and as they went, they were healed. Only one turned back to thank him, and Luke notes pointedly that this man was a Samaritan. The account works on two levels at once: it is about faith that acts before it sees proof, and about gratitude that only one in ten bothered to express.