Here's my tentative outline, but it's open for changes.
- Introduction: What is going on in this text? Who are the characters? What is at stake? This will include some brief historical information (like the significance of leprosy, the need to go to the priest, what is a Samaritan, etc.).
- The one leper: What makes him extraordinary? What is Jesus' response to him?
- *Central Point* Although all ten lepers were healed, Jesus praises the faith of the one leper who sees in Jesus what the others do not.
- Application: How does this influence our understanding of discipleship today? In what way are we like the nine lepers, and how can we be like the one leper?
I think you have a great start here, Jennie! I'm always impressed by your thoughtful insight. One possible direction to go might be to do a parallel 'now and then' sort of take. Who are the Samaritans today in that section or even just take the bits of your application section and disperse them throughout the appropriate parts of the outline.
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I think your outline looks very good. I am a big fan of introductions in sermons giving some of the not so obvious background that has some significance to the text. Often there is an understanding that is required to fully appreciate the full message.
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