Hey, welcome to the Zoe Church podcast. We are so grateful that you are joining us today. It is the last

in-person service of the year for us here at the Million Dollar Theater. We're getting ready to jump in

to this week's message. Today, we are talking about the power of gratitude, being a grateful person, being a grateful people. Today, I hope you encourage the story of the power of gratitude being a grateful person being a grateful people today i hope you

encourage the story of the 10 lepers and the one that comes back to give god praise this year as we're

ending 2021 let's give god praise for all that he has done in our life again thank you to everyone

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podcast. It means the world. And if you're ever in L.A. in 2022, make sure you stop by and see us

at Zoe Church. Without any further ado, let's jump in to this week's message. Watch here, Luke 17. I love

this scripture here. It says, on the way to Jerusalem, he,

talking about Jesus, or in Spanish, Hesu, was passing along between Samarian Galilee.

So just so you know, Samarian Galilee, that is between God's people and people that never thought

they had a shot at God. So he's walking in between church folk and not church folk.

It says as he passes by, he entered a new new village. And he was met by ten lepers who stood at a distance.

And they lifted up their voices saying, Jesus, master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said to them, go and show yourself to the priests.

And as they went, they were cleansed. I like that line. Let me say it again. As they went, they were cleansed. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed turned back praising god

with a loud voice and he fell on his face at jesus's feet and he giving him thanks now he was a

samaritan then jesus he turned he says hold on where there not ten that were cleansed? Where are the other nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except for this foreigner? And he said to him, rise up, son, and go your way. Your faith has made you well. Oh, I love this story because the ten lepers, they catch wind that

Jesus is passing by. They hear that Jesus is going by. So it says they lift up their voice

and they cry out with a loud voice. Jesus, have a mercy on me. I want to tell you today, just

understand this. Never be too proud to beg, just understand this, never be too proud to beg

for God's help. Never be too proud to get on your hands and knees and cry out to God and say,

Lord, I need you in my house. I need you with my children. I need you with my business. I need

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