Luke 17:11-19

On today’s Healing Word broadcast, Pastor Jack Morris shares a message titled Thanksgiving Is Two Directional. Rooted in Luke 17:11–19, this passage tells the story of ten lepers who cried out to Jesus for healing—and how only one of them returned to give thanks.Pastor Jack reminds us that true thanksgiving isn’t complete until it moves in two directions: upward, in gratitude to God, and outward, in the way we live and serve others. Gratitude is more than words—it’s a lifestyle that reflects our awareness of God’s mercy and our willingness to act in response to it.

In today’s message, “With a Thankful Heart,” Pastor Morris takes us to Luke 17, where Jesus heals ten lepers—but only one returns to give thanks. What does this story reveal about gratitude and the condition of our hearts? Join us as we explore the power of a thankful spirit and how true thankfulness can draw us closer to God and unlock deeper blessings in our lives.

Giving praise and thanks to God is the focus of this week’s messages on the Healing Word. Today Pastor Jack Morris is going to look at ten lepers in the New Testament that were healed by Jesus that will illustrate the importance of giving thanks. Luke 17:17-19 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”

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Luke 17:11-19 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan. Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”

Join us today as Pastor Morris takes us to Luke Chapter 17 and relates a story of ten lepers whom Jesus healed physically, and how only one received spiritual healing through a heart full of thankfullness for what God had done.