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??Introduction："Yes, CaptainNaaman!" " No, CaptainNaaman!" " Rightaway, Captain!" AlltheservantswouldhavescurriedhereandtherewhenCaptainNaamancamehomefromabattle. Yousee, hewasthecaptainovertheentirearmyofthekingofSyria. Let'sreadabouthimrightfromIIKings 5：NowNaaman…wasagreatmanwithhismaster (theking), andhonourable, becausebyhimtheLORDhadgivendeliverancetoSyria：hewasamightymaninvalour (thatmeanscourage!).
??Butonedaytheservantswerewhisperinghereandthere, andthereweredoctorscomingandgoingfromthewealthyhomeofCaptainNaaman. Whatwaswrong？PerhapsthelittleservantgirlfromIsraeldidn'tknowatfirst, butthensheheardthedreadfulnews：CaptainNaamanhadleprosy!" Oh, no! Notleprosy, " shegroaned. Leprosywasaterribleskindiseasethatcausedaslowandpainfuldeath.
??ThelittlegirlknewthateventhoughNaamanwasaveryimportantandwealthyman,
??noneofthosethingscouldcurethediseaseofleprosy. InhercountryofIsraelthelittlegirlknewthatanyonewhohadthediseaseofleprosywouldhavetobeseparatedfromtheirlovedones. Theycouldnolongerliveintheirhomewiththeirfamily, butwereseparatedandmadetoliveapart. Ifanyonecamenear, theyhadtocovertheirmouthandcry ？Unclean!" sopeoplewouldbewarnedtostayaway.
??Gospel (sin)：Naaman'sleprosyremindsmeoftheterribleproblemthatyouandIhave. Infact, wewerebornwithit. Thatproblemissin. God, Whoisperfectlypureandholy, saysthatsincausesustobeuncleaninHissight. SinisanythingthatbreaksGod'slaws, likesayingangrywords, orbeinglazytodoourwork, orevenjustthinkingbadthoughts. InPsalm 53：2 & 3 wereadthatGodlookeddownfromheavenuponthechildrenofmen, toseeiftherewereanythatdidunderstand, thatdidseekGod. Everyoneofthemisgoneback：theyarealtogetherbecomefilthy (orunclean); thereisnonethatdoethgood, no, notone. ThatmeansGodseeseveryoneassinners, asunclean. Andrememberthatleprosycausedseparationfromlovedonesandhome？GodsaystheterriblepunishmentforsinisaFOREVERseparationfromHimandfromHisbeautifulhomeinHeaven.
??Canyouseehowleprosyremindsusofsin？??ThelittlemaidfromIsraelcouldhavebeengladthatNaamanhadleprosy. Afterall, heledthearmiesthathadkidnappedherfromhercountryofIsrael. Shecouldhavesaid, "That'swhatNaamandeservesfortreatingthepeopleofIsraelsobadly!" Instead, shefeltcompassionandwantedtohelp. Shewenttohermistress, whowasCaptainNaaman'swife, andsaid, "IfonlymymasterwouldgotoSamariainIsraelandseeGod'sprophetthere! IknowhecouldcureNaaman'sleprosy!" Howcouldthislittlegirlbesosure？Oh, nodoubtshehadheardmuchaboutthisprophetofGod, whosenamewasElisha. SheknewthatthetrueandlivingGodhadgivenElishapowertodomanymiracles, likeraisingadeadchildtolife! Shecouldtellwhatsheknew!
??MainTeaching：TellingotherswhatweknowaboutJesusiscalledWITNESSING. Doyouthinkitwaseasyforthislittlegirltobeawitnessinanenemycountry, amongpeoplewhohadbeencrueltoherandtoherfamily？IfyouknowtheLordJesusasyourSaviourfromsin, GodwantsyoutobeawitnessforHim. AwitnessforJesustellsothershowtheycanalsocometobelieveonJesus. Let'ssayourBibleverse, Isaiah 43：10 Yearemywitnesses, saiththeLord, andmyservantwhomIhavechosen？" Wherewoulditbeeasytobeawitness？Canyouthinkofsomeplaceswhereitmightbehardtowitness？??ItwasprobablynoteasyforthelittleservantgirlfromIsraeltobeawitnessforthetrueandlivingGodinahomewherepeopleworshippedidols.
??AssoonasthatlittlegirltoldNaaman'swifeabouttheprophetinSamaria, someonewentandtoldtheking. ThekingwastednotimeinwritingalettertothekingofIsrael, andsendingNaamanwithgiftsofgoldandsilverandrichclothing.
??SoonNaamanwasinhischariotandonhiswaytothelandofIsrael. Arrivingwithservantsandgifts, theproudCaptainprobablycreatedquiteastirinthepalaceofthekingofIsrael. Whatreallyupsettheking, however, wastheletterfromthekingofSyria! Let'syouandIpeekovertheking'sshoulderandreadthatletter! IamsendingCaptainNaamantoyou, Oking, thatyoumaycurehimofhisleprosy. ThekingofIsraelexploded! TheBibletellsusthathetorehisroyalrobesandsaid, " AmIGod, tokillandtomakealive？Whydoesthekingsendtometocurethisman'sleprosy？! Seenow, heisjusttryingtostartaquarrelwithme."
??Butthekingdidnothavetoworrylong, forElishatheprophetofGodheardaboutthisimportantvisitortothepalace. ElishasentamessengertothekingthatheshouldsendNaamantohim. IIKings 5：9 says, SoNaamancamewithhishorsesandwithhischariot, andstoodatthedoorofthehouseofElisha. NaamanwasprobablyfullofprideandimpatienceashewaitedforElishatocomeout. Imaginehissurprisewhenalowlyservantcameoutandsaidsimply, "GowashintheJordanRiverseventimesandyouwillbecleanfromyourleprosy."
??Doesthatsoundeasy？HowmuchwouldacurelikethiscostNaaman？ButtheBiblesaysNaamanwasSOANGRY! Heturnedawayinarage!" IthoughttheprophetwouldcomeoutandcallonthenameoftheLordHisGodandstrikehishandovermeandrecoverme. Aren'ttheriversofSyriamuchbetterthanthismuddyJordaninIsrael？Couldn'tIjustwashinthemandbeclean？" NaamanwasturningtogobacktoSyria, stilldyingofhisleprosybecausehewantedtobecuredHISWAY, notGod'sway. Buthisservantscameupgentlytopleadwiththeirproudmaster."Sir, iftheprophethadaskedyoutodosomehard, expensivething, wouldn'tyouhavedoneit？Howmuchratherthensomethingsoeasy, sofree？. justwashandbeclean？" PerhapsNaamanhadtocalmdownandthinkaminute. Whilehedoes, Let'syouandIthinktoo.
??Gospel (way)：Doyourememberthatwesaidleprosyisalotlikesin？JustasGodhadONEwayforNaamantobecleanfromhisleprosy, evensoGodhasmadeONEwayforustobecleanfromoursins. ThatONEwaywasthroughthesufferinganddeathofONEperson, theLordJesusChrist, God'sperfectSon. Revelationl：5 says, Untohimthatlovedus, andwashedusfromoursinsinhisownblood. JesuscamedowntoearthandwillinglyallowedHisenemiestonailHishandsandfeettoacross. TheythoughttheywerekillingJesustogetridofHim. JesusknewHewasgivingHislifetosaveusfromthepunishmentofsin. Hedied, wasburiedandcamealivein 3 days. NowtheLordJesusisinHeavenagainwithHisFatherGod. Actsl6：3lsaysBelieveontheLordJesusChristandyoushallbesaved. ThatisGod'sONEwayforyoutomadecleanfromyoursin. WecannotbemadecleanOURway.
??AndNaamancouldnotbemadecleanHISway. Asheputasidehisprideandthoughtaboutit, herealizedhisservantswereright. ThenNaamanwenttotheJordanRiver. Didyouknow, boysandgirls, ifyouwentovertotheMiddleEasttodaytothelandofIsrael, youcouldalsoseetheJordanRiver？Itisstillamuddyriver, notreallythekindofwateryouwouldwantforabath. ButinsteppedCaptainNaaman, forherealizeditwasn'tthewaterthatwouldmakehimclean. ItwasbelievingandobeyingGod'sWord! Let'sdipdownnowwithNaaman. Onetime, twotimes, threetimes, four. Oh, perhapsNaaman'sskinstilldidn'tlookanydifferent. But, Godsaiddidn'tsayfour, Hesaidseven, soLet'sgodownwithNaamanagain, andagain, and？. again! Seventimes! UpfromthewaterNaamancamethatseventhtime, andLOOK! TheBiblesaysNaaman'sskinbecameagainlikealittlechild's, sosmoothandyoung, andhewasCLEANfromhisleprosy!
??Oh, I'msurethereweremanyjoyfulshoutsfromNaamanandhisservantsastheyhelpedhimoutofthewater!
??QuicklyNaamanandhisservantsreturnedtoElisha'shouse. Thistimetheprophethimselfcameout. Behold, nowIknowthatthereisnoGodinalltheearth, butinIsrael：??Naamandeclared, rightinfrontofallhisservants! NaamanrealizedthatthegodsofSyriawerenothingbutidols, theyhadnotbeenabletohelphim. TheGodofIsraelwasthetrueandlivingGod!
??Gospel (God'slove)：ThatisthesametrueandlivingGodWhomadetheworldandallthings. HeisthesameGodWhomadeyouandlovesyousomuch! Ephesians 2：4 & 5 saysButGod, whoisrichinmercy, forhisgreatlovewherewithhelovedus, Evenwhenweweredeadinsins？GodlovesyouandwantstomakeyoucleanfromyoursinsoyoucanlivewithHiminHiswonderfulhomeinHeavensomeday. Hisloveforyouisthesameyesterday (ormanyyearsagowhenNaamanlived), today, andforever. HeisthetrueandlivingGod!
??AndNaamanwasdeclaringthatverythingrightinfrontofallhisservantsandtoElisha. ThenNaamanbegantobringoutallthegiftsfromthekingofSyria. HewassogladtobeabletogivethemalltoElisha. Buttohissurprise, Elishawouldnottakeevenonepieceofsilver, nothing. Naamaninsisted, butElishastillrefused. Why？ProbablybecauseElishaknewGodhaddonethemiracle, andonlyGodshouldhavethegloryandthanks.
??NaamanreturnedtothelandofSyria. CanyoujustheartheshoutsofjoyandseethehappytearsofCaptainNaaman'swifeandfamily？HowdoyouthinkthelittlemaidfromIsraelfelt？NowthereweretwoWITNESSESinthathome, bothtellingwhattheyknewaboutthetrueandlivingGod.
??Challenge：IfyouknowtheLordJesusasyourSaviourfromsin, willyoubeHiswitness, eveninhardplaces？Pray, askingGodtohelpyoutellothershowtheycanbemadecleanfromtheirsin!
??Invitation：IfyouhaveneveryetbelievedontheLordJesusandaskedHimtomakeyoucleanfromyoursin, rememberGod'sWordtellsusthereisonlyONEWAY. Actsl6：3lsaysBelieveontheLordJesusChristandyouwillbesaved. GodsaysoursincausesustofacetheterriblepunishmentofbeingseparatedfromHimforever. ButJesusdiedonthecrosstosaveyoufromthatpunishment. He'salivenowinHeavenandreadytosaveyou. BelievingontheLordJesusmeansA-weADMITtoHimthatwehavesinned,
??B- weBELIEVEthatHediedastheperfectSonofGodforoursins, C- weCALLontheLordJesusinprayer, askingHimtosaveusandmakeuscleanfromoursin.
??Wouldyoubowyourheadsandcloseyoureyesrightnow, please？??IfyouhaveneverbelievedontheLordJesusthatyoumightbesaved, andyouwanttodothatrightnow, wouldyousaythisprayerafterme, andmeanitwithallyourheart？Jesusislistening. DearLordJesus, IadmitthatIhavesinned. IrealizemysinmakesmeuncleanintheeyesofGod. ButIbelievethatYouaretheperfectSonofGod. Youneversinned. AndyetbecauseYoulovedme, YoudiedandgaveYourpreciousbloodtopayformysin. Pleasecomeintomylifeandsavemeandmakemecleanfrommysin. ThankYou, Jesus. Amen.