Following the Sermon on the Mount (Mtt 5-7), Matthew records the miracle ministry of Jesus Christ. These are theologically arranged in the gospel to authenticate that Jesus is who he says he is, the "Lord Lord" of Mtt 7:21, and the long awaited Messianic King. In this first miracle, the healing of the leper, there is much to be learned about Christ and about humility and faith.
Nicholas LeBlanc is a church planter with a pastor's heart. After graduating from Dallas Theological Seminary in 2008 he returned to his hometown, Central, LA, to plant Central Bible Church. It was there that he met his wife Sophia Elliott LeBlanc and the two were married in December of...