St. Luke tells us that as Jesus was making his final trip to Jerusalem – the trip that eventually led him to his crucifixion – he travelled along the road following the Samarian-Galilean border.  He was on the fringe of Judea.  And as he walked into one of the villages along that road he was stopped by a group of ten men.  They stood at a distance from him, calling out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us...

[This series of sermons is adapted from Jerry Bridges’ recent book, Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins we Tolerate.]