This weekend Pastor Greg is preaching on “How to Cleanse a Leprous House.” Part of his message gives several questions to ask yourself in order to identify your areas of need. Then he gives practical steps to take to clean the house - your life.

How to cleanse a leprous house

1. Purge:  personal/practical principles - Cleaning (soul cleaning)

    a. Have you compromised anywhere in your choice of friends or activities? (Ephesians 5:11; 1 Cor. 5:9)

    b. Do you maintain obedience to parents? (Romans 1:28-32; Proverbs 23:14)

    c. Do you participate in any lying, dishonesty or untruthfulness? (Col 3:9)

    d. Do you exercise or participate in impure joking or speech? (Eph.  4:31; Psalm 19:14)

    e. Do you sample or practice any known disobedience? (1 John 1:9)

    f. Have you given astrology or occult practices any place at all? (Acts 19:18-19)

    g. What about the pornographic or obscene? (Exodus 20:3)

2. Praise/Pray/Perform: as priests and priestesses- (Romans 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:9)

    a. In the bedrooms recite the blessings of restful sleep (Psalm 3:5, 4:8)

    b. In the bathroom declare the promises of health (Exodus 15:26)

    c. In the kitchen express the promises of provision and strength (Exodus 23:25)

    d. In the living room declare the decision to follow the Lord in unity and mutual submission (Joshua 24:15; Eph. 5:21-6:4)

    e. In the entry hall stand and pray the blessings of coming in and going out before the Lord (Deut. 28:6)

3. Covering: Come under God's Covering (1 Cor. 5:7-8)