Luke – Week #5: The Forgotten

In this Lenten sermon from Revolution Church of KY, Pastor Rach delivers a powerful reflection on Luke 17:11-19, the story of the ten lepers healed by Jesus. She unpacks the significance of Jesus traveling through the 'borderland' between Samaria and Galilee—a space of cultural, religious, and geographic tension where the marginalized, forgotten, and forbidden dwell. Highlighting the Samaritan leper as the only one to return and give thanks, she draws a parallel to today’s forgotten communities, particularly unhoused individuals in Louisville, Kentucky. She critiques recent city policies under the Safer Kentucky Act that criminalize street camping and lead to dangerous clear-outs, citing the tragic death of Tyra Adams as a call to action. The sermon challenges the congregation to move beyond passive awareness and actively engage in both mercy and justice ministries—through volunteering with Louisville Outreach for the Unsheltered (LUE), donating food boxes, attending advocacy events like the Clout Rally and Nehemiah Action, and simply seeing and acknowledging homeless neighbors with dignity. The message culminates in a vision of following Jesus into the borderlands of our cities, where healing, belonging, and the love of Christ are most urgently needed.