Seven Signs
March 25th & 26th
Pastor Josh Blount
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Double Vision For a Blind Man
John 9:1 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth 2 And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
John 9:3 Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.
John 9:3 (MSG) Jesus said, “You’re asking the wrong question. You’re looking for someone to blame. There is no such cause-effect here. Look instead for what God can do.
He’s not bad, he’s just broken.
John 9:4 We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” 6 After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes.
Genesis 1:2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters.
Genesis 1:27 God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
Genesis 2:7 Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being
ptuó - “to spit”
Water - The Word of God, the power to provide deliverance, and destroy evil
John 9:7 “Go,” he told him,“wash in the Pool of Siloam”
John 9:4 that the works of God might be displayed in him.”
John 6:29 “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
John 9:7 So the man went
John 9:7 So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.
The encounter with Jesus began the journey of faith that led to healing.
John 9:8 His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some claimed that he was. Others said, “No, he only looks like him.” But he himself insisted, “I am the man.” 10 “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked. 11 He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.”
John 9:13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. 14 Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. 15 So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” 16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And there was a division among them. 17 So they said again to the blind man, “What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”
John 9:18 The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight
John 9:24 So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.” 25 He answered, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” 26 They said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?” 27 He answered them, “I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?” 28 And they reviled him, saying, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. 29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from.” 30 The man answered, “Why, this is an amazing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him. 32 Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.” 34 They answered him, “You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they cast him out.
John 20:30 Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
John 9:32 Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind.
Isaiah 35:4 “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.” 5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened.
Isaiah 42:7 Open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison.
The man born blind by the end of the story sees better than everyone else.
John 9:35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 36 He answered, “And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” 37 Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you.” 38 He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him. 39 Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.” 40 Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?” 41 Jesus told them, “If you would acknowledge your blindness, then your sin would be removed. But now that you claim to see, your sin remains with you!”
The blind man received double vision, physical vision, and spiritual vision.
1. Jesus Is The Light Of The World Who Gives Sight To The Spiritually Blind
John 9:5 I am the light of the world.”
2. Encounters with Jesus can begin a journey toward healing.
3. Partner With God To Eliminate Blindness
The Prayer of Examen
Richard Foster “We prayerfully reflect on the thoughts, feelings, and actions of our days to see how God has been at work among us and how we responded.”
4. No One Can Argue You Out Of Your Testimony
John 9:4 We must work the works of him who sent me
John 14:12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.
John 9:25 “One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.”
Leonard Ravenhill “A man with an experience of God is never at the mercy of a man with an argument.”
WORD DECLARATION
John 20:31 These signs are written that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing we may have life in His name.