225. Healing the Man Born Blind

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225.


Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

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Today's Passage: John 9:1-34

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Thank You for meeting us, LORD.
We welcome you into this place.

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1. As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.  
2 "Rabbi," his disciples asked him, "why was this man born blind?   
Was it because of his own sins or his parents' sins?"  

3. "It was not because of his sins or his parents' sins," Jesus answer.   
"This happened so the power of God could be seen in him.   
4. We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent us.   
The night is coming, and then no one can work.   
5. But while I am here in the world, I am the light of the world."  

6. Then he spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva,   
and spread the mud over the blind man's eyes.  
7. He told him,  "Go wash yourself in the pool of Siloam" (Siloam means "sent").   
So the man went and washed and came back seeing!  

8. His neighbors and others who knew him as a blind beggar asked each other,   
"Isn't this the man who used to sit and beg?"   
9. Some said he was, and others said, "No, he just looks like him!"  

10. They asked, "Who healed you? What happened?"  

11. He told them, "The man  they call Jesus made mud and   
spread it over my eyes and told me, 'Go to the pool of Siloam   
and wash yourself.' So I went and washed, and now I can see!"  

12. "Where is he now?" they asked.  
"I don't know," he replied.  

13. Then they took the man who had been blind to the Pharisees,  
14. because it was on the Sabbath that Jesus had made the mud and healed him.  
15. The Pharisees asked the man all about it. So  he told them,   
"He put the mud over my eyes, and when I washed it away, I could see!"  

16. Some of the Pharisees said, "This man Jesus is not from God,   
for he is working on the Sabbath." Others said,   
"But how could an ordinary sinner do such miraculous signs ?"   
So there was a deep division of opinion among them.  

17. Then the Pharisees again questioned the man who had   
been blind and demanded, "What's your opinion about this man who healed you?"  
The man replied, "I think he must be a prophet."  

18. The Jewish leaders still refused to believe the man had been  
blind and could now see, so they called in his parents.  
19. They asked them, "Is this your son? Was he born blind?   
If so, how can he now see?"  

20. His parents replied, "We know this is our son and that he was born blind,  
21. but we don't know how he can see or who healed him. Ask him.  
He is old enough to speak for himself."  
22. His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders,   
who had announced that anyone saying Jesus was the Messiah   
would be expelled from the synagogue.  
23. That's why they said, "He is old enough. Ask him."  

24. So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him,   
"God should get the glory for this, because we know this man Jesus is a sinner."  

25. "I don't know whether he is a sinner," the man replied.   
"But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!"  

26, "But what did he do?" they asked. "How did he heal you?"  

27. "Look!" the man exclaimed "I told you once. Didn't you listen?   
why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples, too?"  

28. Then they cursed him and said, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses!  
29. We know God spoke to Moses, but we don't even know where this man comes from."  

30. "Why, that's very strange!" the man replied. "He healed my eyes,   
and yet you don't know where he comes from?  
31. We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear   
those who worship him and do his will.  
32. Ever since the world began, no one has been able to open the eyes   
of someone born blind.   
33. If this man were not from God, he couldn't have done it."  

34. "You were born a total sinner!" they answered. "Are you trying to teach us?"  
And they threw him out of the synagogue.  
John 9:1-34 NLT  

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2.

2nd strategy
Meditation in  WORSHIP

• Begin with asking God to open your heart to what He has for you to hear today.
• Read a passage of the Scripture
• Is a miracle in the passage? Is a relationship deepened in some way? Has God stepped in and shown His power,
• His love, or even His protection of His end goal? Has Jesus, lived life, shown love, or taught?
• Whatever the passage holds that brings you an awareness of who He is, praise Him for that revelation.
• Give Him glory and honor and praise. Thank Him for what He has given.
• Think on these things. Ponder them. Reread the passage. Write about what you read. Pray! This is Worship!
• Thank God for His presence this moment.
  

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3.

Hallelujah.
Praise God in this passage.
We are here together.

Remember
God brought us into this place to
see His hand and touch His face.

Thank You LORD.
Amen.

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4.

Please leave your first and last initial.

Give this day an opportunity to unfold God's goodness.

We praise Him for miracles.

And I will be back here tomorrow,
I hope I will see you here too.
~Robyn

Robyn & Biff Cox
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