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(John 9:13-41)
I. Introduction.
A. Orientation.
Last week,
We saw Jesus,
The Light of the world
Give sight to the blind.
Jesus saw a man who had been blind from birth
A man the Lord allowed to be born blind,
That Jesus might open His eyes,
To reveal who He was
Really, thats a very small price to pay
For an eternity of seeing the glories of heaven.
B. Preview.
This morning,
We see how the Jewish leaders respond to this miracle.
But we also see how the blind man responds.
Instead of denying Jesus from fear of being put out of the synagogue/church,
He boldly stands his ground and confesses Him
Before those who had the power to put him out.
Its my hope that the Lord will encourage
All of us here this morning,
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Jesus was always doing good:
He didnt heal only on the Sabbath,
But He didnt stop when it was the Sabbath.
He was always about His Fathers business.
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Some struggled from the opposite direction:
He had healed a blind man,
How could He if He was a Sabbath-breaker?
But others were saying, How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs? And
there was a division among them (v. 16).
These were actually right:
No one could have done what Jesus did,
If God were not with Him.
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Those who dont know Jesus Christ
Who dont have His resurrection power
Working in their hearts
Will not be willing to confess Him
If the cost is too high
Remember the stony ground hearers.
Its not that they didnt care for their son.
Its just that they feared the Jews.
As we saw before,
When you confess Christ before others,
Its best not to get side-tracked into theological issues,
Or to talk about things you dont know.
Stick to what you do know:
You were blind, but now you see.
You couldnt see a way out of Gods judgment.
But Jesus opened your eyes,
You turned to Him in faith,
And you were saved.
Notice too,
That the man was willing to do this
Knowing that they would very likely
Put him out of the synagogue,
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That he already knew who Jesus was.
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Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a
person born blind (v. 32).
There was an instance of an army
Blinded in some respects by a prophet,
Only to have their eyes opened later (2 Kings 6);
But there is no record of a man being healed
That was born blind.
Why is that?
As we saw last time,
This was one miracle reserved for Messiah:
It was one of the ways
Gods people were to recognize Him.
We read in Isaiah 42:6-7, I am the LORD, I have called you in righteousness, I will
also hold you by the hand and watch over you, and I will appoint you as a covenant to
the people, as a light to the nations, to open blind eyes, to bring out prisoners from the
dungeon and those who dwell in darkness from the prison.
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They answered him, You were born entirely in sins, and are you teaching us? So
they put him out (v. 34).
They excommunicate him.
Remember, they had only threatened to do this
To anyone who was willing to say
That Jesus was the Christ (v. 22).
Finally, we see Jesus seeking this man who had been put out of the synagogue because
of Him.
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