Blind Eyes Opened
John 9:1-12
Part of That You May Believe—Gospel of John
November 10, 2024

JOHN 9

Introduction

  1. Healing the

    was one of Jesus’ more common miracles.

  2. Jesus’ promise to open blinded eyes goes far beyond

    healing.

  3. For those who are spiritually blind, the

    is your only hope.


Additional references:
Matthew 11:4-5, Luke 4:18, 2 Corinthians 4:3-4


Born Broken (vs. 1-5)

Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. 2 And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. 4 I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
John 9:1-5

  1. Each of us was born

    blind.

  2. Many people are suffering today simply because they live in a

    world.

  3. The man’s condition wasn’t punishment for sin, but an opportunity for God’s

    .

  4. let us see the darkness in the world around us as an

    to shine the light of Christ!

  5. Our window of opportunity to do God’s work is

    .


Additional references:
Acts 26:18, Luke 13:1-5, Philippians 1:6, John 14:12, Romans 13:11-14, John 8:12, John 1:9


Cured by Cleansing (vs. 6-7)

When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. 7 And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing.
John 9:6-7

  1. Too often, we look to the works of Jesus and we study His

    rather than His motives.

  2. Jesus only did the miracles because He

    the people.

  3. When you truly love the broken, you may not be able to heal them but you’ll find a way to

    to them.

  4. Some are here because God has reached out and is

    them to Him.

  5. The man was told to wash and, as his eyes were

    , his blindness was cured.


Additional references:
Galatians 5:13, 1 John 4:19, Romans 10:13-17, 1 John 1:7, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11


Touched to Testify (vs. 8-12)

Therefore the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was blind said, “Is not this he who sat and begged?”
9 Some said, “This is he.” Others said, “He is like him.”
He said, “I am he.”
10 Therefore they said to him, “How were your eyes opened?”
11 He answered and said, “A Man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and I received sight.”
12 Then they said to him, “Where is He?”
He said, “I do not know.”
John 9:8-12

  1. As someone who has been touched by Christ, everything about me should look

    .

  2. This man didn’t know anything about Jesus… except what Jesus had

    for him.

  3. All I need to do is testify to how Jesus has

    my life.