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The Power of Perspective
Senior Pastor Jeff Maness
Sunday, May 12, 2024
“In the olden days, was everything black and white?”
“How do I know that I’m real and not just a dream of someone else?”
“Why are you buying beer, Dad? Do you know how much candy we could get with that money?”
“Why do spiders run away when I fart?”
Main Scripture: John 9:1-38
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? —John 9:1-2
“It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power of God could be seen in him.” —John 9:3
Big Idea: The power of Jesus is best revealed in the problems we face.
Big Question: What power does Jesus want to reveal?
Then he spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and spread the mud over the blind man’s eyes. —John 9:6
He told him, “Go wash yourself in the pool of Siloam.” 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!” But the beggar kept saying, “Yes, I am the same one!” —John 9:7-9
What power does Jesus want to reveal?
1. Power over our assumptions
What power does Jesus want to reveal?
1. Power over our assumptions
A. Assumptions about what works He can do
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!” —John 9:10-11
What power does Jesus want to reveal?
1. Power over our assumptions
A. Assumptions about what works He can do
B. Assumptions about how He works
This is perhaps the best lesson we can learn: That God will do his own work in his own way; and will often accomplish His plans in ways that appear entirely contrary to the end result. —Adam Clarke
Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways! 34 For who can know the Lord’s thoughts? Who knows enough to give him advice? —Romans 11:33-34
What power does Jesus want to reveal?
1. Power over our assumptions
A. Assumptions about what works He can do
B. Assumptions about how He works
C. Assumptions about when He works
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. —John 9:16
“Now my soul is deeply troubled. Should I pray, ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But this is the very reason I came! 28 Father, bring glory to your name.” —John 12:27-28
What power does Jesus want to reveal?
1. Power over our assumptions
A. Assumptions about what works He can do
B. Assumptions about how He works
C. Assumptions about when He works
D. Assumptions about who He is
“I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!” —John 9:25
When Jesus heard what had happened, he found the man and asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man? 36 The man answered, “Who is he, sir? I want to believe in him.” 37 “You have seen him,” Jesus said, “and he is speaking to you!” 38 “Yes, Lord, I believe!” the man said. And he worshiped Jesus. —John 9:35-38
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