Sermons About Blindness
Clear as Mud (John 9:1-41)
Jesus’ healing of the blind man becomes a story for us all, our blindness (life without God) healed by Christ’s gift of love.
0 Amens
Kingdom Posture: Seeing is Believing
Luke 18:31-43 Peter has just reminded Jesus that the disciples had left all to follow Him. Now Jesus states clearly that He is heading to the cross. But the disciples are blind to the reality of the Kingdom, and it will take the example of a lowly, blind beggar to clear things up.
0 Amens
Blind Spots / Puntos de ceguera
We all have "blind spots" in which we cannot see God's grace in our lives and it culminates in a lack of praise and thanksgiving.
1 Amens
Irresistible Grace
This is a biblical explanation of the doctrine of irresistible grace or effectual calling,
1 Amens
Missional Stewardship #4: A Simple Strategy for Missional Living
Luke 12:49-59 Why does Jesus stress this topic of faithful stewardship? Why must we make fueling the mission of Christ a life-long priority? The simple, haunting truth is that many around us everyday, while aware of their brokenness, are unaware both of the cure for it, and of the coming judgment before the court of heaven. But there is good news! Through His church, Jesus Christ is spreading the message of rescue, transformation, and forgiveness. It is our great privilege to be part of that rescue effort, using all we are and have to fuel the mission of Christ.
0 Amens
Show Us A Sign
In response to the miracle of vs. 14, some in the crowd demanded further proof of Jesus' Messianic role. In this text Jesus says that no more signs will be given, because they are blind to all that he has already done. They were looking, but not seeing! Jesus turns their request into a warning that is as necessary today as it was then.
4 Amens
The Blind Can See, But The Religious Can't
For many people, the greatest roadblock to faith; the lingering question that needs to be answered in order to trust God, has to do with the problem of pain. In his book of that title, C.S. Lewis said that “The possibility of pain is inherent in the very existence of a world where souls can meet.” Why does suffering happen? Whose fault is it? What role does God have in it? Why doesn’t God do something to stop the suffering we face? This is the very question that Jesus is asked here in John 9
0 Amens
