Sermons on John 9:

Blind Spot

Contributed by John Vella on Mar 6, 2002

Fourth Sunday of Lent - Spiritual Blindness

Seeds for Sowing, Vol. VI, Issue 2, No. 16 Fourth Sunday of Lent- Year A March 10, 2002 Readings: * 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13 * Ephesians 5:8-14 * John 9:1-41 Blind Spots Helen Keller Someone once asked Helen Keller, who had been blind since the age of nineteen months, if blindness were the ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: Catholic

4 Lent A

Contributed by Roger Haugen on Mar 7, 2002

Dealing with the healing of a blind man Jesus confronts the bad theology of the Pharisees. Jesus speaks of love and healing in the face of legalism and rules.

4 Lent A John 9:1- 41 10 March, 2002 Rev. Roger Haugen Words, words, words! There is a long-standing university class exercise where you are to take a long piece of work and capture the meaning in a sentence or two. These 41 verses might be summed up as, “A man is healed, people found it hard ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: Lutheran

Jesus, The Light Of The World

Contributed by William Baeta on Mar 8, 2002

“As long as it is day, we must do the work of Him who sent me. Night is coming when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” John 9:4-5

Theme: Jesus, the light of the world Text: 1 Sam. 16:1, 6-7, 10-13; Eph. 5:8-14; Jn. 9:1-41 Life teaches us many lessons and we can learn a lot from even the games we play as children. One popular childhood game is Hide and Seek. In this game, one child gives the other children a chance to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-14, John 9:1-41

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Jesus Brings Spiritual Sight

Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Mar 8, 2002

The real mitracle in this story is the healing of spiritual sight

John 9:1-41 – Jesus opens the eyes of the blind Student who went around college blind-folded for a day  Had a lot more empathy for someone who was blind after that experience  Being blind would be a terrible handicap to have, not being able to witness the creation, limited in ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: Christian Church

Work For The Night Is Coming Series

Contributed by Doug Warren on Jan 3, 2001

Because the "night is coming" we should be working the works of Jesus while we still can.

Intro: To get a picture of what Jesus may be saying in this verse, I picture a hard working farmer in days before modern farm machinery. He rose up early each day in order to be in the field before "first light" to take productive advantage of every minute of daylight in cultivating his crop for ...read more

Scripture: John 9:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:7-8, Romans 13:11-14, Luke 12:7

Denomination: Baptist

Seeing Jesus With Open Eyes Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 23, 2001

A sermon adapted from an IVP Bible Study by C. Nystrom to aid in story telling abilities

SEEING JESUS WITH OPEN EYES JOHN 9:1-41 QUESTION: HOW DO YOU SEE JESUS? We want to see Jesus, and hear Him, and know Him. But sometimes we encounter times in our lives when we almost deaf and dumb and unfeeling to His touch. Yet, if we really think about it and review our lives with Jesus, we ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The First Rays Of Dawn

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 29, 2001

We’re all born blind, and need His healing touch to see eternity’s first rays.

Of all the physical handicaps that can curse men and women, blindness must be one of the saddest. Yet there is something infinitely worse than physical blindness, and it is spiritual blindness. That is why God became man, bringing His divine light into the world, that those who believe in Him ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-11

Denomination: Orthodox

Jesus And The Blind Man Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 2, 2001

Why is Easter so special? It is special because of Jesus and who He is.

TOWARDS EASTER 2001: JESUS AND THE BLIND MAN JOHN 9:1-12 As we march towards Easter this year, I want to make a concentrated effort to make it special. But really, Easter is already a special time for those of us who call ourselves Christians. What about Easter makes it more special than all ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blind Spots

Contributed by Ernest Flores on Oct 18, 2000

Text: John 9:35-41 v.

Text: John 9:35-41 v. 40 Some of the Pharisees near him heard this and said to him, "Surely we are not blind, are we?" You know what a blind spot is. If youíre driving in a car and are relying on your rear view mirrors to check the lanes, there are some spots that you still wonít be able to see. ...read more

Scripture: John 9:35-41

Doing The Work Of God

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

Introduction 1.

Introduction 1. Today is a special day - as we have received Tom and Jonathan Olsen as members of First Reformed Church. We celebrate the grace of God that He calls us into fellowship with one another. We celebrate the participation of the Olsen family in our fellowship over the past few ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How Jesus Used Healing In His Ministry

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Many people fail to understand God's greater purposes for physical suffering.

Many people fail to understand God's greater purposes for physical suffering. Instead of allowing the disciples to drag Jesus into a complicated discussion about sin and suffering, Jesus stated an important fact about sickness when He said, "This blind man did not sin nor did his parents. But he ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How The Holy Spirit Helps Us Respond To Difficult People

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

1. The Holy Spirit helps us speak the truth in love to deceitful people.

1. The Holy Spirit helps us speak the truth in love to deceitful people. Paul wrote, "Speaking the truth in love, let us grow up in all aspects into Him who is the Head, even Christ." (Eph. 4:15) Ask the Lord to help you speak the truth in a loving way to people who are prone to deceive, cheat or ...read more

Scripture: John 9:16-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Doing The Work Of God 2

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

Today marks our fifteenth year as a church.

Today marks our fifteenth year as a church. We call it Ebenezer day. The name was chosen because of what it means in scripture. Look with me at 1 Samuel 7:10-12 NASB. "Now Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, and the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But the LORD thundered with ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Man Born Blind Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Nov 13, 2000

Jesus encounter with the man born blind. Seeing as a metaphor of judgement

Blindness is a terrible thing isn’t it? We rely on our eyes so much for experiencing the world, for enjoying life, for perceiving reality. After all, seeing is believing. Di and I went to the Opera in New York when we were there. We decided we could just afford seats in the Family Circle. What we ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: Anglican

A Blind Man Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Nov 3, 2004

This is the 5th sermon in the series "The Touch Of Jesus".

Series: The Touch Of Jesus [#5] A BLIND MAN John 9:1-7 Introduction: “The Puzzle” A father started to read a magazine but was being bothered by his little girl, Jessica. Finally, he tore a sheet out of his magazine on which was printed the map of the world. Tearing it into small pieces, he ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-7

Denomination: Baptist