Sermons on The Blind Men And The Elephant:

From Broken Hearts To Burning Hearts

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Apr 27, 2020

They started their journey to Emmaus with broken hearts, but it wasn't too long before the disciples' hearts began to burn with promise and joy.

April 26, 2020 Hope Lutheran Church Pastor Mary Erickson Luke 24:13-35 From Broken Hearts to Burning Hearts Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. They started their journey to Emmaus with broken hearts. But it wasn’t too long ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Lutheran

Do You Like Your Camel Well Done

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Oct 17, 2017

If you are going to swallow a camel it should at least be well done rather than raw.

Mat 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Believing Without Seeing

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on May 23, 2016

You’ve heard the phrase, “Seeing is believing”? That might be true in some instances but not when it comes to faith. Faith is about believing without seeing.

BELIEVING WITHOUT SEEING INTRODUCTION: You’ve heard the phrase, “Seeing is believing”? That might be true in some instances but not when it comes to faith. Faith is about believing without seeing. 1) Show us! John 14:1-11. John contains the longest account of the Last Supper. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:8-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Open Eyes, Open Hearts

Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on May 2, 2021

The gospel is veiled to sinners, the eye of our heart is closed, yet God has devised a free and accessible solution in Christ Jesus. By him, God shines his Word into the darkness of our hearts, so that we may see him truly, and walk in the light of life.

Some of you may have enjoyed the benefits of cataract surgery. With this simple operation, one usually done in less than fifteen minutes, doctors remove the clouded lens of the eye and they replace it with a clear, artificial lens. Most people go home the same day with vision that is dramatically ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-12, John 9:1-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Spirit Vs Flesh

Contributed by Jenny Franklin on Nov 28, 2020

The battle for control of our lives takes place in our minds! There are two opposing mindsets. These two mindsets affect ALL OF LIFE!

The battle for control of our lives takes place in our minds! There are two opposing mindsets. These two mindsets affect ALL OF LIFE! — How we view life — What we value — What motivates us — How we behave What we think about impacts what we do and become! Romans 8:5-8 For they that are after the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:5-8, 2 Corinthians 4:3-4, 1 Corinthians 2:12-16

Denomination: Baptist

With Jesus Into The Light - 4 Of 7 Series

Contributed by Russell Metcalfe on Feb 1, 2021

Then Jesus said one of those enigmatic statements that aren't too difficult to understand if you really want to understand them: "I've come, he said, to help blind people see, and to make those who see become as blind as bats."

March 17, 1996 20/20 BLINDNESS John 9:1-41 Did you ever hear the old saying about college students: Freshmen know not, and know that they know not; Sophomores know not, and know not that they know not; Juniors know, and know not that they know; Seniors know, and know that they know? I ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: Nazarene

Who Sinned? Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Jan 14, 2019

We are acquainted with the saying, “There is none so blind as those who will not see.” We will see that there are many types of blindness. Even the disciples were not seeing too clearly.

"Opening the Eyes of the Blind" is our new sermon series starting today and for the next three weeks. We will explore John chapter 9 and the events surrounding Jesus bringing sight to a man who was born blind. Please, I encourage you to read ahead. Read the whole chapter and meditate on ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Seeing Life Through The Eyes Of God Series

Contributed by Brian Williams on Jul 27, 2022

As you get to know Jesus as the light of the World, when you hear the Word of God, when you open the scriptures, let the Spirit of God open your eyes, He will give you a new perspective - His perspective.

Can you imagine what it's like to be blind from birth? Seeing people really have no concept. One man who has been blind from birth said, “trying to imagine what it’s like to see, is as foreign to a blind person as a seeing person trying to imagine what it’s like being blind. How would you ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Jericho Road

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Aug 28, 2022

Lessons from Blind Bartimaeus

The Jericho Road Mark 10:46 (NRSV) "They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside." Jericho was a city in Judea, not far from the ford across the Jordan just north of the Dead ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jerusalem- Conversations About Jesus Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Aug 6, 2023

This is the 30th Sermon in the Series "Biblical Cities- Jerusalem".

Series: Biblical Cities- Jerusalem [#30] JERUSALEM- CONVERSATIONS ABOUT JESUS Matthew 23:37 Introduction: We are continuing in our Series about the most mentioned City in the Bible- Jerusalem. Matthew 23:37 We looked at Jesus healing the blind man last week and tonight we are going to see ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:37, John 9:8-38

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Is Very Much The Light Of The World

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 10, 2024

All of us are called to be evangelists to the folks around us. That means all of us must practice self-control, moderation.

Friday of 23rd week in course 2024 Today’s Scriptures need to be read with the saying of Jesus found in the Gospel of John. Jesus said “I am the Light of the world.” We see it again in the Book of Revelations, as the description of the eternal city of God tells us that there is no need for lamps ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 1 Corinthians 9:22-27, Luke 6:39-42, John 8:12

Denomination: Catholic

Yes, He Is The One Who Is To Come

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 9, 2022

Our Lord is the most just of all judges

Third Sunday in Advent 2022 Justice in Judgement–that’s what every one of us wants when we are in trouble, whether someone else imperiled us or we did it to ourselves. Actually, what we are likely to seek is an outcome favorable to our side, isn’t it? “Really, officer, is ten miles over the speed ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:2-11, James 5:7-10, Psalm 146:6-10, Isaiah 35:1-10

Denomination: Catholic

Jesus' Sixth Sign Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 21, 2023

The sixth sign in John 9:1-41 teaches us that Jesus is the light of the world who gives sight to the spiritually blind.

Introduction The Apostle John wrote The Gospel According to John. Jesus had done thousands of miracles. John selected just seven of these miracles, which he called “signs,” to help his readers “believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing [they] may have life in his ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Philemon

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Nov 22, 2024

Paul's letter to Philemon is short but it has some wonderful lessons for us, especially about how we address something that's wrong.

I’d like you to imagine a scene. It’s about 60 A.D. We’re in the home of a wealthy man named Philemon. Philemon lives in the city of Colossae, in the south-east of what is now Turkey. Some time back, he met the apostle Paul and became a Christian, and he’s now one of the leaders of a church. ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

Volviendo A Ver

Contributed by Javier Chavez on May 23, 2003

The purpose of this sermon is to show that spiritual blindness can be more dangerous than physical blindness.

VOLVIENDO A VER Juan 9:1-12 Introduccion Una de las enfermedades mas complicadas y la que trae mas problemas de adaptacion es la ceguera. La ceguera produce que la persona no pueda percibir ocularmente lo que suecede a su alrededor. El ciego podra aprender a leer pero nunca podra ver lo que lee, ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-12

Denomination: Church Of God