WTTW: GOD'S WORD

SUNDAY


Psalm 95:6

Come, let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;


GOD'S WORD: John 9:1-12 “A Man Born Blind”

"SEEN THROUGH LIGHT"

PARAPHRASE

When the disciples asked Jesus if the cause of a man’s blindness was either his or his parent’s sin Jesus told them the man was born blind so that God’s work would be visible in his life. He told them they were to do the work of God who sent him as the light of the world while he was here because when he was crucified they wouldn’t be able to do the work of God during that time.

Picking up clay and spitting in it, Jesus blessed the man as he applied the mud to his eyes before then telling him to wash it off in the Pool of Siloam. After doing this he was able to see.

Those who knew him started questioning if he was really the blind beggar. Some thought he wasn’t stating that he only looked like him. However, he proclaimed that he was the blind beggar. And when they asked him how he was able to see he told them what Jesus had done and said and how he had followed his instructions. When they asked him where Jesus was he told them he didn’t know.

PRINCIPLES

Central Idea of the Text (CIT)
Interrogatory (INT)
Answer (ANS)

A. Meaning for 1st Century Readers

I. CIT: John told his 1st Century Readers that the man was born blind not because of anyone’s sin but so that God’s work would be seen in his life.

II. INT: How was God’s work seen in the life of the man born blind?

III. ANS: God’s work was seen in the life of the man born blind through:

1. The Light of the World. vv 4-5

2. A Blessing with Elements and Baptism with Water. vv 6-7a

3. A Man’s Faith. vv 7b

4. A Man’s Testimony. vv 8-11



B. Meaning for 21st Century Readers

I. CIT: John tells us today that people have infirmities not because of anyone's sin but so God’s work will be seen in their lives.

II. INT: How will God’s work be seen in the lives of people with infirmities today?

III. ANS: God’s work will be seen in the lives of people with infirmities today through:

1. The Light of the World – Jesus Christ.

2. The Blessing of His Body & Blood and His Baptism by the Holy Spirit

3. The Faith of People.

4. The Testimony of People.



PRAYER

Our Father, we praise You for the Light You sent into the great darkness of the world.

Our Father, we thank You for working in our lives, for working in our infirmities.

Our Father, we give You glory for Your Body & Blood shed on the Cross for our healing.

Our Father, we honor You for the Baptism by the Holy Spirit that cleanses our soul.

Our Father, we confess in our unfaithfulness that we have a desire for great faith.

Our Father, we confess in our unfaithfulness that we have a desire for proclaiming Your Good News.

Our Father, we offer our pray to you in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior,

Amen.