* Jesus healed the man and went away.

* Then the man stood strong for Jesus.

* The man grew in His understanding of Christ.

* vs 11 - He referred to Jesus as “the man called Jesus.”

* vs 17 - He then referred to Him as a prophet.

* vs 31 - He said He was from God.

* The fight grew this man’s faith.

* After the fight, when he proved to stand boldly for Jesus whatever the cost, Christ showed back up and revealed the way to eternal life!

* Jesus could have had that conversation earlier, but He waited until after the man proved He was going to fight for his faith.

* It’s as if Jesus said, “I touched you physically, now you’re ready to be healed spiritually.