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John 9

1 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 

2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.

6 After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. 

7 “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.

8 His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?” 

9 Some claimed that he was.

Others said, “No, he only looks like him.” 

But he himself insisted, “I am the man.”

10 “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.

11 He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.”

12 “Where is this man?” they asked him. “I don’t know,” he said.

15 Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. “He put mud on my eyes,” the man replied, “and I washed, and now I see.”

16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others asked, “How can a sinner perform such signs?” So they were divided.

17 Then they turned again to the blind man, “What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened.”

18 They still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man’s parents. 

19 “Is this your son?” they asked. “Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?”

20 “We know he is our son,” the parents answered, “and we know he was born blind. 

21 But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.” 

22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue. 

23 That was why his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”

24 A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. “Give glory to God by telling the truth,” they said. “We know this man is a sinner.”

25 He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”

34 To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.

35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”

36 “Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may believe in him.”

37 Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”

38 Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.

Why? 

What is God asking me to do?

What am I afraid of? 

Matthew 10

32 If you stand before others and are willing to say you believe in me, then I will tell my Father in heaven that you belong to me. 

33 But if you stand before others and say you do not believe in me, then I will tell my Father in heaven that you do not belong to me.

Am I willing to boldly take a stand for Jesus? 

WHEN REVIVAL CALLS

- Joel 2:28-32

- Exodus 3:1-10

WHEN REVIVAL CALLS

“The” Revival

There are four critical questions when revival calls.

1. Will you turn?

– Exodus 3:2-4

2. Will you take off your shoes?

– Exodus 3:4-5

(3. Will you go?

– Exodus 3:7-10

4. What’s in your hand?

– Exodus 4:1-2

– Psalm 145:4

WHEN REVIVAL CALLS

Psalm 133

1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;

3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

Precious 

Acts 2

1 On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. 

2 Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. 

3 Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. 

4 And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.

Romans 6

20 In the past you were slaves to sin, and you did not even think about doing right. 

21 You did evil things, and now you are ashamed of what you did. Did those things help you? No, they only brought death. 

22 But now you are free from sin. You have become slaves of God, and the result is that you live only for God. This will bring you eternal life. 

23 When people sin, they earn what sin pays—death. But God gives his people a free gift—eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The righteous and wicked contrasted. 

Psalm 1

1 Blessed is the man that does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful.

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in his law he meditates day and night.

3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.

4 The ungodly are not so but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Blessed 

The Ungodly 

The Righteous 

“Love means to honor and celebrate another’s choices. Love should make you feel good.”

Walk

Stand 

Sit/Seat 

There are byproducts to our beliefs. 

Positioned 

Planted 

Productive 

Prospers 

Where am I positioned? 

Am I planted?

Am I getting enough water? 

What is my life producing? 

The Way Of The Righteous 

The Way Of The Ungodly 

Matthew 7

13 Go in through the narrow door. The door is wide and the road is easy that leads to hell. Many people are going through that door. 

14 But the door is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life that lasts forever. Few people are finding it.

The Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you, the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.

— Aaronic Blessing 

“Baruch Ata Adonai” 

Psalm 34

1 I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

2 My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad.

3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.

8 Taste and see that the Lord is good! How blessed is the person who trusts in him!

All Times 

Perilous Times 

Matthew 24

10 During that time many believers will lose their faith. They will turn against each other and hate each other. 

11 Many false prophets will come and cause many people to believe things that are wrong. 

12 There will be so much more evil in the world that the love of most believers will grow cold.

Invisible Times 

Tough Times 

James 1:12 — Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

Philippians 4

12 I know both how to face humble circumstances and how to have abundance. Everywhere and in all things I have learned the secret, both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 

13 I can do all things because of Christ who strengthens me.

Can I bless God in my abundance?

Can I bless God in my suffering? 

I will bless the Lord at all times. 

Chance Barnett

What habits would God like to change in my life?

Psalms 139

23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting

Joel McKenzie

2 Timothy 1:7 

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Jeff and Terri Sayers

Proverbs 4:23

Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.

Colossians 3:13

bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

Eli Roseberry

What are some of the things that we worry about?

What does Jesus say about worry?

Matthew 6:25-27

25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 

26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 

27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?”

James 4:14

How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog- it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.

Alyssa Overholt

Proverbs 3

5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 

6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Jeremy Overholt

1 Thessalonians 5:17

pray without ceasing

Regina Powers

1. Identify what you want to change – Own it.

Psalms 139

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties;

24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.

2. Identify yourself with truth – who does God say you are?

3. Changing from the inside out.

4. Change your environment.

5. Habit- to be present, to be still in God’s presence.

Zeph 3:17 

The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save;

He will rejoice over you with gladness,

He will quiet you with His love,

He will rejoice over you with singing.”

I am changed. 

I am being changed. 

I will be changed. 

James 1

22 Obey the Word of God. If you hear only and do not act, you are only fooling yourself. 

23 Anyone who hears the Word of God and does not obey is like a man looking at his face in a mirror. 

24 After he sees himself and goes away, he forgets what he looks like.

Who have I hurt?

Who has hurt you? 

Are you paranoid about your past?

Have you made peace with your past? 

Ephesians 4:32 — Be kind and loving to each other. Forgive each other the same as God forgave you through Christ.

Thank God for His forgiveness. 

Matthew 5:23-24 — So if you are about to place your gift on the altar and remember that someone is angry with you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. Make peace with that person, then come back and offer your gift to God.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and then discover that the prisoner was you.

Matthew 6:14-15 — Jesus says “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”

One of the most significant tests in life is how you will handle the people who mishandled you.

How are you handling it? 

What is it that you can’t let go of?

Hebrews 12

1 Such a large crowd of witnesses is all around us! So we must get rid of everything that slows us down, especially the sin that just won't let go. And we must be determined to run the race that is ahead of us. 

2 We must keep our eyes on Jesus, who leads us and makes our faith complete. He endured the shame of being nailed to a cross, because he knew later on he would be glad he did. Now he is seated at the right side of God's throne!

I am changed. 

I am being changed. 

I will be changed. 

2 Corinthians 5:17 — When someone becomes a Christian, he becomes a brand new person inside. He is not the same anymore. A new life has begun!

1 Peter 2:2 — Now that you realize how kind the Lord has been to you, put away all evil, deception, envy, and fraud. Long to grow up into the fullness of your salvation; cry for this as a baby cries for his milk.

Philippians 1:6 — And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15

51 But listen, I tell you this secret: We will not all die, but we will all be changed. 

52 It will only take the time of a second. We will be changed as quickly as an eye blinks. This will happen when the last trumpet blows. The trumpet will blow and those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we will all be changed.

Psalm 139

1 You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.

2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.

3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.

4 Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely.

13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Search ME

Test ME

Know ME/MY 

Lead ME 

Is there ANY offensive way in me? 

Do I need God to heal my heart? 

What if God helped me with my thoughts?

I don’t want to harbor offense in my heart. 

Lead ME in the way everlasting. 

Change: To become or make different. To give a different position, course, or direction to. 

What would I like to see change in my life?

Daniel 6

10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. 

11 Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help. 

12 So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree: “Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except to you, Your Majesty, would be thrown into the lions’ den?”

The king answered, “The decree stands—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”

13 Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, Your Majesty, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day.” 

14 When the king heard this, he was greatly distressed; he was determined to rescue Daniel and made every effort until sundown to save him.

15 Then the men went as a group to King Darius and said to him, “Remember, Your Majesty, that according to the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed.”

16 So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you!”

17 A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that Daniel’s situation might not be changed. 

18 Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating and without any entertainment being brought to him. And he could not sleep.

19 At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the lions’ den. 

20 When he came near the den, he called to Daniel in an anguished voice, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to rescue you from the lions?”

21 Daniel answered, “May the king live forever! 

22 My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, Your Majesty.”

23 The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.

It’s only…

What is the enemy trying to minimize in my life?  

Guard against getting in wrong groups. 

Unchangeable — not capable of changing or being changed. 

God sent…

Luke 2:1 — And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.

Luke 2:7 — And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

Luke 2:7 — And she gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him in cloth and laid him down in a feeding trough, because there was no space for them in the living-quarters. 

Have you ever been too busy for God? 

Have you ever had no space for the Savior? 

Micah 5:2 — “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”

Rejection 

How do I handle rejection? 

Why? 

“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” 

— Charles R. Swindoll

Thank God for the miracle in the manger.