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Working our way through John chapter nine, this blind man was healed by Jesus. He was questioned repeatedly about how he was healed and who had healed him. He knew virtually nothing about the miracle of how he was healed or who had healed him. He couldn’t tell them because he didn’t know. That’s why they kept asking him. He didn’t know who or where Jesus was. He admitted he didn’t know everything.
It is a great advantage to confess what little you do know, but you should know some things and you should know and confess that you know them. If you can’t say it, you don’t know it. “One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.” (Jn.9:25) He told them a man called Jesus anointed him with mud made from His spit and told him to go wash it off, and then he was able to see for the first time in your life.
We all need this foundation, the bottom line, the starting block from which all other knowledge of the Lord comes. “I am not the same since Jesus told me to repent and believe in Him. I did and I am not the same.” Besides that, in the beginning we don’t know much. But God can work with that. Later Jesus found the man and told him who He was and then he began to worship Him and no doubt began to follow Him (Jn.9:35-38).
It’s very simple to come to Jesus. “I am a sinner and He is the Savior. I trust Him to save me.” But we fail to realize that this is just the beginning of the Christian life. Jesus said, “Come to Me, and take My yoke on you and learn from Me.” (Mt.11:28-30) We need to admit we don’t know everything there is to know about being a Christian and living the Christian life. Everything hinges on this admission that you don’t know everything. You can’t begin to rehabilitate till you admit you need rehabilitation. You can’t begin to be Christlike until you admit you need to be more like Jesus. Like Paul, you too have not arrived. Never stop learning, because you never learn it all.
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Working our way through John chapter nine, this blind man was healed by Jesus. He was questioned repeatedly about how he was healed and who had healed him. He knew virtually nothing about the miracle of how he was healed or who had healed him. He couldn’t tell them because he didn’t know. That’s why they kept asking him. He didn’t know who or where Jesus was. He admitted he didn’t know everything.
It is a great advantage to confess what little you do know, but you should know some things and you should know and confess that you know them. If you can’t say it, you don’t know it. “One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.” (Jn.9:25) He told them a man called Jesus anointed him with mud made from His spit and told him to go wash it off, and then he was able to see for the first time in your life.
We all need this foundation, the bottom line, the starting block from which all other knowledge of the Lord comes. “I am not the same since Jesus told me to repent and believe in Him. I did and I am not the same.” Besides that, in the beginning we don’t know much. But God can work with that. Later Jesus found the man and told him who He was and then he began to worship Him and no doubt began to follow Him (Jn.9:35-38).
It’s very simple to come to Jesus. “I am a sinner and He is the Savior. I trust Him to save me.” But we fail to realize that this is just the beginning of the Christian life. Jesus said, “Come to Me, and take My yoke on you and learn from Me.” (Mt.11:28-30) We need to admit we don’t know everything there is to know about being a Christian and living the Christian life. Everything hinges on this admission that you don’t know everything. You can’t begin to rehabilitate till you admit you need rehabilitation. You can’t begin to be Christlike until you admit you need to be more like Jesus. Like Paul, you too have not arrived. Never stop learning, because you never learn it all.
Stay Connected with Grace Church!
Dive deeper into sermon notes and see how Christ is moving in our community by visiting our website: https://sites.google.com/view/gracehouseclinton/sermons
If you feel led to support our ministry, you can give securely here: https://give.tithe.ly/?formId=674824c2-5d42-11ee-90fc-1260ab546d11
Thank you for being part of our ministry! #GraceChurch #FaithInAction #terrysimpson #terry #simpson #clintonar #sermons #pastor #ministry #discipleship