Was Blind but Now I See
Series: The Gospel Can't Be Contained
September 05, 2021
Frank Foreman
Eyesight is something we can very easily take for granted. But what if you experienced temporary blindness or suffered from permanent blindness. What might be the first things you would want to see in the event that you received sight? Your family? A sunset? A beautiful painting? A scenic view? ---------- In this week's message, we look together at the story of a man who received that very gift--physical sight he had never enjoyed. But the message also tells a story of those who chose to be blind to spiritual truths as well as some who temporarily experienced blindness because of a lack of understanding and faith in Christ.
Episode Notes
Big Idea: Jesus taught the difference between permanent and temporary blindness…. The consequences may be much higher than you expect.
1. The permanent blindness of the Pharisees.
(Journal) Mark 8:11-12
Matthew 16:1, And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test Him they asked Him to show them a sign from Heaven.
Luke 19:41-42, And when He drew near and saw the city, He wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
John 3:19, And this is the judgment: the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light because their works were evil.
2. The temporary blindness of the disciples.
(Journal) Mark 8:13-21
John 6:68-69, Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that You are the Holy One of God.”
2nd Corinthians 3:15-16, Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
1st Corinthians 13:12, For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
3. The illustration of moving from blindness to sight.
(Journal) Mark 8:22-26
Isaiah 29:18, 35:5, In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see…. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
Psalm 119:105, Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
2nd Corinthians 3:14-15, But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts.
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