(John 9:1-12 NASB)
1 As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth.
2 And His disciples asked Him, “ Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?”
3 Jesus answered, “ It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him.
4 We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work.
5 While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.”
6 When He had said this, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes,
7 and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came back seeing.
8 Therefore the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?”
9 Others were saying, “This is he,” still others were saying, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the one.”
10 So they were saying to him, “How then were your eyes opened?”
11 He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’; so I went away and washed, and I received sight.”
12 They said to him, “Where is He?” He *said, “I do not know
(John 9:1-12 NASB)
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Theme: Four aspects of this miracle so you will better understand God’s purpose in sickness and healing.
I. He had a genuine physical disability vv. 1-2
II. There was a God ordained purpose for afflicting him with blindness vv. 3-5
III. His healing was attributed completely to Jesus vv. 6-7, 11
IV. There was immediate controversy over his healing vv. 8-10, 12
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