“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour. (Luke 4:18-19 ESV) In the […]
Read More JJ25 #30 – Service: Recovering of Sight(Reflections on the sign of Jesus walking on the water in the storm found in John 9:1-41. This is part of the Seven Signs series, click here to catch up on other parts in the series.) It is natural for people to have their favourites. When it comes to exploring scripture some students take the approach that […]
Read More Seven Signs: Born Blind – Now SeeThe story often begins with the phrase, ‘Once upon a time’. That’s how it begins, but if we pay attention there was something before that point. It’s where we started the story, but that’s not always where the story starts. Sometimes in digging around, there’s a fascinating lead up to the story we know. For […]
Read More Before We BeginAs Jesus approached Jericho, a blind beggar was sitting beside the road. When he heard the noise of a crowd going past, he asked what was happening. They told him that Jesus the Nazarene was going by. So he began shouting, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” (Luke 18:35-38) It’s one of the highlights of my week […]
Read More The Only One To SeeChapter 9 is one of my favourite episodes in scripture. I absolutely love how the man who was born blind stands up to the religious rulers of the day. 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 […]
Read More The Word In John: 9 – If You See What He Means
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