Jesus Christ: What Do You Expect to See?
Scott Maze
Mark 8:22-33
Happy Easter to you! For a moment, I want you to consider your eyesight. Only I want to consider for a moment that your ability to see may have blinded you. Why? The advantage blind people have is they know they can't see. I'm talking to a majority of people who have their physical sight and yet they cannot see. The kind of seeing I'm talking about this morning is not the Seeing Eye chart type of seeing. Do you realize that two people can see the cross and the empty tomb... and yet only one person can truly see?
Who is Jesus Christ? That's the question I will try to answer over the next few moments. My aim is not for you to be neutral about Him. There are two kinds of people here this morning and both kinds of people know it's Easter. They can both read a calendar Yet, only one person sees the significance of Easter.
Easter celebrates the dramatic miracle where Jesus Christ rose from the grave in order that sinners, like me, would be made, righteous. Yet, the resurrection isn't the only miracle Jesus performed.
Turn with me to Mark 8. It's a miracle where a blind man sees. If you don't have a Bible, please note that the Scriptures are provided for you in the listening guide in the middle of the worship guide. You'll also notice a small card pasted inside your guide. I want everyone to hang onto this, as I'll ask you to do something with this at the end of today's message.
''And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, ''Do you see anything?'' 24 And he looked up and said, ''I see men, but they look like trees, walking.'' 25 Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 And he sent him to his home, say ...
Scott Maze
Mark 8:22-33
Happy Easter to you! For a moment, I want you to consider your eyesight. Only I want to consider for a moment that your ability to see may have blinded you. Why? The advantage blind people have is they know they can't see. I'm talking to a majority of people who have their physical sight and yet they cannot see. The kind of seeing I'm talking about this morning is not the Seeing Eye chart type of seeing. Do you realize that two people can see the cross and the empty tomb... and yet only one person can truly see?
Who is Jesus Christ? That's the question I will try to answer over the next few moments. My aim is not for you to be neutral about Him. There are two kinds of people here this morning and both kinds of people know it's Easter. They can both read a calendar Yet, only one person sees the significance of Easter.
Easter celebrates the dramatic miracle where Jesus Christ rose from the grave in order that sinners, like me, would be made, righteous. Yet, the resurrection isn't the only miracle Jesus performed.
Turn with me to Mark 8. It's a miracle where a blind man sees. If you don't have a Bible, please note that the Scriptures are provided for you in the listening guide in the middle of the worship guide. You'll also notice a small card pasted inside your guide. I want everyone to hang onto this, as I'll ask you to do something with this at the end of today's message.
''And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, ''Do you see anything?'' 24 And he looked up and said, ''I see men, but they look like trees, walking.'' 25 Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 And he sent him to his home, say ...
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