QUESTIONS THAT CAN'T GO UNANSWERED (14 OF 31)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: John 9:1-40
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Questions That Can’t Go Unanswered (14 of 31)
Series: The Gospel of John
Tim Badal
John 9:1-40
Turn in your Bibles to John 9. We’re in a series we’ve entitled ‘‘The Gospel of John.’’ in which we’re looking at this biography of Jesus through the eyes of His closest earthly confidant, the Apostle John. John’s life was changed and made new as the result of what he had seen and heard in the life of Jesus. He wrote this so that through what we see and hear, we might also believe as John did. This morning we’ll be looking at the entire chapter of John 9, considering these verses under the heading ‘‘Questions That Need to Be Answered.’’ Jesus left the temple after a week of celebrating the Festival of the Booths, or Tabernacles. Chapters seven and eight told us how Jesus proclaimed He was living water and the light of the world. Now as He’s leaving the temple, Jesus encounters a man who had been born blind. This story brings us to three questions we cannot leave unanswered. We must have answers in order to find peace.
Let’s face it, we live in a world that is full of questions. We have questions about who we are, where we’re to go, whom we’re to engage with, maybe who’s going to be involved in our lives. Questions swirl in our minds regarding all kinds of things. Our world and our lives are filled with questions-sometimes even odd questions. Back in 1980, the United States was mesmerized by a question. Maybe you old fogies remember this question. It had to do with one of the hottest TV shows in that day. The nation was spellbound by this simple question: ‘‘Who shot J.R.?’’ How many of you remember that? You just dated yourselves. It was the number one show of all time. That episode had the highest ratings because people wanted that question answered-and it was. Don’t ask me what the answer was, but they did figure out who shot J.R. What about this last weekend? We had a question about sports: ‘‘Will Tom Brady retire or not?’’ Word came out yesterday afternoo ...
Series: The Gospel of John
Tim Badal
John 9:1-40
Turn in your Bibles to John 9. We’re in a series we’ve entitled ‘‘The Gospel of John.’’ in which we’re looking at this biography of Jesus through the eyes of His closest earthly confidant, the Apostle John. John’s life was changed and made new as the result of what he had seen and heard in the life of Jesus. He wrote this so that through what we see and hear, we might also believe as John did. This morning we’ll be looking at the entire chapter of John 9, considering these verses under the heading ‘‘Questions That Need to Be Answered.’’ Jesus left the temple after a week of celebrating the Festival of the Booths, or Tabernacles. Chapters seven and eight told us how Jesus proclaimed He was living water and the light of the world. Now as He’s leaving the temple, Jesus encounters a man who had been born blind. This story brings us to three questions we cannot leave unanswered. We must have answers in order to find peace.
Let’s face it, we live in a world that is full of questions. We have questions about who we are, where we’re to go, whom we’re to engage with, maybe who’s going to be involved in our lives. Questions swirl in our minds regarding all kinds of things. Our world and our lives are filled with questions-sometimes even odd questions. Back in 1980, the United States was mesmerized by a question. Maybe you old fogies remember this question. It had to do with one of the hottest TV shows in that day. The nation was spellbound by this simple question: ‘‘Who shot J.R.?’’ How many of you remember that? You just dated yourselves. It was the number one show of all time. That episode had the highest ratings because people wanted that question answered-and it was. Don’t ask me what the answer was, but they did figure out who shot J.R. What about this last weekend? We had a question about sports: ‘‘Will Tom Brady retire or not?’’ Word came out yesterday afternoo ...
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