Living With Eyes Wide Open

Sermon on 8/29/25 by Pastor Todd Sapp.

How do we live with our eyes wide open to God’s work in a broken world? This message from John 9:1-24 explores the healing of a man born blind and challenges us to change our perspective on suffering and weakness. Discover how Jesus uses unlikely circumstances—even painful ones—to display His glory and give us spiritual sight.

We'll unpack:

• The disciples' initial assumption that suffering is a direct result of sin, and Jesus's surprising response.
• How to see everything through the lens of God's glory, not our current circumstances.
• Why Jesus's strange method of healing—using mud and saliva—teaches us to have faith and trust even when we don't understand His methods.
• The stark contrast between the man's simple, faith-filled testimony and the Pharisees' legalistic blindness.
• The foundational truth that God is good, and because of that, we can trust His plans and purposes for our lives.

This sermon will give you new eyes to see God at work in the world and in your own life.

Keywords: John 9, healing the blind, man born blind, spiritual sight, God's glory, suffering, weakness, sin, faith, trust, Jesus, light of the world, Pharisees, discipleship, obedience, God's will, doubt, testimony, Bible, sermon.

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