John 9:1-41
Introduction
• Prologue, overtures, and movie trailers
o Creation/re-creation: “in the beginning …” (1:1-3)
o Light and darkness: “The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it”
I. A Healing Encounter with Jesus (1-7; 14)
A. The blindness (1-2; Isa. 29:18; 35:5; 42:7)
B. The Day (14; James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5)
C. The question (1-5; 5:14)
D. The means (6-13; Gen. 2:7)
II. Opposition and Unbelief (8-34; 1:4)
A. A bold confession
“… When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.” Matthew 10:19-20
B. A dress rehearsal
III. A Saving Encounter with Jesus (35-41)
A. Jesus gives grace to the humble (35-38)
B. Jesus opposes the proud (39-41)
Conclusion