Bulletins - Curry's Chapel Church

SLIDE: Scripture John 9:25
John 9:25 NLT
25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
SLIDE: Open Bible John 9:1-41 - entire chapter
Open Bibles: John 9:1-41
SLIDE: Introduction
INTRODUCTION — Seeing Isn’t the Same as Having Sight
Have you ever looked straight at something and still missed it completely? Like when you’re searching for your keys… and they’re in your hand. Or when you open the fridge and yell, “We’re out of butter!” And someone else walks over, moves one jar, and suddenly —there it is.
Or like me: One day I was late to work, because I spent 20 minutes looking for my glasses. Only to find them exactly where they are right now.
We aren’t blind when we do those kind things… we just didn’t see.
The Bible talks a lot about this difference. Psalm 119:18 says, “Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in Your law.” Meaning: we can have working eyeballs and still miss what God is doing.
Today our sermon is all about this truth: Jesus doesn’t just help us see better — He gives us new sight.
SLIDE: Main Teaching
MAIN TEACHING — Jesus Opens Eyes That Have Never Seen Before
SLIDE: Point 1
1. The Man Born Blind: A Miracle No One Expected
Our main story is John 9, where Jesus meets a man who has been blind from birth.
Not “recently blind.”
Not “legally blind.”
But blind since day one.
Everyone else sees him as a theological debate. Jesus sees him as a person.
The disciples ask, “Who sinned, this man or his parents?” (John 9:2) Jesus replies, “Neither… this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.” (John 9:3)
Application: Sometimes the things we think disqualify us are the very places God wants to reveal His glory.
SLIDE: Point 2
2. Jesus Heals in a Way That Makes Us Say, “Wait… what?”
in John 9:6, Jesus spits on the ground, makes mud, and rubs it on the man’s eyes. Now, let’s be honest — if someone walked up to you and said, “Hold still while I rub mud on your face,” you’d call security.
But Jesus often works in ways that don’t fit our expectations. Isaiah 55:8 reminds us, “My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways.”
In John 9:7: Jesus sends the blind man to wash in the Pool of Siloam. The man obeys… and comes back seeing.
Illustration: Sometimes God’s instructions feel strange — forgive someone who hurt you, give when you feel stretched, pray when you feel empty. But obedience opens the door to sight.
SLIDE: Point 3
3. The Pharisees Could See… but They Were Blind
The man who was blind now sees. The Pharisees who could see are now blind.
They interrogate him.
They argue.
They debate.
They overthink everything.
Meanwhile, the man says the simplest, most powerful line in the whole chapter: “One thing I do know: I was blind but now I see.” (John 9:25)
Application: Spiritual blindness isn’t about the eyes — it’s about the heart.
- You can know Scripture and miss Jesus.
- You can be religious and still be blind to grace.
- You can be right and still not see.
SLIDE: Point 4
4. Sight Begins With Honesty
Jesus finds the man again and asks, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” The man says, “Who is He, sir? Tell me so that I may believe in Him.” (John 9:36)
That’s honesty.
That’s humility.
That’s sight beginning to form.
Jesus says, “You have now seen Him.” (John 9:37)
Application: Sight begins when we admit we don’t see clearly. When we stop pretending. When we say, “Lord, show me what I’m missing.”
SLIDE: Point 5
5. Jesus Wants to Open Our Eyes Too
He wants to open our eyes to:
His presence in our pain (Psalm 34:18)
His purpose in our confusion (Romans 8:28)
His grace in our failures (2 Corinthians 12:9)
His direction in our uncertainty (Proverbs 3:5–6)
Sometimes the greatest miracle isn’t that Jesus changes our situation — it’s that He changes our sight.
SLIDE: Conclusion
CONCLUSION — Lord, Help Us See
Maybe today you feel like the man born blind — stuck, overlooked, unsure if anything will ever change. Or maybe you feel like the Pharisees — confident, capable, but missing what God is doing right in front of you.
Wherever you are, Jesus is here to open your eyes. Not just to what’s happening around you, but to what He’s doing within you. He wants to give you sight — real sight — sight that sees hope, grace, purpose, and His presence in every moment.
SLIDE: Prayer
CLOSING PRAYER
Jesus, open our eyes. Help us see You in places we’ve overlooked You. Help us recognize Your presence in our struggles, Your grace in our failures, and Your purpose in our confusion. Heal our blindness — our assumptions, our pride, our fears — and give us the sight that only You can give. Make us people who say with confidence, “I was blind, but now I see.” Amen.
SLIDE: Offering
- - John 9:25NKJV

Open Bibles: John 9:1-41

INTRODUCTION — Seeing Isn’t the Same as Having Sight

MAIN TEACHING — Jesus Opens Eyes That Have Never Seen Before

1. The Man Born Blind: A Miracle No One Expected

2. Jesus Heals in a Way That Makes Us Say, “Wait… what?”

3. The Pharisees Could See… but They Were Blind

4. Sight Begins With Honesty

5. Jesus Wants to Open Our Eyes Too

CONCLUSION — Lord, Help Us See

CLOSING PRAYER

John 9:25NKJV