Church On The Rock-Abilene
Sunday Morning Service - 3/8/2026
  • Graves Into Gardens
  • When Wind Meets Fire
  • Abide
  • Thank You Jesus For The Blood
  • Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
  • Introduction:
    There are certain questions that follow people their entire lives.
    “Why did this happen?” “Who is responsible?” “Is this my fault?”
    When the disciples see the blind man in John 9, they do not see a person first — they see a problem to be explained.
    “Who sinned?”
    That question has been asked in a thousand different forms ever since.
    When something goes wrong:
    We look for blame.
    We look for cause.
    We look for someone to hold responsible.
    But what if the question itself is wrong?
    In the first twelve verses of John 9, Jesus corrects the question, reframes the situation, and reveals something deeper than sight — He reveals the heart of God.
    John 9:1–12 NKJV
    1 Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. 2 And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. 4 I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” 6 When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. 7 And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing. 8 Therefore the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was blind said, “Is not this he who sat and begged?” 9 Some said, “This is he.” Others said, “He is like him.” He said, “I am he.” 10 Therefore they said to him, “How were your eyes opened?” 11 He answered and said, “A Man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and I received sight.” 12 Then they said to him, “Where is He?” He said, “I do not know.”

    Who Sinned, This man or his parents?

    Judgement. Judgement about this man, his parents and their worthiness.

    This is not about God and His judgement this is about people hijacking the the love we all have for there personal advancement and status. ( The Pharisees)

    Jesus answers the disciples question in verse three.

    John 9:3 NKJV
    3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.

    We live in a fallen world, some things are just a result of that.

    My cerebral Palsy is a result of the world in which I was born.
    In an attempt to answer questions, some of which cant be answered on this side of heaven blame things on people or God.
    To move people away from God because of a desire to have an answer to the deep questions of life by blaming the people who are carrying the burden does in know way represent the heart of God.
    This happens today, it has happened to me. I don’t have an axe to grind. my relationship with the Lord and my understanding of his power to heal is not based on what someone says because neither I or God did not meet their expectations.

    The Lord waste nothing in our lives.

    Again in verse three he tells us that God’s going to use every thing in our lives for His Glory.
    mportant clarification: Jesus is not saying God caused blindness. He is saying God can reveal glory in it.
    That gives you your second point:
    God does not waste broken places.
    Application:
    Your weakness is not disqualification.
    Your hardship may become revelation.
    The thing people assume disqualifies you may become your platform.

    Jesus Moves Toward Need, Not Away From It

    John 9:6–7 NKJV
    6 When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. 7 And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing.
    He spits.
    He makes clay.
    He touches the eyes.
    He sends the man to wash.
    This is not distant compassion. This is personal engagement.
    Preachable point:
    Jesus engages what others avoid.
    The disciples debated. The Pharisees would investigate. The parents would distance. But Jesus acted.
    Application:
    We don’t analyze suffering forever.
    We move toward it.
    We act in love.
    This sets up next week’s conflict: Religious systems debate. Jesus restores.
    And it sets up Good Friday: He will move toward suffering again.
    Conclusion:
    The blind man did not know he was about to become a sign.
    He woke up that morning blind. He did not wake up thinking, “Today the works of God will be revealed in me.”
    But Jesus saw more than blindness. He saw opportunity.
    Not opportunity to blame. Not opportunity to shame. But opportunity to reveal glory.
    Some of us have asked “Why?” for years. Some of us have carried burdens that others have tried to explain away. Some of us have believed that our weakness disqualified us.
    But the first twelve verses teach us something powerful:
    Not every burden is punishment. God does not waste broken places. And Jesus moves toward need.
    Next week, we will see how revelation produces resistance.
    But today, we stand here with this truth:
    The same Lord who opened blind eyes is still working in places others have written off.
    And what feels like weakness may yet become a place where God reveals His glory.

      • John 9:1–12NKJV

      • John 9:3NKJV

      • John 9:6–7NKJV

  • Broken Vessel
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