What would it be like to be able to see after living one’s entire life in darkness? Life would be dramatically different. In this week’s message, we will look at the lives of two people whose lives were drastically changed when Jesus opened their eyes to a dynamic spiritual truth.
Scripture: Mark 10:46-52
They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Jesus stood still and said, “Call him here.”
And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; get up, he is calling you.” So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus.
Then Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?”
The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again.”
Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way.
Renewing Reflections
It is our prayer that Renewing Reflections will be a blessing in your life this coming week. This quote is taken from the sermon Biblical Teaching Is Important delivered on Christian Crusaders October 29, 2000:
While reformations have been necessary in the Church, it is also true that there needs to be times of reformation in the lives of individual Christians. How many of us have not been misled by a Christianity that was legalistic? Well-meaning people in the Church felt it was necessary to establish man-made laws to keep believers in a faithful relationship with God. We were taught that it was sin to dance, play cards, go to movies, and the list went on. If we did these things, our salvation was not sure.
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On the Light Side
Optometry Jokes
What was the lens’ excuse to the policeman?
I’ve been framed, officer!
Where do you send a depressed eye?
To the low vision center.
Where is the eye located?
Between the H and the J.
What happens when the retina cries?
You get retinal tears.
A man went to an eye specialist to get his eyes tested and asked, “Doctor, will I be able to read after wearing glasses?”
“Yes, of course,” said the doctor.
“Oh! How nice it would be,” said the patient with joy. “I have been illiterate for so long.”
A woman walks into an optician’s office to return a pair of spectacles that she purchased for her husband a week before. The assistant asks, “What seems to be the problem, madam?”
The woman replies, “I’m returning these spectacles I bought for my husband. He’s still not seeing things my way.”
What do you call a deer with no eyes and no legs?
Still no eye-deer
Patient: “I can’t see very far in these new glasses”
Optom takes him to the door: “What’s that up there?”
Patient: “The sun.”
Optom: “How far do you want to see?”
These jokes just get cornea and cornea!
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