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Introduction Love for books - all sorts of books in my library. Most odd is books on funerals. Do a lot of them. Meeting with different families - all kinds of families. The biggest difference is the faith of the deceased. When they were and the family is, there is a spirit of hope and peace. When they…

Introduction A flurry of tassels will be hung from rear-view mirrors over the upcoming weeks. The dynamic that you hang there whatever represents your biggest achievement. College tassel (red for theology, but bleached it out to where people would assume that my degree was in public health). Before that…

The Persistent Widow Last week Hope spoke to us about the need to pray always and not to lose heart. The parable that Jesus told - of the persistent widow. How she kept on bothering the unjust judge, knocking on his door - persistently pestering until eventually he relents... The New Revised Standard…

Personal Illustration: My doctor recommends that I see an optometrist. Although I use reading glasses regularly, I now realize that I need a prescription to see thinks clearly. Seeing things clearly is not just for reading and driving. Seeing things clearly is an idiom that is used in business, education,…

Single Vision John’s gospel is presented to us on a couple different levels. He talks about physical light and at the same time is referring to spiritual light - physical hearing and spiritual hearing - physical water and spiritual water, so when we get to this 6th “I AM” statement we hear him speaking…

Introduction Middle age has not been fun in a lot of little ways. One of those ways was my vision. I am near-sighted and have worn glasses since I was in the sixth grade. I used to joke that if my eye sight got any worse, they were not going to give me a new prescription, they were going to give me a…

D2i let's celebrate Women's History Month and Save Your Vision Month! Join us Sunday for Imagine Talks as Pastor KJ interviews Dr. Tamara Hill-Bennett about being an optometrist and successful entrepreneur. Worship services begin at 9AM and 11:15AM, Imagine Café and Kidz Zone open at 8:30AM and 10:45AM. Dare to Imagine Church, 6611 Ardleigh Street, Philadelphia (parking lot located at 6610 Anderson Street).

Sean shares about how we can have the same mindset as Christ.

30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. 9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was…

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A New Way of Seeing Most of us have been to the optometrist and had our eyes dilated. It is one of the most disorienting things that can happen. What was clear - even with poor eyesight - becomes blurred and distorted. Dilation also increases the eyes sensitivity to light, which on a bright and sunny…

Controlled by Love Clear Vision Committed to Reconciliation

Jesus performs miracle of healing of the blind man. This miracle is teaching on two levels. There is the obvious display of HIs power to heal in the physical. But, deeper there is His power to heal in the spiritual. We see ourselves in this blind man for blindness is a univeral condition. Anyone who does not know the savior is blind. Though we have physical sight, a life apart from Christ is still one of blindness. It is only when Jesus applies his healing salve to this man's eyes that he is able to see. Blindness can only be cured by the unique touch of Jesus. But even though Jesus touches him to heal him, the initial touch is not sufficient to completely restore his sight. This is not a deficiency in Jesus, but rather a display of his omniscience and sovereignty. Omniscience in his knowing of the deficientt faith of the blind man. Along with his knowledge there is patience for he does not leave the man in frustration or disappointment for not having enough faith to be healed after only one touch. Sovereignty in his methodology of healing. This is the only two-stage healing miracle. It was his preference to touch this man twice. Perhaps in this healing miracle Jesus is showing us that our healing is a treatment plan tailored uniquely for us. He will allow us to experience limited sight for a season, but desires total restoration. He does not leave this man until his healing is complete.

The Final Sermon through the Sermon on the Mount in a series through Matthew

dont give up

It shall come to pass under these terms