Revitalize Your Church

There are a lot of opinions out there about who Jesus is or was. Some say he was just a man, whose deity was merely an exaggerated construct of a power-hungry emperor. Others claim that he never existed at all. Some say that he was a great humanitarian, a good teacher, or a Jewish prophet. The cyclone of varying opinions concerning Him can be blinding. But who is Jesus, really? We’re about to launch into a new series  at Hayward Wesleyan Church that will take us into the unfathomable depths of that question. Like a canoe voyage down the river into the heart of the unknown, we’re going to pursue a compelling vision of Christ through the gospel according to John, as we venture into a place of new discoveries – an untamed wilderness of truth, filled with wonder after breathtaking wonder. This will be no passive journey, or luxurious cruise. This will challenge you. Initiate you. Provoke you. And compel you to decide what you believe about Christ. So bring your Bible, a pen, a...

In John 9, we find the story of the man who was blind from birth. 1) The Neighbors saw him as a beggar 2) The Disciples saw him as a sinner 3) Jesus saw him as a man -- a person with potential. The method of healing: mud on the eyes. That hurt!! Have you ever had dirt or sand in your eyes?? Ouch!! Sometimes, when Jesus begins a healing process, it HURTS! Jesus used dirt -- why?? Maybe. . . 1) Humans created from earth. A creative process. 2) Symbolizes the "earthly things" that blind us. 3) The beggar was treated like dirt. Maybe he thought of himself as dirt. And Jesus took dirt and made a miracle out of it. Pool of Siloam was a Mikvah -- a place of ritual cleansing. Jer. 17:13 -- The Lord is the hope ("MIKVAH") of Israel. John 8 -- Springs of Living Water! Jesus, Himself, is the cleansing place! Two times you can't see: 1) When you're in the dark. 2) When something is in the way The blind man saw Jesus -- via a process: 1) Saw him as a stranger --...