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The story of Jesus healing a man born blind is a powerful testimony of Christ's ability to bring both physical and spiritual sight. This miraculous event not only reveals Jesus' compassion and divine power, but also challenges us to consider how we perceive God's work in our lives. Through this scripture, we will explore the significance of this healing and what it means to live with spiritual clarity.Today's Scripture Selection:
As Jesus passed by, He saw a man who had been blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must carry out the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.” When He had said this, He spit on the ground, and made mud from the saliva, and applied the mud to his eyes, and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he left and washed, and came back seeing. So the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is this not the one who used to sit and beg?” Others were saying, “This is he,” still others were saying, “No, but he is like him.” The man himself kept saying, “I am the one.” So they were saying to him, “How then were your eyes opened?” He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made mud, and spread it on my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’; so I went and washed, and I received sight.” And they said to him, “Where is He?” He said, “I do not know.” John 9: 1-12 (NASB)Key Takeaways:
- God's Sovereignty in Suffering
- Jesus as the Light of the World
- Faith and Obedience
- Personal Testimony
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[00:00:51] Randy Black:
Welcome to Bible Bites, where we work to inspire faith one bite at a time. I'm your host, Randy Black. The story of Jesus' healing of a man born blind that we see in the gospel of John chapter 9 verses 1 through 12 is a powerful testimony of Christ's ability to bring both physical and spiritual sight. This miraculous event not only reveals Jesus' compassion and divine power, but also challenges us to consider how we perceive God's work in our own lives. Through this scripture, we're going to explore the significance of this healing event and what it means to live with spiritual clarity.
As we do each and every week on the show, let's open up with a word of prayer. Heavenly father, thank you for your word that guides us and transforms us As we study the healing of the man born blind, open our eyes to see your truth and work in our lives. Help us to recognize your power and purpose even in our struggles. May your holy spirit lead us into a deeper understanding of your love and of your grace. In the name of your son, our savior, Jesus, we pray. Amen. John chapter 9 verses 1 through 12. As Jesus passed by, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, Rabbi, who sinned this man or his parents that he would be born blind?
Jesus answered, it was neither that this man sinned nor his parents, but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must carry out the works of him who sent me as long as it is day. Night is coming when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world. When he had said this, he spit on the ground and made mud from the saliva, and applied the mud to his eyes and said to him, go, wash in the pool of Siloam, which is translated sent. So he left and washed and came back seeing. So the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, is this not the one who used to sit and beg?
Others were saying, this is he. Still others were saying, no, but he is like him. The man himself kept saying, I am the one. So they were saying to him, how then were your eyes opened? He answered, the man who is called Jesus made mud and spread it on my eyes and said to me, go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and I received sight. And they said to him, where is he? He said, I do not know. Jesus's encounter with the blind man begins with a question from the disciples about the cause of his blindness. Their question reflects a common belief of the time that suffering was directly tied to sin.
Jesus, however, refutes this assumption, stating that the man's condition was an opportunity for the works of God to be displayed. This shifts the focus from blame to purpose, teaching us to view challenges as a platform for God's glory. In verses 45, Jesus emphasizes the urgency of his mission, describing himself as the light of the world. This metaphor not only underscores his role in dispelling spiritual darkness, but also connects the physical restoration of the blind man's sight. By healing him, Jesus demonstrates that he is the source of both physical and spiritual illumination.
The method Jesus uses to heal the man, spitting on the ground, making mud, and applying it to his eyes is both unusual and deeply symbolic. The act recalls God's creation of humanity from the dust of the earth. We see that in Genesis 2 verse 7. Jesus commanded him to go and wash in the pool of Siloam, which means sent, further reinforcing this theme of obedience and of faith. The man's willingness to follow Jesus' instructions leads to his miraculous healing. When the man returns with his sight restored, his neighbors and others who knew him are divided in their reactions. Some doubt the miracle while others struggle to reconcile the transformation with their previous perceptions of the man.
This highlights how the works of God can challenge our own understanding and provoke questions that lead to deeper exploration of faith. This man's simple yet profound testimony, the man who is called Jesus made mud and spread it on my eyes, and I receive sight. That underscores the power, of personal experience with Christ. His story invites us to consider how we too can share our encounters with Jesus to inspire faith in others. We have 4 key takeaways from this passage of scripture. The first is about or looks at God's sovereignty and suffering. Challenges in life are not always a result of sin, but can serve as opportunities to display God's glory.
Jesus reframed the disciples' question about the blind man's condition by focusing on God's purpose rather than assigning blame. This teaches us the view to view difficulties as divine opportunities where God's power and goodness can shine through. When when we face struggles, it is crucial to seek God's perspective and trust that he can use our circumstances for his glory. Such a mindset transforms suffering from a source of despair into a chance to experience God's grace and strength. Our second takeaway is the the idea that of Jesus as the light of the world.
Christ brings both physical and spiritual sight, illuminating the path to salvation. His statement, while I am in the world, I am the light of the world, reminds us of his role in dispelling darkness and revealing truth. Just as he restored the blind man's sight, Jesus desires to open our spiritual eyes to see his purpose and his love. His light exposes sin and guides us toward a life of righteousness. Embracing Jesus as the light means allowing him to lead us, transform our understanding, and illuminate the areas of our lives that need his healing touch.
Our 3rd takeaway looks at the idea of faith and obedience. The blind man's healing required him to trust and act on Jesus' instructions, demonstrating the importance of faith in action. Obeying Jesus by washing in the pool of Siloam, even though the method seemed unconventional, was a pivotal moment in the man's journey. This reminds us that faith often involves stepping out of our comfort zones and trusting God's guidance even when it defies logic. Obedience to God's word is an essential expression of our faith, and it positions us to experience his miraculous work in our lives. Without action, faith remains incomplete and ineffective, and our last takeaway is the concept of the personal testimony.
Sharing our experience with Jesus, can be a powerful way to witness to others. The healed man's testimony was simple yet impactful. I was blind, and now I see. His personal encounter with Jesus became a source of curiosity and faith for those around him. Similarly, other stories of transformation can inspire others to seek Christ and trust in his power. We do not need elaborate or eloquent words. Authenticity and sincerity resonate the most. By sharing how Jesus has worked in our lives, we become vessels through which his glory is revealed and his message is spread.
The disciple's question about the blind man's condition reflects a human tendency to seek reasons for suffering. How often do we focus on assigning blame rather than seeking God's purpose? This passage challenges us to reframe our perspective, viewing difficulties as opportunities for God's power to be revealed to us. Jesus' declaration that he is the light of the world invites us to consider areas of our own lives where we need his illumination. Are there places where we are spiritually blind, unable to see God's, hand at work?
This scripture encourages us to seek Jesus as the source of clarity and of truth. The blind man's obedience to Jesus' unusual instructions demonstrates the importance of trust even when god's methods seem unconventional. How willing are we to step out in faith, trusting that god's ways are higher than ours? His healing reminds us that faith requires action. The reaction of the neighbors and bystanders show how transformative encounters with Jesus can challenge others. Do our lives reflect Christ's work in such a way that it it prompts others to ask questions? This passage of scripture calls us to live boldly, sharing our testimony to point others toward Jesus.
Finally, the simplicity of the blind man's testimony reminds us that we don't need elaborate words to share our faith. Our personal experience with Jesus is a powerful tool for inspiring belief in others. As we do each and every week as we finish our study of the scripture, let's close it with a prayer. Lord, we thank you for your son, Jesus, being the light of the world, for bringing clarity and healing to our lives. Help us to trust in you fully even when your ways are beyond our understanding. Open our eyes to see your work in our struggles and give us the boldness to share our testimonies with others.
May our lives reflect your power and bring glory to your name. In the name of your son, our savior Jesus, we pray.
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Talent would be stepping up and offering to help us with the production of the show. It could be in creating cover art for each episode as we do a different image for each episode. It could be in providing scripture or ideas for topics that could be used to build and construct lessons for each week. It could be even going as far as to write a lesson or stepping up and joining us to record a lesson for the show. And the last area is treasure, which means it has some type of, in this case, financial monetary value. If you're listening in a modern podcast app, you can stream sats currently. Sats are satoshis. That's a 100 millionth of a Bitcoin is 1 satoshi.
You can stream those to the show to give value back to us, and you can set that amount and use whatever however you choose in doing so. You can also send a boost to the show. A boost will be sending a certain number of of sats to the show, because you feel like you need to provide the value back to us for the service we are providing you. You can also send what's called a boostogram. That would be a boost with a note attached, and you can use that to encourage us to continue what we're doing. You can use it to send a prayer request. You can use it to ask questions that we might be able to answer for you on the show in the future. The other ways you can do that is by heading over to our website. On our website, there is an embedded widget that you can use PayPal to send value to us, to support us in what we do because we do have costs. We have to pay for hosting and production and software and equipment and those kinds of things.
There's also a link there where you can purchase one time credits for us on Auphonic. Auphonic is a tool we use to, to process our audio each week to give you the best show we could present to you, but all that's there. If you wanna learn more about the value for value model, how it is we apply it to what we're doing with the show, you can head over our website, you can read up on it. You can do that by going to bible dash bytes.com/v4v. That's bible dashbytes, with a y, bydes.com/theletterv, the number 4, and the letter v. We hope that if you have a prayer request, you'd be willing to share that with us on the show so we can work together with the other members of the audience to lift that up to the Lord, in prayer. We have a contact form, on our linked on our website you can use to fill out and send that in.
We also you can like I said, you can send it through a boost to gram, through a modern podcast app so that we can receive that and and share that prayer request with those who are in the audience. I wanna continue with some prayer requests that we've had for a while now, and I wanna continue with them. Both my dad, as he is preparing this week to start his actual radiation treatments for the cancer that is in his body, We're hoping 6 weeks, that's we're they're hoping that in the 6 weeks, they'll be able to to know whether it's working and what further steps we'll need at that point. We wanna remember him, remember my mother, my mom as she as she works through this with him, and helps keep him positive and motivated and and on track with with everything, and most of all, that they would they both would return to to service for the lord and worshiping with others weekly, as as they have done in the past, but haven't for some time.
Continue to remember a family friend, Greg. Greg's still still dealing with the the issues of of the the cancer he may have, so we wanna continue to lift him up that god can touch him. Continue to remember me as we go through further. Blood work this this week looked pretty good. The the the diabetes looks to be in control with the medicine I'm on. However, there's looks to be some other issues going on potentially with, with my kidneys that could be related to the diabetes. So remember me, I would appreciate it tremendously. I've I've already handed over to to the lord and told him it's in his hands, but the the the more prayers that could come in, the more voices that lift up to the lord, I don't think it's gonna hurt.
And then finally, a new request this week. A gentleman who, as a as a youngster, was was pretty instrumental in in my growth as a as a youngster, in in the way of the Lord. He wasn't there when I when I was saved, but, he and his wife, who were my teachers in what we call junior church, it was a church service that took place upstairs, at the church when the regular service is going on on Sunday mornings. He and his wife were instrumental in building that foundation that ultimately led to me accepting Jesus as my savior. His name is Tim Kolekka. And Tim is sick. He has some illness going on.
What that is, I'm not really sure. He wasn't he didn't share that part, but he did he did hope for prayers. So if we can, please lift him up in prayer. He's a good Christian man. Like I said, he was an extreme extremely big influence on me as a youngster. He said he wasn't there when I got saved, but he and his wife did come and and did see myself, and my brother, when we were baptized, because of the close relationship that we had with them. But I wanna lift him up. So let's close out with one more prayer raising up the request we have to lord, and then we'll talk about our next episode. Heavenly father, again, we thank you for this chance to to come together and and learn from your word.
You provide us the guidance and the path to take. You presented this to me as a means to share things as I study and learn on my own so that other individuals may grow in your word as I am trying to do. We lift up the requests we have today just as we do each week. I want you to please touch my father, my mother. Help my father to heal. Help my mother to work in the situation to help him and touch them and continue to bless them in life as you have. Work on them to to get them to head back into service and to worship with others each week. Remember, Greg, as he goes through this process, you can touch him and heal him.
We know Greg's mother was saved, and I'm not sure Greg's position where he's at. But, hopefully, you know, if he's not saved, that you can touch him and and his wife and and help steer them toward you, if that's what we need. Remember me, Lord, as I continue to go through these health issues that you can touch me and help me to heal. And then also remember Tim, a very influential individual in my life growing up, learning your word as a youngster and ultimately leading, helping to lead me toward your son as my savior. Also, remember any unspoken request that the members of our audience may have. You know all the needs that we have, and we trust you to answer those needs with whatever plan fits into your will, with whatever answer you provide.
We work each week to share your word with the hope that ultimately someone may hear this show and may hear your word, and they accept your son, Jesus, as their savior. And that they then will be able to spend eternity in heaven with you, with Jesus, and all of the saved. We ask these things in the name of your son, our savior, Jesus. Amen. Our next episode, we'll look at miracle number 27 in our series. So we're getting close to the end. There are 37 total. We're getting close to the end of this. We're gonna look at Jesus healing a boy with an unclean spirit, and that is in 3 of the gospels, so you can look at that, read it ahead of time if you choose. Matthew chapter 17 verses 14 to 20.
It's in Mark chapter 9 verses 14 to 29, and Luke chapter 9 verses 37 to 43. Join us on this next episode we have of Bible Bites where we work to inspire faith 1 bite at a time. Bible bites. Bible bites.
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We've gathered here today with open hearts and minds to grow in faith and truth in every word we
[00:00:51] Randy Black:
Welcome to Bible Bites, where we work to inspire faith one bite at a time. I'm your host, Randy Black. The story of Jesus' healing of a man born blind that we see in the gospel of John chapter 9 verses 1 through 12 is a powerful testimony of Christ's ability to bring both physical and spiritual sight. This miraculous event not only reveals Jesus' compassion and divine power, but also challenges us to consider how we perceive God's work in our own lives. Through this scripture, we're going to explore the significance of this healing event and what it means to live with spiritual clarity.
As we do each and every week on the show, let's open up with a word of prayer. Heavenly father, thank you for your word that guides us and transforms us As we study the healing of the man born blind, open our eyes to see your truth and work in our lives. Help us to recognize your power and purpose even in our struggles. May your holy spirit lead us into a deeper understanding of your love and of your grace. In the name of your son, our savior, Jesus, we pray. Amen. John chapter 9 verses 1 through 12. As Jesus passed by, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, Rabbi, who sinned this man or his parents that he would be born blind?
Jesus answered, it was neither that this man sinned nor his parents, but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must carry out the works of him who sent me as long as it is day. Night is coming when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world. When he had said this, he spit on the ground and made mud from the saliva, and applied the mud to his eyes and said to him, go, wash in the pool of Siloam, which is translated sent. So he left and washed and came back seeing. So the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, is this not the one who used to sit and beg?
Others were saying, this is he. Still others were saying, no, but he is like him. The man himself kept saying, I am the one. So they were saying to him, how then were your eyes opened? He answered, the man who is called Jesus made mud and spread it on my eyes and said to me, go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and I received sight. And they said to him, where is he? He said, I do not know. Jesus's encounter with the blind man begins with a question from the disciples about the cause of his blindness. Their question reflects a common belief of the time that suffering was directly tied to sin.
Jesus, however, refutes this assumption, stating that the man's condition was an opportunity for the works of God to be displayed. This shifts the focus from blame to purpose, teaching us to view challenges as a platform for God's glory. In verses 45, Jesus emphasizes the urgency of his mission, describing himself as the light of the world. This metaphor not only underscores his role in dispelling spiritual darkness, but also connects the physical restoration of the blind man's sight. By healing him, Jesus demonstrates that he is the source of both physical and spiritual illumination.
The method Jesus uses to heal the man, spitting on the ground, making mud, and applying it to his eyes is both unusual and deeply symbolic. The act recalls God's creation of humanity from the dust of the earth. We see that in Genesis 2 verse 7. Jesus commanded him to go and wash in the pool of Siloam, which means sent, further reinforcing this theme of obedience and of faith. The man's willingness to follow Jesus' instructions leads to his miraculous healing. When the man returns with his sight restored, his neighbors and others who knew him are divided in their reactions. Some doubt the miracle while others struggle to reconcile the transformation with their previous perceptions of the man.
This highlights how the works of God can challenge our own understanding and provoke questions that lead to deeper exploration of faith. This man's simple yet profound testimony, the man who is called Jesus made mud and spread it on my eyes, and I receive sight. That underscores the power, of personal experience with Christ. His story invites us to consider how we too can share our encounters with Jesus to inspire faith in others. We have 4 key takeaways from this passage of scripture. The first is about or looks at God's sovereignty and suffering. Challenges in life are not always a result of sin, but can serve as opportunities to display God's glory.
Jesus reframed the disciples' question about the blind man's condition by focusing on God's purpose rather than assigning blame. This teaches us the view to view difficulties as divine opportunities where God's power and goodness can shine through. When when we face struggles, it is crucial to seek God's perspective and trust that he can use our circumstances for his glory. Such a mindset transforms suffering from a source of despair into a chance to experience God's grace and strength. Our second takeaway is the the idea that of Jesus as the light of the world.
Christ brings both physical and spiritual sight, illuminating the path to salvation. His statement, while I am in the world, I am the light of the world, reminds us of his role in dispelling darkness and revealing truth. Just as he restored the blind man's sight, Jesus desires to open our spiritual eyes to see his purpose and his love. His light exposes sin and guides us toward a life of righteousness. Embracing Jesus as the light means allowing him to lead us, transform our understanding, and illuminate the areas of our lives that need his healing touch.
Our 3rd takeaway looks at the idea of faith and obedience. The blind man's healing required him to trust and act on Jesus' instructions, demonstrating the importance of faith in action. Obeying Jesus by washing in the pool of Siloam, even though the method seemed unconventional, was a pivotal moment in the man's journey. This reminds us that faith often involves stepping out of our comfort zones and trusting God's guidance even when it defies logic. Obedience to God's word is an essential expression of our faith, and it positions us to experience his miraculous work in our lives. Without action, faith remains incomplete and ineffective, and our last takeaway is the concept of the personal testimony.
Sharing our experience with Jesus, can be a powerful way to witness to others. The healed man's testimony was simple yet impactful. I was blind, and now I see. His personal encounter with Jesus became a source of curiosity and faith for those around him. Similarly, other stories of transformation can inspire others to seek Christ and trust in his power. We do not need elaborate or eloquent words. Authenticity and sincerity resonate the most. By sharing how Jesus has worked in our lives, we become vessels through which his glory is revealed and his message is spread.
The disciple's question about the blind man's condition reflects a human tendency to seek reasons for suffering. How often do we focus on assigning blame rather than seeking God's purpose? This passage challenges us to reframe our perspective, viewing difficulties as opportunities for God's power to be revealed to us. Jesus' declaration that he is the light of the world invites us to consider areas of our own lives where we need his illumination. Are there places where we are spiritually blind, unable to see God's, hand at work?
This scripture encourages us to seek Jesus as the source of clarity and of truth. The blind man's obedience to Jesus' unusual instructions demonstrates the importance of trust even when god's methods seem unconventional. How willing are we to step out in faith, trusting that god's ways are higher than ours? His healing reminds us that faith requires action. The reaction of the neighbors and bystanders show how transformative encounters with Jesus can challenge others. Do our lives reflect Christ's work in such a way that it it prompts others to ask questions? This passage of scripture calls us to live boldly, sharing our testimony to point others toward Jesus.
Finally, the simplicity of the blind man's testimony reminds us that we don't need elaborate words to share our faith. Our personal experience with Jesus is a powerful tool for inspiring belief in others. As we do each and every week as we finish our study of the scripture, let's close it with a prayer. Lord, we thank you for your son, Jesus, being the light of the world, for bringing clarity and healing to our lives. Help us to trust in you fully even when your ways are beyond our understanding. Open our eyes to see your work in our struggles and give us the boldness to share our testimonies with others.
May our lives reflect your power and bring glory to your name. In the name of your son, our savior Jesus, we pray.
[00:13:15] Randy Black:
Amen.
[00:13:16] Unknown:
This podcast supports podcasting 2.0, so feel free to send us a boost if you are listening on a new podcast app. Find your new app now at podcasting2.org/apps. That's podcasting2.org/apps.
[00:13:32] Randy Black:
This podcast operates under what's known as the value for value model, and we hope that each week as we produce these episodes and share scripture with you, that we are providing you value, that in turn you would would would like to provide value back to us. And that comes in 3 forms under the value for value model, and that's time, talent, or treasure. Time is as simple as listening to the to the episode that comes out each week, or even taking the time to share that episode with someone else who maybe you feel in need of what that episode can provide.
Talent would be stepping up and offering to help us with the production of the show. It could be in creating cover art for each episode as we do a different image for each episode. It could be in providing scripture or ideas for topics that could be used to build and construct lessons for each week. It could be even going as far as to write a lesson or stepping up and joining us to record a lesson for the show. And the last area is treasure, which means it has some type of, in this case, financial monetary value. If you're listening in a modern podcast app, you can stream sats currently. Sats are satoshis. That's a 100 millionth of a Bitcoin is 1 satoshi.
You can stream those to the show to give value back to us, and you can set that amount and use whatever however you choose in doing so. You can also send a boost to the show. A boost will be sending a certain number of of sats to the show, because you feel like you need to provide the value back to us for the service we are providing you. You can also send what's called a boostogram. That would be a boost with a note attached, and you can use that to encourage us to continue what we're doing. You can use it to send a prayer request. You can use it to ask questions that we might be able to answer for you on the show in the future. The other ways you can do that is by heading over to our website. On our website, there is an embedded widget that you can use PayPal to send value to us, to support us in what we do because we do have costs. We have to pay for hosting and production and software and equipment and those kinds of things.
There's also a link there where you can purchase one time credits for us on Auphonic. Auphonic is a tool we use to, to process our audio each week to give you the best show we could present to you, but all that's there. If you wanna learn more about the value for value model, how it is we apply it to what we're doing with the show, you can head over our website, you can read up on it. You can do that by going to bible dash bytes.com/v4v. That's bible dashbytes, with a y, bydes.com/theletterv, the number 4, and the letter v. We hope that if you have a prayer request, you'd be willing to share that with us on the show so we can work together with the other members of the audience to lift that up to the Lord, in prayer. We have a contact form, on our linked on our website you can use to fill out and send that in.
We also you can like I said, you can send it through a boost to gram, through a modern podcast app so that we can receive that and and share that prayer request with those who are in the audience. I wanna continue with some prayer requests that we've had for a while now, and I wanna continue with them. Both my dad, as he is preparing this week to start his actual radiation treatments for the cancer that is in his body, We're hoping 6 weeks, that's we're they're hoping that in the 6 weeks, they'll be able to to know whether it's working and what further steps we'll need at that point. We wanna remember him, remember my mother, my mom as she as she works through this with him, and helps keep him positive and motivated and and on track with with everything, and most of all, that they would they both would return to to service for the lord and worshiping with others weekly, as as they have done in the past, but haven't for some time.
Continue to remember a family friend, Greg. Greg's still still dealing with the the issues of of the the cancer he may have, so we wanna continue to lift him up that god can touch him. Continue to remember me as we go through further. Blood work this this week looked pretty good. The the the diabetes looks to be in control with the medicine I'm on. However, there's looks to be some other issues going on potentially with, with my kidneys that could be related to the diabetes. So remember me, I would appreciate it tremendously. I've I've already handed over to to the lord and told him it's in his hands, but the the the more prayers that could come in, the more voices that lift up to the lord, I don't think it's gonna hurt.
And then finally, a new request this week. A gentleman who, as a as a youngster, was was pretty instrumental in in my growth as a as a youngster, in in the way of the Lord. He wasn't there when I when I was saved, but, he and his wife, who were my teachers in what we call junior church, it was a church service that took place upstairs, at the church when the regular service is going on on Sunday mornings. He and his wife were instrumental in building that foundation that ultimately led to me accepting Jesus as my savior. His name is Tim Kolekka. And Tim is sick. He has some illness going on.
What that is, I'm not really sure. He wasn't he didn't share that part, but he did he did hope for prayers. So if we can, please lift him up in prayer. He's a good Christian man. Like I said, he was an extreme extremely big influence on me as a youngster. He said he wasn't there when I got saved, but he and his wife did come and and did see myself, and my brother, when we were baptized, because of the close relationship that we had with them. But I wanna lift him up. So let's close out with one more prayer raising up the request we have to lord, and then we'll talk about our next episode. Heavenly father, again, we thank you for this chance to to come together and and learn from your word.
You provide us the guidance and the path to take. You presented this to me as a means to share things as I study and learn on my own so that other individuals may grow in your word as I am trying to do. We lift up the requests we have today just as we do each week. I want you to please touch my father, my mother. Help my father to heal. Help my mother to work in the situation to help him and touch them and continue to bless them in life as you have. Work on them to to get them to head back into service and to worship with others each week. Remember, Greg, as he goes through this process, you can touch him and heal him.
We know Greg's mother was saved, and I'm not sure Greg's position where he's at. But, hopefully, you know, if he's not saved, that you can touch him and and his wife and and help steer them toward you, if that's what we need. Remember me, Lord, as I continue to go through these health issues that you can touch me and help me to heal. And then also remember Tim, a very influential individual in my life growing up, learning your word as a youngster and ultimately leading, helping to lead me toward your son as my savior. Also, remember any unspoken request that the members of our audience may have. You know all the needs that we have, and we trust you to answer those needs with whatever plan fits into your will, with whatever answer you provide.
We work each week to share your word with the hope that ultimately someone may hear this show and may hear your word, and they accept your son, Jesus, as their savior. And that they then will be able to spend eternity in heaven with you, with Jesus, and all of the saved. We ask these things in the name of your son, our savior, Jesus. Amen. Our next episode, we'll look at miracle number 27 in our series. So we're getting close to the end. There are 37 total. We're getting close to the end of this. We're gonna look at Jesus healing a boy with an unclean spirit, and that is in 3 of the gospels, so you can look at that, read it ahead of time if you choose. Matthew chapter 17 verses 14 to 20.
It's in Mark chapter 9 verses 14 to 29, and Luke chapter 9 verses 37 to 43. Join us on this next episode we have of Bible Bites where we work to inspire faith 1 bite at a time. Bible bites. Bible bites.
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