It is important to understand how good, proper authority functions. In the passage before us today, the religious leaders directly challenge Jesus’ authority. What right does he have to come…
Let us look at this passage together, and consider what a blind man shows us about following Jesus. We’ll first look at the opening story, and then we’ll walk through…
Why is faith a challenge? Because we are creatures of time and space. We do not see what we hope for. Furthermore, our sinful nature tempts us to reject the…
In today’s passage, we witness another double-sided message from Jesus, actions that both bless and challenge us. The topic is again Jesus’ authority. Today’s passage picks up after the report…
There are four miracle events in this passage. During or after all four of these miracles, Jesus either commands silence about himself or the event, or he conceals himself form…