So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.And he answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which ye have seen and heard; the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good tidings preached to them.
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… somebody else, a little more qualified? That's what they asked Jesus. And Jesus didn't lambast John. He didn't condemn him for his doubt. Instead, he said, go back and report to John what you hear and see. The blind receive sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. All of those are quotations from the Old Testament about what the true Messiah would do. well, John, these things are happening. He was very patient and very compassionate with John in his doubt. But the point is that these works were given to Jesus to do to prove he was the Messiah. In John 10 verses 37 and 38, John wrote, quoting Jesus, if I do not do the works of my father, don't believe. But if I do them, though you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the father is in me and I am in the father. …
… sicknesses, and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind. So he replied to the messengers, go back and report to John what you have seen and heard. The blind receive sight, the lame walk. Those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me. We're going to go back to that verse 19 for our message today. Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else? The title of my message today is a question. What if I got it wrong? You ever wondered that before? What if I got it wrong? I know you can't nod too much because you came to church with them, but what if… and you drove to church in it, and the salesman told you it was a good deal, but what if I got it wrong? We're going to talk about it today. Father, I know what you spoke to me, but I asked God, would you use me to speak it to them? I would be so honored if you would use me, Lord. Here's my voice box. Here's my mind. Everything I got is yours, Lord. Use me in their life, because you know what they need. …
Matthew, a one-time social outcast who had been changed by Jesus, recorded what he saw in others. The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised. And the good news is preached to the poor. Blessed is the man who does not fall away. And that is what this message is is all about. God wants you to be saved. God sent his Son so you might have life. It costs you nothing. It is absolutely free to you. Believe in the Son of God who takes away the sins of the world. If you need to know more about the Savior, call us. We can help. Believe in Jesus. Jesus came to forgive you of your sins, and by his blood give you a new life here and in eternity. Nobody likes to be ignored. Nobody likes to be written off. Not me, not you, not God. Let me tell you a story. It comes from India in the 1850s. At the home of the British Governor General, a three-year-old child wandered into a group of adults. There was nothing extraordinary in that, other than, the child was clutching a small poisonous snake, a Russell's viper. …