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June 2009 Gospel Meeting; Sunday Speaker: Aubrey Belue Monday - Friday Speaker: Jeff May |
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Welcome To The Jackson Drive Church Of Christ Website! Audio Sermons Available Online Hiram Hutto - El Dareer Debate - October 1974 Schedule Of Services: Sunday Morning: Sunday
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Preacher: David Deason
Elders: Malcolm Andrews Owen Griggs
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Things A Blind Man Saw! No, blind men don't see. At least, not in the normal sense of the term. But seeing sometimes doesn't mean physical sight. We often use the term to talk about the understanding of a concept. Have you ever said, "I see what you mean"? You understood, you understand. And sometimes those without physical sight come to understand things that their more fortunate friends never see. Let me illustrate... We are first introduced to the apostle Paul before he became the apostle Paul. Saul, of Tarsus, was his name. Persecution was his plan. Zealous and relentless was his manner. Christians feared him, and with good reason. But the Lord had a plan for Saul and He appeared to him on the road to Damascus to begin unfolding that plan to him (Acts 9:1-9). This meeting caused Saul to be left without sight for three days. It was during that sightless time that he who would later become the apostle to the Gentiles came to understand some very important truths. He saw that he was a sinner. Unlike many who deny their sin, or blame others, Saul saw himself as the front runner in the category (1 Timothy 1:15). I doubt that Saul had committed more sins, or sins with worse consequences, than others. But his sins were just that — they were his sins. The worst sin in the world is my sin. It doesn't make a difference what it is. One can never be so blind as when he refuses to see his own failures before God. He saw that conscience was not a safe guide. Jesus predicted that some would kill His disciples while believing that, in doing so, they were doing God a service (John 16:2). And Saul was the man. Even though he held the coats of those who stoned defenseless Stephen, with his own lips he confessed "Brethren, I have lived my life with a perfectly good conscience up to this day" (Acts 23:1). Was it wrong to kill Christians? Certainly! He thought he was doing right and he was honest and sincere about what he was doing, but he was wrong! Friend, just because you believe you are right does not make it so. God's Word should be your only standard of right and wrong. He saw that his father's religion was wrong. Paul had to change. In this case, from Judaism to following Christ. He had to face the fact that his Dad and Mom were religiously wrong. This is never a pleasant thing. When you give up your father's religion sometimes those closest to you brand you as a traitor and as disloyal to those who love you most. That hurts. But Paul said, "...those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ." And the truth is, you may have to do the same thing. And you should be willing to do so. Saul of Tarsus, while blind, came to see or understand some important things. Things that you and I should understand as well. Consider them. — Jim Deason |
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