Eyes to See
Anthony Iovino 8-30-12
ILLUSTRATION:
5729 Moody’s “Saints” Stayed In Church
At a church where D. L. Moody was invited to preach, he was warned that some of the congregation usually left before the end of the sermon.
When Mr. Moody rose to begin his sermon, he announced, “I am going to speak to two classes of people this morning: first to the sinners, and then to the saints.”
He proceeded to address the “sinners” for awhile, then said they could leave. For once every member of the congregation stayed to the end of the sermon.
Scripture -John 9:1-41
Time and time again the Pharisees questioned Jesus about the miracles he performed: healing on the Sabbath and where did he receive his authority from in order to perform these miracles. (more…)