Playlist: Pharisees, Blindness (topic)
The Healing of a Man Born Blind (Part Three)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe Pharisees, in their spiritual blindness, refused to accept the truth of Jesus Christ's healing of the man born blind. They interrogated both the man and his parents, seeking to discredit the miracle by claiming Jesus could not be from God since He healed on the Sabbath. They even denied the man's blindness, concocting a …
The Blind See
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Pharisees, in their spiritual blindness, challenged Jesus, questioning His testimony and failing to recognize His divine origin. They could not grasp that He came from God and was returning to God, remaining blind to the truth despite His clear declarations. Jesus told them they would die in their sins, unable to understand …
The Healing of a Man Born Blind (Part Two)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe Pharisees believed that suffering results only from personal sin. They said that Jesus could not be from God since He had healed on the sabbath and decided that the man had not really been blind at all. The religious leaders persecuted the man who was healed of his blindness and denounced the healer Jesus Christ by calling …
The Healing of a Man Born Blind (Part One)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe Pharisees, who could see physically, remained spiritually blind. They rejected Jesus as the light of the world and attempted to stone Him. They viewed the man born blind only as a tool to trap Jesus. In contrast the man born blind could not see physically yet received both physical and spiritual sight from Christ. The man …
The Pharisees (Part 3)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughAlthough the Pharisees imposed harsh regulations, they found loopholes for themselves while proudly and hypocritically displaying their piety for show.
Hypocrisy: The Last Sin of America
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsHaving its roots in a Greek word denoting 'actor', hypocrisy suggests pretending or deceiving—a filthy inside disguised by a clean outside.
Facing Times of Stress: Lovers of Self
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsWe face the same kind of pressures and stress that Timothy faced, with perilous times ahead of us, threatening the existence of the nation and the church.