A sermon on Matthew 5

Name: A sermon on Matthew 5
Uploaded: 2026-01-12T05:33:40.000Z
Duration: 93 min 23 s
Description: In John 9, the neighbors, Pharisees, and parents each respond to Jesus' miracle with willful blindness; ignoring or suppressing clear evidence because it threatens their pride, authority, or safety; while the healed beggar alone has the resolve to give glory to God by telling the truth about Jesus, showing that spiritual blindness is fundamentally a matter of the will, not the intellect.

In John 9, the neighbors, Pharisees, and parents each respond to Jesus' miracle with willful blindness; ignoring or suppressing clear evidence because it threatens their pride, authority, or safety; while the healed beggar alone has the resolve to give glory to God by telling the truth about Jesus, showing that spiritual blindness is fundamentally a matter of the will, not the intellect.

Originally titled “1/11/26 Kenwood Baptist Church Live Stream”

Stories told

healing of the man born blind (John 9)Naaman healed of leprosy the bronze serpent Elijah raising the widow of Zarephath's son Elisha raising the Shunammite's son

Scripture referenced

Matthew 5 Joshua 7 John 9 John 9:8–41 Matthew 15 Matthew 15:22 Numbers 5 2 Kings 5 Joshua 5 Numbers 5:15 Numbers 5:16 Joshua 7:5

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