John 9:24-34

""Why, that's very strange!" the man replied [to the Jewish authorities. "Jesus] healed my eyes, and yet you don't know where he comes from? We know..."

What's it like to be on the inside, not being able to look out? This is the story of the blind man in John 9.

"Dear Friend, I want you to notice the different ways people in this story viewed the "man born blind" that you find in your Bibles (John 9:1-41):My....."

"Then [the Jewish leaders cursed the man who had been healed of his blindness] and said, "You are [Jesus'] disciple, but we are disciples of Moses! We...."

"So for the second time [the Jewish leaders] called in the man who had been blind [and was healed by Jesus] and told him, "God should get the glory for..."

""But what did [Jesus] do?" [the Jewish leaders] asked [the man who had been blind]. "How did he heal you?" "Look!" the man exclaimed. "I told you...."

""You were born a total sinner!" [the Jewish leaders answered to the man who had been healed of his blindness and who said Jesus had to be from God]......"

"Dear Disciple, On two previous days, I have had you look at John's account of the man who was born blind and whom I healed. We've seen how people can..."

Jesus challenges us to examine the everyday processes that we use to strip away the humanity of those around us and dismiss their value to us. Phil Ware reminds us how Jesus viewed people and challenged us by his example to view each person as someone in whom the works of God need to be done.

Have you offered sight to the blind? Cathy Messecar draws us into the story of the man born blind that was healed by Jesus in John 9 and reminds us that we are here to continue Jesus' ministry of healing and mercy.

How we view people impacts our lifestyle Phil Ware finishes his series on "The Andrew Effect" about connecting people with Jesus by reminding us how Jesus viewed people.

We can view people in ways that demean their value to God instead of viewing people as Jesus does! Phil Ware reminds us of the four ways we often view people that are very crass and treats them as less than human, then he compares that to how Jesus views people.