The Authority Of Christ

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John 9:1-38

Big Idea: Surrendering to the absolute authority of Christ reveals the absolute worth of man

1. Jesus has the authority (v. 1-12)

a) Over all knowledge and truth
b) Over sin
c) Over reconciliation with a relational God

2. How the world responds to the truth of Jesus’s authority (v. 13-34)

a) Seeking answers from the wrong authority
b) Claiming God’s authority as your own
c) Ambivalence toward Jesus as God
d) Fear of man not fear of God

3. How we respond to the truth of Jesus’s authority (v. 13-34)

a) Listen
b) Respond
c) Declare
d) Worship