WORSHIP GUIDE
October 5, 2025
Believe Sermon Series - The Book of John
Title: I Once Was Blind
Dr. Mike Powers - Lead Pastor
Scripture Passage: John 9:1-12 (ESV)
As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” 6 Having said these things, he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man's eyes with the mud 7 and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing.
8 The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some said, “It is he.” Others said, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.” 10 So they said to him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” 11 He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed and received my sight.” 12 They said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do not know.”
Main Idea: Jesus is the light that brings sight to the blind
- The problem of sin is blindness
- The Day of Salvation is today
- The Trophy of Grace is You
- The Power of Christ is Healing
Weekly Prayer Prompts:
Praying Scripture will help build a more focused and creative prayer life. Read the Scripture text slowly and carefully. As you read, pray as the Lord brings prayers to your mind, and you can use these prompts if you get stuck or need more ideas. The point is to practice prayer, so even if you don’t pray through the whole list, just doing it is a success!
John 9:1-12
- Praise the Lord that we don’t get sick every time we sin.
- Pray that the works of God would be displayed in your life even through your weakness.
- Praise God for having power and authority over sickness.
- Thank God for being kind, loving and compassionate so that he sees our needs and meets them.
- Praise God for knowing exactly how we need healing and providing it, whether in this life or the next.
- Praise Jesus for being the light of the world.
- Ask the Lord to make you a bold, truthful, obedient witness for Him.
- Pray for the lost you know to see Jesus for who he is.
- Worship Jesus for being God and Savior, the fulfillment of all prophecy and the all powerful and gracious one.
- Praise God for his wisdom that is higher than ours, turning the wisdom of the world upside down.
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MINISTRY REPORT
September 21, 2025
Sunday Worship Count - 9:00 and 10:30 am - 1504
Total General Fund Contributions and Preschool at The Creek Income
Week of September 15-21, 2025: $51,418
Year to Date: $2,725,715
Food Pantry Update:
Our next Community Food Pantry - Saturday, October 11 & 25 (9-11 am)
** IMMEDIATE NEED FOR NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS **
Click Here for a List of Needed Food Items
Our Community Food Pantry events are held twice a month on the second and fourth Saturdays. Please contribute as you are able to assist us in helping families facing hunger. Items may be dropped off in the collection barrels both inside and outside the church near the office entrance. Thank you for your donations and compassion.
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