0688 The Fight for Your Sight

Matthew 20:30 Two blind man. Departed FROM Jericho

Luke 18:35 Certain blind man. Coming INTO Jericho

Mark 10:46 Certain blind man. Coming FROM Jericho

Jericho 15 miles of NE of Jerusalem. Old vs New rebuild by Herod

Matthew doubles:

Two demon possessed men (Matthew 8:28-34) verses (Mark 5:1-17; Luke 8:26-39)

Donkey and colt (Matthew 21:1-11) verses (Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:29-38)

Two angels (John and Luke) verses one (Matthew)

ITS NOT A CONTRADICTION!

1. OPPORTUNITY MUST BE SENSED. Blind but no stupid

TTY: Jesus is constant movement not monument

Opportunity is set of circumstances that make it possible to do something

Moved by spirit not by sight. Some time u need to go blind to start seeing

2. OPPORTUNITY IS PUNCTUAL

"I seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one" Mark Twain

"Opportunity knocks once, temptation will bang on the door for years"

{Manna in the wilderness}

{Coming to USA}

{Pool of Bethesda}

{Ark of Noah}

Opportunity to give your life to Jesus. {Bonnke Story}

Opportunity to serve Jesus. {Woman whose co worker died} [start home group]

TTY: Procrastination is an assassin of opportunity

3. POSITION YOURSELF FOR OPPORTUNITY

You can't create it but you can be prepared for one

You want a wife - go to the right well

You can't surf in your bathtub

--- They believe for what they don't see

Open your ears, not your eyes.

You are blessed

--- They speak what they believe

Don't speak what you see

--- They don't give up when it's hard, they persist until Jesus stops

If you want to win, don't quit; if want to quit don't start

People change - God does not!

When you get Jesus attention, people's attitudes tend to change (Joseph, David)

--- They see what they believe

When you believe what you don't see, you will see what you believe

Devil does not fight me for what I see

Open your mouth, open your ears, close your heart, so that He open your eyes

You will see, not for minute

Abraham opened ears, mouth, closed his heart to doubt - God opened his eyes

Some see partially, God who started will finish!

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 "Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal."