‘ONE THING I DO KNOW’ Miracle of the Blind JOHN 9:25 (Sermon)

In our 2025 Women Conference (Women on Fire convention), we looked at the theme:  “ONE THING I DO KNOW…”  from JOHN 9:25.  Our convener and host, Mrs Njide Mkparu, delivered a rhema driven address. ‘ONE THING I DO KNOW’ Miracle of the Blind JOHN 9:25 (Sermon). You may read also: ‘The Power of Prayer (Sermon ) Acts 12: 1-10’

The blind man’s response in John 9:25 —“One thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”
is one of the most powerful, honest, and unshakable declarations of personal transformation in all of Scripture.

‘ONE THING I DO KNOW’ Miracle of the Blind JOHN 9:25 (Sermon)

Introduction

Personally, I tagged the miracle of John 9, “the miracle that went viral. O gbari Igbo gharii,  miracle chara umu uwa vaam n’anya!

They questioned him.
They doubted him.
They even tried to intimidate him.

But in the middle of all their noise — religious debates, theological confusion, and accusations — one man stood up and dropped a line that silenced the room and echoed through eternity:

“One thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see.” (John 9:25)

This is not just a statement — it’s a mic-drop moment.

It’s the raw, undeniable power of a personal encounter with Jesus Christ. While the Pharisees wrestled with laws and loopholes, this man didn’t need a degree in divinity. He had proof in his eyes. He was the evidence.

You see, when God does something real in your life, you don’t need to explain every detail —

* your transformation speaks louder than any argument.

This is the story of a man born blind, who didn’t go looking for Jesus, but Jesus came looking for him. And what followed wasn’t just the miracle of sight, but the birth of bold faith.

Here, we dive into a miracle that starts with mud but ends with a mouth full of truth — the kind of truth that no one can take from you. Because *when Jesus opens your eyes, no one can shut your mouth.

“While He was passing by, He noticed a man [who had been] blind from birth. Vrs 1 (AMP)”. This is one of my favourite verses. This man wasn’t hustling for his miracle like others, he wasn’t shouting, he wasn’t pushing in the crowd to touch Jesus, he didn’t have to climb a tree for Jesus to see him. Grace located him, favour followed him and Jesus passed his way and noticed him..

Beloved, Jesus still is, He passes, He is noticing, He is seeing…

Jesus is passing by everyday of our life; unfortunately, some of us have missed him because we are not in the place where we are supposed to be. Jesus cannot pass in the life of any man or woman without visible transformation.

^{John 9: 8 “}So the neighbors, and those who used to know him as a beggar, said, “Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?” ⁹ Some said, “It is he.” Still others said, “No, but he looks like him.” But he kept saying, “I am the man.”

When Jesus passes; every dead parts becomes alive, closed eyes become open, buried destines come alive, delayed miracles come alive, darkness give way, unimportant person becomes a celebrity.

After today, every mouth that has mocked you, that laughed at you that you are ‘a never do well’, with the same mouth, they will spread the news of your exploit.

I pray for you, just as the news of this blind man spread everywhere overnight, your good news shall spread everywhere this year and beyond in the name of Jesus.

I pray for you again, every age-long reproach, diseases, shame, burden in your life, in your family, every tied destiny, *every short-changed destiny, someone is shinning with your family destiny, for your sake this morning, Jesus has come, they have been lifted off your shoulders in Jesus name. Amen.

The blind man’s response; “One thing I do know…” is a powerful answer. I tried to find words or phrases to quantify or describe his response.

Here are the kinds of words and phrases that best capture the tone, depth, and power of that response:

• Unshakable

Despite being interrogated, intimidated, and even insulted by the Pharisees, his answer is firm and fearless. He may not have all the theological explanations, but he stands on what he knows firsthand.

“You can argue all day — but I know what happened to me.”

• Testimonial

This is a living testimony, not theory or borrowed faith. His words show the raw power of a personal encounter with Jesus.

• Direct & Clear

No fluff. No drama. Just facts. It’s concise, undeniable, and straight to the point:

“I don’t know everything, but I know this one thing…”

• Defiant Truth

It’s a courageous response in the face of pressure. The man boldly states his truth even though he knows it could get him cast out of the synagogue (and eventually, it does in verse 34).

• Experiential Wisdom

This is wisdom born of experience. He doesn’t argue theology — he speaks from transformation. His words carry authority rooted in reality.

• Liberating

It speaks of freedom — physically, spiritually, and emotionally. His words reflect someone who has been touched by divine grace and is no longer afraid to speak up.

The blind man’s response is a defiant, experiential declaration of truth that cuts through religious noise and challenges hypocrisy. It is the voice of a transformed life that refuses to be silenced by doubt or dogma.

ONE THING I DO KNOW Miracle of the Blind JOHN 9:25 (Sermon)

While studying the account of the healing of the blind man in John 9, I have also discovered that there are roles he played for his miracle to be completed. For us to receive from God, there are parts God wants us to play while He plays His. The number one role I saw here this blind man played is;

1. OUR VISIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY: The blind man was not hiding, he was where Jesus was passing and Jesus noticed Him. As a child of God, you must make your life available for Jesus to see and notice you. When He sees us, He sees our imperfections and makes them perfect. He sees our troubles, He sees our diseases… But all these are possible if you can remain where Jesus can see us.

The crowd was blocking the blind Bartimaeus, but his voice was visible. The Bible said, he shouted the more. I charge us today to come to and go to Jesus, make our lives available for His touch. Most important, be where he will notice you.

2. OBEDIENCE/DOUBT: The obedience of the blind man in John 9 is quiet but powerful. When Jesus made mud with His saliva and anointed the man’s eyes, He gave him a simple instruction:

“Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (John 9:7).

Without questioning, without hesitation, and without even being promised healing, the man went. He obeyed before he saw — both physically and spiritually.

His obedience was immediate, complete, and done in faith. That step of obedience led to his miracle. It reminds us that sometimes, God’s instructions may seem odd or unclear, but blessings often follow obedience without understanding.

He didn’t need to see Jesus to obey Him — he just needed to trust His voice. That’s where today’s Christians have issues. We want to go to “Now, now ministry”. Even Jesus miracles; some took time, some followed processes. His own is to do great wonders; ours is to obey Him, obey His voice; obey His command.

God also speaks through His Prophets but most times, we doubt them, over-familiarity. This was the case with Jesus and His people at Nazareth, Bible said he couldn’t do many miracles. “And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them” Mark 6:5

3. LIVING WITHOUT SINS: Like I have always told people anywhere I ministered: ‘sin is a sinker, it sinks blessings and miracles. Sin is a blocker, it blocks blessings and miracles. Sin is separator, sin limits.

We saw from the story of the blind man that people thought it was what he did or what his parents did was responsible for his blindness. That means, when we live in sin, we are installing evil for us and for our children. But I thank God for the testimony of Jesus over the young man and his parents.

But even if we have sinned, God is calling us unto repentance. In the 2 Chron 7:14, he said if we repent and turn away from our sins and called upon Him, He will hear us from heaven and heals our land. AVOID SINS TODAY… REPENT AND TURN TO GOD. ONE THING I DO KNOW Miracle of the Blind JOHN 9:25 (Sermon)

4. INTIMIDATION MEETS BOLDNESS: The moment the blind man was healed, he faced another bigger challenge as big as the one he found himself before. He faced intimidation. I learnt here that as we are living, problem no dey finish, from one phase to another. But your disposition in the faces of these problems determines how far and how well you will go.

Those challenges come with intimidation and the end result, fear. We saw it in 2020 during the outbreak of the Corona Virus. It came with intimidation. Ok, we have agreed that the virus is real, allow us to talk how we tackled it. Noooo! The world leader shut at us. What intimidation does in our lives is to instil fear in our lives so with can chicken out and back out from what we originally believed.

But like the blind man, we are to come with boldness, when intimidation is meeting with boldness, it is crippled. In John 9, when intimidation rose, the once-blind man stood tall with unshakable boldness. Though uneducated and newly healed, he boldly faced the Pharisees who questioned and mocked him, even calling Jesus a sinner. While his parents dodged the Pharisees’ questions out of fear of being expelled from the synagogue, this once-blind man refused to cower. ONE THING I DO KNOW Miracle of the Blind JOHN 9:25 (Sermon)

Despite repeated interrogation, threats, and insults, he fearlessly stood his ground, insisting on the truth of his experience: “One thing I do know—that though I was blind, now I see” (John 9:25).

He even challenged the Pharisees’ authority with sharp wit and courage, asking if they too wanted to become Jesus’ disciples. His boldness in the face of intimidation reveals a man more convinced by personal encounter than by religious pressure.

5. ALWAYS STAND IN THE TRUTH: Stand on the Truth — Even When It’s Unpopular

In John 9, the man born blind stood firmly on the truth of his healing, even as powerful religious leaders tried to intimidate and discredit him. The Pharisees mocked him, questioned him repeatedly, and insulted him — yet he refused to change his story.

While others, including his own parents, chose silence out of fear, this man chose truth over comfort. His courage reminds us that truth doesn’t need to be popular to be powerful. When we stand on what we know God has done, no amount of pressure can shake our testimony.

Truth, especially when backed by personal experience, is a weapon stronger than intimidation.

‘ONE THING I DO KNOW’ Miracle of the Blind JOHN 9:25 (Sermon)

 

“One Thing I Do Know…” — A Powerful Summary of John 9

In John 9, Jesus did what no one had ever done — He gave sight to a man born blind. This miracle wasn’t just about physical healing; it was about revealing the light of the world to a man who had only ever known darkness. When religious leaders tried to discredit his healing, confuse his story, and intimidate his testimony, the man stood his ground. He didn’t have all the theological answers, but he had one unshakable truth:

“One thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see.”

His past couldn’t define him. The opinions of others couldn’t silence him. His experience with Jesus became his boldest sermon.

CONFERENCE SONG:

Jesus soo Gi ga-achi

Jesus soo Gi ga-achi

Onye si n’ Ogaghi achi asuo ya ka ofia.

Onye sin a O gaghi achi, e foo ya ka ero.

✨ Prophetic Declarations:

• You may not have all the answers, but one thing you will know — that today, 31^st day in May, 2025, Jesus stepped into your situation.
• Where there was blindness, clarity is coming! Where there is cobweb, heavenly wind is blowing them away!
• Every lie trying to silence your testimony is broken today! The mouth telling them, is shut!
• From today, you will walk in boldness, and your life will declare: “I was down, but now I rise. I was bound, but now I’m free. I was blind, but now I see!”
• If you believe it can you stand and roar a thunderous Amen!

Jesus located the blind man and he was announced. YOU ARE THE NEXT!

I am your sister, Mrs Njide Mkparu.

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