16/08/2026
SUNDAY SERVICE – 16TH AUGUST, 2026
MESSAGE BY REV. PAUL OKOSODO
TOPIC: END OF DISCUSSION
TEXT: JOHN 9:1–9
INTRODUCTION
The Bible tells us about a man who was born blind. One day, Jesus and His disciples were passing by, and the disciples saw the man.
Instead of asking Jesus how they could help him, they started discussing his condition.
They asked Jesus:
“Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?”
They were looking for someone to blame.
Imagine this man sitting there in his condition while people were discussing his life and trying to explain why he was suffering. But Jesus did not join their discussion.
Jesus answered:
“Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.”
In other words, there are some things that happen to glorify God, so that His name will be glorified.
The disciples saw a problem, but Jesus saw an opportunity for God to be glorified.
And I came to tell somebody this morning: what you are passing through is not necessarily how your story will end.
1. NOT EVERY CHALLENGE IS BECAUSE OF YOUR SIN
The disciples thought the man's blindness must have been caused by sin.
Just as the disciples thought, some persons today, when passing through tough times, think it is because of their sins. In some cases, others may even mock you in your condition, saying, “Your sin has caught up with you.”
But Jesus showed us that we must not always interpret people's challenges as punishment.
Genesis 1:31 says:
“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.”
God's creation was good. Yet here was a man born blind. This teaches us that some things happen to glorify God, so that His name will be glorified.
Do not allow people to make you believe that your present condition is the final chapter of your life.
Are people saying you have missed your miracle already? God is saying, you haven't.
2. THEY WERE DISCUSSING HIM, BUT JESUS WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE HIS STORY
The disciples were discussing the man's issue without his hearing.
Many people are discussing your tough times at your back, unknown to you. ~Some are discussing your marriage.
~Some are discussing your business.
~Some are discussing your career.
~Some are discussing your family.
~Some are discussing your present condition.
But hear me this morning:
~There is coming an end to the discussion!
~ I declare this morning, may God bring to an end every evil discussion against you, in the name of Jesus!
~ Every rumor going on in your name shall end today, in the name of Jesus!
May God put an end to every challenge in your life, in the mighty name of Jesus!
3. GOD IS KNOWN THE MORE WHEN HE SOLVES PROBLEMS
God is known the more when He solves problems.
Papa Idahosa was rejected, but when God used him to raise the dead in a family where he was rejected, the story changed and he was accepted.
Some things happen for God's name to be glorified. God allows some things to happen so that people will believe in you and the God you serve.
~ The same people who are asking questions today can become the people who will celebrate with you tomorrow.
~ The same people who are laughing today will ask, “How did it happen?”
God can take a situation that looks like a shame and turn it into a testimony.
4. WHEN GOD WANTS TO SURPRISE PEOPLE, HE DOES IT IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS
Jesus spat on the ground, made clay with the spittle, anointed the man's eyes with the clay and said to him:
“Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.”
Just imagine.
Jesus asked a blind man to go and wash his eyes. He did not tell someone to take him to the pool.
And The Bible says:
“He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.”
When God wants to surprise people, He does it in mysterious ways, in a way people won't understand.
Sometimes God's method may look foolish to people, but God's foolishness is wiser than men.
5. IN THE WORLD WHERE YOU ARE, ALWAYS SEE YOURSELF AS THE LIGHT
Before Jesus performed the miracle, He made a powerful statement:
“As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
In the world where you are, always see yourself as the light.
You may be surrounded by darkness, but you are not darkness.
You may be going through a difficult season, but that does not mean your future is dark.
When the Light enters a situation, darkness must give way. So, do not see yourself as defeated.
I declare:
~You will see again!
~You will continue to see far beyond your enemies.
~You will see favour.
~You will see miracles.
~You will see testimonies.
~You will see restoration.
~You will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!
6. AFTER THE MIRACLE, THE DISCUSSION ENDED
Before the miracle, they were asking:
“Who sinned?”
But after the miracle, the discussion changed.
“Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.”
The man who was once known as the blind man was now standing before them seeing.
After the miracle, that was the end of the discussion between the disciples.
May God end every discussion that is not in your favour, in the name of Jesus!
7. YOU ARE THE ONE!
The man said:
“I am he.”
~ You are the one God has shown mercy.
~ You are the one God has favoured.
~ You are the one God is about to lift.
You are the one!
~Your testimony will identify you.
~Your miracle will identify you.
~Your favour will identify you.
People may have forgotten your name because of your condition, but when God changes your story, they will know that you are the one!
I declare:
~ You are the one God will surprise.
~ You are the one God will favour.
~ You are the one God will lift.
~You are the one who will testify.
8. YOUR NEIGHBOURS WILL SEE YOUR TESTIMONY
Verse 8 says the neighbours and those who had seen him before began to wonder.
They asked:
“Is not this he that sat and begged?”
Yesterday, they knew him as the blind man. Today, they were asking questions because something had changed.
I prophesy into your life:
~ Your neighbours will hear and see your testimony!
~ Neighbours that have laughed at you yesterday will rejoice and celebrate with you today.
~ Those who knew you by your tears will see your joy.
~Those who knew you by your struggle will see your celebration.
~ Those who knew you by your problem will know you by your testimony.
AMEN!
SHALOM!