Well, if you would, open in your Bibles to the Gospel of John, Chapter 9. This morning, we'll be looking at John, Chapter 9, verses 13 through 41. And as I walked out of the room here, after praying with John before the service, Joshua said, Dad, are you going to preach on all of those verses? I said, yeah, yes, I am. So we do have a lot to say today, a lot to read today. I'm going to read the scripture passage as we go throughout the sermon. So I won't read it all up front at once, but we'll read it as we go through it. So let's ask for the Lord's blessing on our time. Gracious God and Heavenly Father, thank you so much for your word and for how it does open our eyes by the power of your Holy Spirit. We pray that as we consider your word today, that we would learn about our new experience or our experience as believers in this world, what it's like to transition and go from darkness to light and how it is we live as children of light in a still dark world. We pray you would give us grace to understand. May your spirit apply these things to our hearts and use this jar of clay for your glory sake. In Jesus name we ask it. Amen. But do you remember what it was like when you were first saved? When you first came to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ? Or if you had grown up in a Christian home and there was never a time when you didn't know Jesus, when the gospel of Jesus Christ really gripped you, really came home to you and you understood what it was to be saved by Jesus Christ. I imagine your hearts were filled with a great sense of joy at this new relationship you have with God Almighty. No longer is he a wrathful God waiting to judge you and condemn you, but now he is your loving father who has forgiven you, who has shown you mercy and grace upon grace. When you have this realization, you know you're in a relationship with Jesus Christ, you know that you have been changed. And it's a wonderful thing. And perhaps you begin to tell your family and your friends about this change, about this new relationship you have with Jesus, and some of them hear it with joy and great excitement. And yet as you continue to tell others, some don't respond exactly how you thought they would. They actually respond with some concern. a little reserved at the things that you are saying. They start to show some concern about how you've changed, a bit surprised at your change. And maybe you become surprised at this. Why are they acting this way? Where's all this hostility coming from? And it can be a startling thing. Or as one who's been a Christian for a while now, just not around many unbelievers, maybe growing up in a Christian home, being homeschooled or being part of a Christian school. Then you find yourself in the workplace or on a sports team and you experience resistance to your faith for the first time in your life. And it's startling. Well, in our text this morning, we read about a man who was changed. He had a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ. A man who was blind could now see. And what wonder, what joy, what excitement would have filled his heart, but then how startling an experience it would have been for him as he began to express his new change to those around him. We see that even though this man was not altogether clear about who Jesus was fully and about salvation in him, He still believed and trusted in the one who had changed him. He still believed that the one who had changed him had to be a prophet of God or had to be God himself because only God does things like this. A work had occurred in his heart that changed him to the point where he receives Jesus whenever Jesus is revealed to him. The man was changed and yet those around him responded with with rejection, with hostility, with separation. It's a startling experience for him. And I think we can learn quite a bit from this passage about the startling nature of our own conversions and of our own Christian lives. Not so much the startling nature of the miraculous work of conversion, but the startling experience of how those people who respond to us in our conversion. And it's my hope that by looking at this text we can find joy and peace and comfort in Jesus despite whatever startling or unsettling experiences you may have or continue to have in this life in response to that change. And that's really the main point for you this evening or this morning. Oh man, this morning. To find joy and peace and comfort in Jesus Christ. despite any startling conversion you may have experienced. Now I understand that a new semester has begun for many of you at college or high school or elementary school. And so what I've done for you here I have a lot to say what I've done for you here to help prep you for your new school year is to give you a very detailed and intense outline. All right. So we're going to go through this passage and we're going to consider it under six headings. All right. You ready for that. Six headings. The first one is the notice of the change, then the dislike of the method of change, disbelief of the change, effects of the change, comfort in the change, and then living with the change. Now, if you didn't get all of those, we will review them as we go forward. So let's look at the first one, notice of the change. And you really see that beginning back in verse 8. Look there with me, 8 to 13. 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? Some said, it is he. Others said, no, but he is like him. He kept saying, I am the man. And so they said to him, then how were your eyes opened? He answered, Well, the man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, go to Siloam and wash. And so I went and washed and received my sight. They said to him, where is he? He said, I do not know. So they brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Well, it's of no little significance that this formerly blind man could now see. John seems to emphasize this fact by reiterating that in verse 13. They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. This man can see now. This is a huge change in this man's life. One who would have fumbled around can now walk with clarity and with dexterity. One who could not look at the beautiful sky or the tapestry of the flowers in the fields could now marvel at the work of God in creation. And the one who would only ever really be able to know those around him by the sound of their voice, or maybe by their smell, can now see them with their eyes and recognize their faces as he talked with them more and more. How much joy and delight would have filled this man's life. And this change did not go unnoticed by those who knew the man. In verse 8, his neighbors, they recognized the change. And some find it very hard to believe that this is the same man, but he was the same man. And yet he was a different man because Jesus had changed him. And that's the way it is when Jesus changes people. Life is not the same, and others will see the difference. And so when you consider your own life, especially if you came to faith later in life, it's of no little significance that you who were spiritually blind can now see. You walk differently now, don't you? The things that you did, the things that you enjoy, they're not the same. Your view on the world has changed. You see the beauty of God in creation. You know the glory of God in salvation and your personality and your demeanor is transformed more and more as the spirit of God continues to work in your life. And maybe you remember how others commented about the differences they noticed in your life. You're not angry like you used to be. Or you don't talk like you used to. Or you don't laugh at the same jokes like you used to laugh at before. You're not coming out with us anymore like you used to before. You're not partying with us like you did before. You've changed. And perhaps they have a hard time recognizing you. But Jesus has changed you. and others notice the change. But not only do others notice the change in your life, but oftentimes the method of change is a shock to them. And many people dislike the method of the change. That's the second point. Dislike the method of the change. And this was the case for the formerly blind man. Look at verses 13 through 17. They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was the Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. So the Pharisees asked again, asked him again how he had received his sight. And he said to them, he put mud on my eyes and I washed and I see. Some of the Pharisees said, this man is not from God for he does not keep the Sabbath. But others said, well, how can a man who is a sinner do such signs? And there was a division among them. And so they said again to the blind man, what do you say about him since he has opened your eyes? And he said, he is a prophet. The change was so dramatic in this man's life that those around him, they take him to the experts of the day, right? They take him to the Pharisees. The people thought that the Pharisees would give the appropriate interpretation of what happened in this man's life. They would be the ones to assess the situation properly and give the proper religious response to what has occurred. And so they asked the man, how were you changed? And he has the opportunity to tell his story to the Pharisees. And as it turns out, he was healed by Jesus, but it was on the Sabbath day. And it was by making clay on the Sabbath day. Oh, no, no, no, no. You don't do that on the Sabbath day, not on the Sabbath day. You see, the Pharisees had so wrongly burdened the Sabbath day, they so wrongly construed the command to not work on the Sabbath day by adding so many additional laws that it ultimately became wrong to heal on the Sabbath day. It was wrong to mix spit and dirt together, to make clay on the Sabbath day. The method of change went against their ideas of what was appropriate. Their hearts were so hard, there was no room in their hearts for acts of mercy, and apparently no room for the miraculous either. This man who healed you, he can't be from God, because he performed a miracle on the Sabbath day. You can perform a miracle on any other day, but not the Sabbath day. Forget the fact that this man was changed. Forget the fact that there was a blind man who could now see a work that only God himself can do. The hardness of their hearts caused them to completely ignore the work of God happening around them because things did not go the way they thought they should go. It wasn't theologically or culturally appropriate for them. That's not how you're supposed to be changed. And what's so interesting as things today have not changed at all. That's the same way that the world responds to you when you're changed by the Lord Jesus Christ. And maybe people notice the change in your life, or if you've been a Christian for a while now, they notice the difference in your life and they ask, well, what happened to you? How did you change? Why are you different? And as soon as you tell them that you have been saved by Jesus Christ, that he is the one who transformed you, things get really awkward, don't they? They're like, oh, yeah, I see. All right, we're not going to go there. But if you tell them that you've just decided to turn over a new leaf, then they'd applaud you. If you had told them that you had been listening to Dr. Phil or Oprah and you realized you needed to turn your life around, they'd support you. Or if you told them that you had some kind of mystical experience in some Hindu temple, then they would give you their blessing. But as soon as you tell them that Jesus Christ, the son of God, has changed your life, they dismiss you. The enmity that this world has with God is such that it will not have anything to do, that it's philosophically and culturally against what they believe. They won't have anything to do with it. You tell them that Jesus has changed your life. That's not what's appropriate in the eyes of the world. Forget the fact that your life has been radically transformed. The world hates the method. But not only that, not only is there a dislike of the method, but there's a disbelief of the change as well. Look at how this interchange continues here, verses 18 and 19. The Jews did not believe that he had been born blind and had received his sight until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight and asked them, is this your son who you say was born blind? How then does he now see? And so upon hearing the fact that this man was changed by this so-called prophet, which I think they know is Jesus because he's the only one running around healing people and doing miracles. They know exactly who did this. They try to discredit and diminish the magnitude of the miracle by calling into question the facts of the case. They start calling into question whether the man was actually blind to begin with because if they can prove that he was never really blind then they can disprove the work of Jesus. And so they call his parents and they try to find out the facts of the case. They're going to get to the bottom of this to see if this change is genuine, because if it's not, they can discredit the man and they can discredit Jesus. And again, this is not far from how the world responds to you and me today, to those who have been changed. Not that they question who we were, but they question who we've become and whether or not our change is legitimate, whether or not the change will stick, as it were. The world will observe, the world will watch, the world will pay attention, and we'll see if one's conversion to Christianity is a permanent one, or if it's more like a New Year's resolution made with good intentions but fizzles out halfway through the year, maybe quarter of the way through the year. Just wait, give him some time. He'll be back to his own ways. Sadly, this happens sometimes. Jesus identifies even in the parable of the sower, the three out of the four soils don't ultimately yield lasting fruit. And so the world points to them and says, see, the change isn't real. This change isn't genuine. It's not lasting. Too often they've been able to discredit false professions and slander Christ. And so brothers and sisters pray to God that you as Paul says in Colossians 1.23, would continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you have heard. So we've looked at this idea of a startling conversion. We've considered the notice of the change, dislike of the method of change, and the disbelief of the change. And let's look fourthly at the effects of the change. And I told you this is a pretty deep outline here. We're going to dig even deeper. As we look at the effects of the change, we're going to consider three points in this point. The conviction felt, the separation experience, and the hatred received. So the conviction felt, one of the effects of a true change to Christ is the strong and firm conviction to the truth. And we see this expressed in this formerly blind man in verses 24 and 25. So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, give glory to God, we know that this man is a sinner. And he answered, whether he is a sinner, I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see. So after talking to this man's parents, They identify him as theirs and the fact that he was indeed born blind, the Pharisees press him again. Give glory to God. And this is a phrase that simply means tell us the truth. And glorify God by telling us the truth. And then they slander Jesus. That man is a sinner. Jesus is a sinner. In other words, this can't be a real thing that occurred. He really didn't change your life because that man is a sinner. God doesn't listen to sinners, therefore, This man could not have changed your life. God would not have listened to him to change you. So it doesn't matter the fact that he's been doing miracle after miracle after miracle. They will not trust and believe in him. But look at the conviction of this man. Look at his assurance of the truth of what's happened. He said it doesn't matter what you say about him. The fact still remains I was blind but now I see. The same conviction is seen with an increased boldness in verses 29 through 33. They say, we know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from. Then the man answered, why, this is an amazing thing. You do not know where he comes from. And yet he opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him. Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. If this man were not from God, he could do nothing. So though they try to belittle the significance of Jesus in his miraculous work, the man is thoroughly convinced of how Jesus changed his life. And he responds with conviction to that fact. And this is an effect of being changed by the spirit of God. Despite what others might say around you or about you or about Jesus or Christianity, the truth of your conversion is more sure in your heart than the very air that you breathe. You are convinced by the spirit of God that he has done a change in your life. I mean, just remember the day that you were saved by Christ. How real that was for you. The conviction that God produced in your life to trust in him. Or when this gospel gripped you if you grew up in a Christian home. The way God grabbed your heart and convinced you that Jesus Christ was your savior. This is an effect of the change. The conviction felt, an effect of the change. Now I understand that as you live this Christian life your conviction may go up and it may go down and this is because of the assaults of the world, the flesh and the devil in your life. But that fluctuation of your conviction is not indicative of a change in your relationship status with your heavenly father. You are preserved into the end because your high priest Jesus forever lives to make intercession for you. He has purchased your salvation and he will preserve you to the end, to glory, whatever you may feel. That a conviction felt for the truth of the word of God and your salvation is an effect of the change. The second effect that we see is the separation experienced. One of the more startling effects of conversion for the Christian is the separation from family and friends that we often experience. And we can see this in verses 18 through 23. The Jews did not believe that he had been born blind and received his sight until they called his parents of the man who had received his sight and asked them, is this your son who you say was born blind? How then does he now see? And his parents answered, we know that this is our son and that he was born blind. but how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him, he is of age, he will speak for himself. His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be the Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue. Therefore his parents said, he is of age, ask him." And so you see what's happening here. The man's parents, they acknowledge who he is, they acknowledge he was born blind, but then they try to distance themselves from him. How sad is that? This son they've had who was born blind, all of their lives they have helped him walk, tried to feed him carefully, helped him navigate life being completely blind, and now he can see. And their response is to distance themselves from him instead of rejoicing in this miracle. How sad that is to see. But they separate themselves from their own son. They want nothing to do with the change that has occurred. It's true they may not have been there to see Jesus open the man's eyes. But John tells us it's because they feared the Jews. They didn't want to be associated with Jesus. And now they didn't want to be associated with their son because he was associated with Jesus. Again, how sad is this? But how true this often is as well. How many believers do you know who have poor relationships with their families because of confessing Jesus Christ? I mean, how many of you have poor relationships with family members because of confessing Jesus Christ? It's a very real, very hurtful experience, isn't it? Danielle and I have experienced this as well with some family members we have. Not necessarily outright opposition to us or to Jesus, but whenever we're at family functions, it's very clear that we don't belong. We don't fit in anymore. We just don't fit. But this reality is true also with old friends. It's also true with society in general. Look at verses 26 and 27. They said to him, what did he do to you? How did he open your eyes? And he answered them, I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples? And they reviled him saying, you are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. And so when the man identifies that he is a follower of Jesus Christ, Immediately a wall of separation goes up and you can see the line that's drawn in the sand there. Well you are his disciple but we are disciples of Moses. So there's this partition that is built because of this following of Jesus Christ. Do you want to be his disciples now the man says? Maybe it's because of his boldness but I don't think so. It's ultimately the result of the hardness and deadness of their hearts. And you will find, if you haven't already, that when you strive to live a consistent Christian life in this world, among your old friends, your coworkers, whatever it may be, things just aren't as they used to be. Maybe you're not invited to things anymore. Maybe if you are invited to them, you feel excluded from the fun or the fellowship. Something just isn't right. And again, you just don't seem to fit in. This is an effect of the change, the separation experience. The third effect of the change of conversion is the hatred received. Jesus told his disciples in John 15, 18 through 19, that if the world hates you, know that it hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you're not of the world, but I called you out of the world, the world hates you. And we see that this is the case for this formerly blind man in verse 34. After the man gives his final words to the Pharisees, they answered him and said, yeah, well, you were born in utter sin, and would you teach us? And they cast him out. You can see the venom dripping from their mouths as they speak these words to him. You can almost feel the lash of the whip of their tongue as they speak these words to him. Oh yeah, well you were born in utter sin. And would you teach us? And then they throw him out. They've had enough of him. Their hatred for Christ and now for him boils over and spews forth from their mouths. And then John says they cast him out. meaning they put him out of the synagogue, they excommunicated him. They wanted him no part of their society anymore. They wanted to discredit him, they wanted to make him an enemy of the people and an enemy of God himself. Have you ever experienced hatred from the world? This is what the world wants to do with those who have been changed. Maybe you've had serious, outright, vicious attack from others, harmful, biting, cutting words, Maybe you're made fun of, you're picked on, you're singled out, you're shamed because of being a follower of Jesus Christ. Well, you're not alone in this. This was that man's experience. This was Christ's experience in the world, and this will continue to be the experience of believers in Jesus Christ until he comes again. This is an effect of the change hatred received. Now, these effects of conversion are often startling. for believers, for people who come to faith. And they're difficult to experience and they're painful to go through. And without some help or encouragement in it, one can be left in a deep depression or sadness, which is why we need to move on to look at the comfort in the change. Comfort in the change. Look at what happens after this man is expelled from the synagogue. Verses 35 through 41. Jesus heard that they had cast him out. And having found him, he said, Do you believe in the son of man? He answered, And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him? Jesus said to him, You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you. He said, Lord, I believe. And he worshiped him. And Jesus said, For judgment, I came into this world. and that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind. Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things and said to him, are we also blind? And Jesus said to them, if you were blind, you would have no guilt, but now that you say we see, your guilt remains. So there's no doubt that what this man has just experienced was startling to him. no doubt that it was troubling to him. He is one of the first ones we see in the New Testament to receive official persecution for following Jesus Christ. You realize that? This is the first guy that we see, first person we see who receives official persecution for following Jesus Christ. He's excommunicated. And as one of Christ's sheep, we cannot expect that Jesus would be indifferent in this matter. This is one of his sheep. And so immediately when Jesus hears that he's been cast out of the synagogue, Jesus finds him. Jesus goes to him. He doesn't leave him wandering in the dark, but he goes and he finds him. He went to comfort this bereaved man. And Jesus confirms the man's hope in him by revealing himself more fully to the man. He says, do you believe in the son of man? And the way that question is phrased in the Greek has more positive and confirming tone to it. You believe in the Son of Man, don't you? You believe in the Messiah, don't you? And the man, not knowing that the one standing in front of him was the Messiah, is the Messiah, and yet believing the one who healed him to be the Messiah, he wants to find him and exercise his belief. He wants to know Jesus more. And so Jesus says that he is the one And the man believes and he worships him. Now notice Jesus doesn't stop the worship. This man worships him and Jesus accepts the worship. This is because Jesus is God Almighty. You worship God and God alone and here Jesus is being worshiped. But we cannot lose sight of the fact that Jesus comes to this man in the midst of his difficulty and he confirms his faith. He strengthens his belief and love and comforts the man in the startling experience of his life. And Jesus also confirms that the man's experience is not one that's out of the ordinary. You know, it's possible that this man could have come away from that startling interchange that he had with the Pharisees and then the rejection and separation from his family and the continued weight of that pressure and persecution from them and begin to think, I wonder if I've made the wrong choice. I wonder if I've made a mistake. Maybe I shouldn't have spoken so boldly about Jesus and how I would follow him. But look at what Jesus does. He tells the man that what has happened to him is not a strange thing, and that this should be expected. Jesus tells the man that his coming brings a division. It creates a clear separation between those who are spiritually blind and those who have been given spiritual sight. The Pharisees claimed that they had this spiritual sight, but they don't. The stubborn hardness of their hearts condemn them. If they had been humble and admitted their need for Christ, they would not be guilty. But there's a separation and a division experienced by this man, and it should be no surprise. And there's no need to second guess his commitment to Jesus. Jesus comforts him in and confirms his experience. And thanks be to God that Jesus Christ continues to do the same thing for you and for me today. He meets his people in the midst of such circumstances. The Spirit of Christ through the word comforts our hearts and confirms our experiences. The Spirit of Christ comforts us by warming our hearts with the promises of the gospel and the hope that we have in salvation. The Spirit of Christ reveals to our minds the sobering perspective on the world and its reaction to Jesus and to us, confirming our experience. Jesus comforts you in the change by his spirit and by the word. So we've looked at notice of the change, dislike of the method of change, disbelief of the change, effects of the change, comfort in the change, and finally let's consider living with the change. The startling nature of conversion is not something that is only experienced for a little while and then fades away. But as a Christian, you'll face and experience the various aspects of your spiritual change all your life to one degree or another. And so how do we deal with that? I want to give you three ways of living with the change. And the first one is this, to remember what has happened. Remember what has happened to you. Verse 25, one thing I do know that though I was blind, now I see. You need to continually remind yourself of the great miracle of your conversion. Keep focused on the magnitude of grace that you have experienced at the hands of Jesus Christ. Remember that you were once enslaved to the God of this world, but God the Father Almighty has liberated you and has transferred you from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of his own beloved son. Remember what has happened to you, and this will inflame your heart with conviction for Jesus Christ. Remembering what has happened to you will bring peace to your heart, even amidst the most painful separation you may experience. Remembering what has happened to you will bring you joy in the Lord, despite the hateful words and actions you receive from others. Do not cease to be amazed by the reality that though you were blind, now you see. Brothers and sisters, remember what has happened to you. That's why I said last week, share your testimonies with one another again to remind yourselves what has happened to you. Secondly, have a realistic view of life. Take seriously Christ's words in John 15 about the world hating him and therefore hating you. Don't think or try to pretend that nothing has changed. that your relationships won't be affected because you're now a Christian. Again, the world is at enmity with Christ and therefore it will be with you. And if you don't have a realistic view of this, then you will be surprised when the world and your friends or even your family start treating you poorly. You may begin to think that something is wrong with you or with your behavior. And the temptation will be to compromise the change. But you mustn't do this. I'm not saying that you should always have a very negative outlook on the world around you and on people around you because this can breed an isolationist mentality. You'll just want to hold up in your house or in your church and not interact with the world around you. That's not what I'm trying to say. I just want to say with the Apostle Peter, not to be surprised at the fiery trial or relational difficulty when it comes upon you to test you as though something strange were happening to you. and have a realistic view of life and your position as a Christian in a hostile world. Well, thirdly and finally, and we'll close with this, lean on your source of comfort. Lean on your source of comfort. If you're going to live a consistent Christian life, if you're going to maintain your conviction, prosper through separation, endure hatred and persecution, you must rely on Jesus Christ. He is the solid rock on which you stand. He is the refuge in times of trouble. He is your shelter in the storm and your strength and present help in your distress. You need not, you cannot, you must not go about your Christian life apart from Jesus Christ. So call out to him in prayer. Pour out your heart to him in prayer. Seek him and comfort in his word. Psalm 119, 50 says, this is my comfort in my affliction. Your word has given me life. Again, be reminded of the great gospel promises to you in Jesus Christ. That even before you were born, his love was set upon you. That he left the glory of heaven, humbled himself as a man, was despised and rejected and cursed upon the cross for your salvation. that he was raised again for your justification and reigns now in heaven for your preservation. And by the power of the Holy Spirit, he is with you always, even to the end of the world. Rest in the comfort you have in Jesus Christ. Pour out your heart to him. Find peace in his word. And friends, find him among his people. His spirit resides in each and every one of us who have confessed faith in Jesus Christ. And so seek opportunities to be with Christ's people, your family in the Lord. Come and be blessed by the fellowship of the saints. Find support and hope and comfort in the body of Christ. Lean on your source of comfort. Because conversion and the Christian life can be a startling and unsettling experience. And yet by understanding the experience through the example of this formerly blind man, and by interpreting that experience through the lens of scripture, and by the comfort given by the Spirit of Christ, you can have joy, you can have peace, and you can have comfort in Jesus Christ, even when you are startled by your conversion. Let's pray that the Lord would give us that peace. Let's pray. Heavenly Father, this was a lot to consider this morning, a lot to consider in our own lives. Lord, we pray that you, by your spirit, would apply your word to each one of us here today and the different experiences and circumstances we find ourselves. Lord, we oftentimes are startled and upset by the experiences we have in this life because we have followed you. And so, Lord, seek us and find us and comfort us by your grace and by your spirit. And do please give us the joy and the peace and the hope in your son that we so desire and hunger for. We ask that you would provide it fully and freely. In Jesus name we ask. Amen.