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- Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him. And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue. Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”
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Exodus 4:11 says He makes the blind, deaf and mute. Scripture indicates that God shows mercy to those who are unable to understand the gospel – even the child who dies shortly after birth. A great example of this is the death of the child who was born to King David and Bathsheba.
- Alienated in Churches
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- Experiencing Silence
- Deaf Saints
One popular deaf Christian organization, Silent Blessings Deaf Ministries, estimates that as many as 4% of Christians worldwide are profoundly deaf. That number doesn’t include the people who have milder hearing loss, or older adults who experience hearing loss later in life. About 13% of Americansexperience some hearing loss, which can affect thei...
As a result of the challenges they face in churches that emphasize spoken words, deaf people might choose worship servicesled by deaf pastors, or hearing churches whose worship styles engage all five senses of the body rather than focusing on hearing alone. A hearing church that adds a signing interpreter but that maintains reliance on spoken words...
People with hearing loss may find access to faith in the Christian tradition of silence, too. Christian contemplative prayer, which developed among monks in the third and fourth centuries, celebrates silence as an essential part of prayer to God. The 20th-century monk Thomas Merton, who is known for his contemplative and mystical spirit, once obser...
The Catholic Church recognizes some saints who were deaf. Saint Teresa de Cartagena, a nun who lived in 15th-century Spain, lost her hearing in childhood. She wrote “Grove of the Infirm,” a book about disability and faith, sometime between 1450 and 1460. Teresa writes of her deafness as a great goodbecause it leads her toward God. “God has placed s...
Jul 30, 2006 · After Jesus touched a man who was mute, the tongue that had failed to speak was set free to declare the glory of God. In this sermon, R.C. Sproul continues his study in Mark’s gospel to show how this miracle points to an even greater reality in the life of every Christian.
Aug 5, 2019 · J.R. Bucklew: Deaf Bible Society believes the gospel message is for every person including the Deaf and that they have a right to access a Bible in their sign language resulting in personal communion with God and community with his people.
May 23, 2021 · (RNS) — The Christian hearing community naturally emphasizes the spoken word, whether through singing worship or reading from the pulpit, and often highlights the various ways one can “hear” God. Study groups are formed to read Bible passages and to discern how to listen for God.
Jan 2, 2024 · “He gave this to me. He gave me the ability to reach out to people. God can use anything to share the Gospel, to allow people to see who He is. At the same time, whether a person is blind, deaf or has a mental health issue, I believe that God can do healing miracles,” Matt Chopek said.
Oct 7, 2024 · Jesus himself instituted the very kinaesthetic, multisensory act of taking and eating the bread and wine of the Eucharist to remember and connect to God. However, for me, and many other d/Deaf/ HoH and indeed Hearing people I know, there are two main ways of connecting to God, both of which are thoroughly biblical – Creation and Story.
