4/28/2024 (Pastoral Succession)

“ONE THING I DO KNOW. I WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE!”

John 9:1-25

Key Verse: 9:25

Open it:

1. Have you ever experienced a situation where your perspective of something was completely transformed by a new experience? How did that change impact your life?

Explore it:

2. Read verses 1-7. Why did the disciples ask about the man’s blindness, and what was Jesus’ response? How does Jesus heal the man born blind?

3. Read verses 8-17. How did the man’s neighbors react when they saw him after his healing? What was the Pharisee’s initial reaction to the man’s healing, and how did the man respond?

4. Read verses 18-24. Why did the Pharisees question the man's parents, and how did they respond? What does the Pharisees’ insistence that Jesus is a sinner reveal about their understanding of the situation?

5. Read verse 25. How did the man respond to the Pharisee’s insistence that Jesus is a sinner, and how does his statement, “One thing I do know. I was blind, but now I see,” show his conviction of faith?

Apply it:

6. How can we follow the example of the man healed by Jesus and allow our personal experience with Christ to deepen our faith and understanding of him? (2 Peter 3:18)