Grant Fishbook, Lead Teaching Pastor
John 9:1-11
As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
6 After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. 7 “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.
8 His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some claimed that he was.
Others said, “No, he only looks like him.”
But he himself insisted, “I am the man.”
10 “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
11 He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So, I went and washed, and then I could see.”
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1 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.
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2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he
was born blind?”
Stop asking who’s .
Start asking, “What’s the ?”
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3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus,
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“…but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.
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4 As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
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6 After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes.
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7 “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word means “Sent”).
Lesson: You will never experience the power until you .
Application: Go where God is !
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So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.
8 His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some claimed that he was.
Others said, “No, he only looks like him.”
But he himself insisted, “I am the man.” 10 “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
11 He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.”
Small Group Questions
- What will you miss the least about winter?
- When someone suffers hardship, why do you think people are so quick to assign blame?
- Read the story out loud. What does Jesus reveal to you in what he says and doesn’t say? What details do you wish you knew?
- Is there an area of your life that you have steadfastly refused to give over to God? How can you get to a place of surrender today?
- With a new perspective from the story, as you look at a challenging part of your life, where can you see God creating opportunity? Where is he asking you to trust him today?
- How can we pray for you right now and throughout the week?