Truth Proven in a Life Restored

The Truth of Jesus Proven Through a Life Restored
John 9:1-41

First Observation. What Jesus did. (John 9:1-7)
Jesus brought the needs and inabilities of the blind man into the realm of God’s Work.

Second Observation. What the blind man did. (John 9:8-12)
The blind man responded to Jesus reordering His steps.

Third Observation. What the culture did. (John 9:13-34)
The culture was skeptical of the supernatural change Jesus brought to the blind man.

Fourth Observation. What change does. (John 9:35-41)
The blind man believed and worshipped.

Questions for Further Study:

1. Who do you know who has challenged “the establishment” or “the system”?
2. About what do you tend to get complacent?
3. To whom was the blind man taken? (John 9:13)
4. On what day did Jesus heal the blind man? (John 9:14)
5. What did the Pharisees ask the blind man? (John 9:15)
6. Over what were the Pharisees divided? (John 9:16)
7. Who did the blind man think Jesus was? (John 9:17)
8. Why did the Pharisees send for the blind man’s parents? (John 9:18)
9. How did the blind man’s parents answer the Pharisees’ questions? (John 9:19-21)
10. What did the blind man’s parents fear? (John 9:22-23)
11. What did the Pharisees ask the blind man to do? (John 9:24)
12. How did the blind man respond to the Pharisees? (John 9:25)
13. What question did the blind man ask the Pharisees? (John 9:27)
14. Whose disciples did the Pharisees claim to be? (John 9:28)
15. What did the blind man say was remarkable? (John 9:29-30)
16. What did the blind man say nobody had ever done? (John 9:31-32)
17. What convinced the blind man that Jesus was from God? (John 9:33)
18. What did the Pharisees do to the man who was born blind? (John 9:34)
19. What divides Christian leaders today?
20. How would you react to a miraculous healing?
21. Why do you believe Jesus is from God?
22. When have your parents disappointed you?
23. How do you respond when your authority is challenged?
24. What authority have you ever challenged?
25. How do people respond when the status quo is disturbed?
26. In what way has Jesus upset the status quo in your life?
27. When have you allowed fear to control your behavior?
28. In what way are Christians today complacent?
29. In what way has Jesus opened your once-blind eyes?
30. What area of your life about which you have become complacent do you need to allow Jesus to revitalize? How?
31. What program in your church about which people have become complacent can you help revitalize?
32. How would you challenge someone this week who disputed the authority of God?