In sharing what Jesus had done he grows in his understanding of Who Jesus must be.

2. John 9:1-3
As he passed by, he saw a man blind from
birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi,
who sinned, this man or his parents, that
he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It
was not that this man sinned, or his
parents, but that the works of God might
be displayed in him.
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3. John 9:4-5
We must work the works of him who sent
me while it is day; night is coming, when no
one can work. As long as I am in the world,
I am the light of the world.”
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4. John 9:6-7
Having said these things, he spit on the
ground and made mud with the saliva.
Then he anointed the man’s eyes with the
mud and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool
of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went
and washed and came back seeing.
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5. John 9:8-9
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.”
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6. John 9:10-12
So they said to him, “Then how were your
eyes opened?” He answered, “The man
called Jesus made mud and anointed my
eyes and said to me, “Go to Siloam and
wash.” So I went and washed and received
my sight.” They said to him, “Where is he?”
he said, “I do not know.”
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8. Evil and SUFFERING are
part of the REALITY of life
in a sin cursed, broken
world.

9. Evil and SUFFERING are
part of the REALITY of life
in a sin cursed, broken
world.
The claims of ch. 8 are VERIFIED by the
healing of the man who progresses from
blindness to PHYSICAL sight to SPIRITUAL
sight.

10. Evil and SUFFERING are
part of the REALITY of life
in a sin cursed, broken
world.
The claims of ch. 8 are VERIFIED by the
healing of the man who progresses from
blindness to PHYSICAL sight to SPIRITUAL
sight.
Real life was Jesus’ CLASSROOM to teach.

11. Attributing suffering to
SPECIFIC sins was to avoid
making God responsible for
afflicting the INNOCENT.

12. Attributing suffering to
SPECIFIC sins was to avoid
making God responsible for
afflicting the INNOCENT.
What the disciples mistakenly viewed as
evidence of divine PUNISHMENT Jesus
reframes as a divine OPPORTUNITY.

13. Attributing suffering to
SPECIFIC sins was to avoid
making God responsible for
afflicting the INNOCENT.
What the disciples mistakenly viewed as
evidence of divine PUNISHMENT Jesus
reframes as a divine OPPORTUNITY.
God is greater than our SUFFERING and has
the power to REDEEM it for good and His
purposes.

14. God’s POWER in our
suffering provides
opportunity to give
TESTIMONY to Him.

15. God’s POWER in our
suffering provides
opportunity to give
TESTIMONY to Him.
The real question is not HOW his eyes were
opened, but WHO opened them?

16. God’s POWER in our
suffering provides
opportunity to give
TESTIMONY to Him.
The real question is not HOW his eyes were
opened, but WHO opened them?
In sharing what Jesus had DONE he grows in
his understanding of WHO Jesus must be.

17. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
NEXT STEPS
( ) Reflect on what I have learned through
trials and/or suffering
( ) Meditate on how trials/suffering can
present divine opportunities
( ) Think through and/or write out my
testimony of how God has worked in my life
( ) Meditate on John 9:1-41
( ) Other________________________