This document summarizes the key events and teachings from John 9, which tells the story of Jesus healing a man blind from birth. [1] It reveals Jesus' compassionate character, as he saw and had regard for the suffering blind man. [2] Jesus' work and identity, as described in the passage, encourage faith in his ability to lift the curse of suffering. [3] The man's response of worshipping Jesus upon first seeing his deliverer affects us to consider Jesus as the source of our help.

1. Faith in Christ Jesus: John 9 The Lifting of the Curse!
2 Timothy 1:12 defines FAITH as knowing the trustworthy
character and motives of Jesus, and being confident in His Read John 9:1 Jesus saw (to turn the eyes, the
limitless promise-keeping ability, and consequently mind, the attention to anything; to have regard
committing yourself entirely to His keeping. We are for one, cherish, pay attention to) a man which
studying the Gospel of John, answering these questions: 1) was blind from his birth.
What is revealed of Jesus’ character, motives, and abilities? What does this reveal of Jesus’
2) What is indicated that you could confidently commit to character? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Jesus’? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
How does that encourage you when
John 9 The Lifting of the Curse!
you suffer ANYthing? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The Curse: (Genesis 2:17, 3:17-19; Romans 5:12-21) was ________________________.
brought into the world when Adam sinned, and can only be
lifted by the Second Adam’s sacrifice for all sin. That curse is Read John 9:3-5. Everyone suffers the
death (and all that leads up to it), sorrows (pain, labor, general affects of The Curse. The Curse is
hardship, toil), vanity (perverseness, frailty; in Romans not fair, and some suffer far more than others!
8:20), and corruption (perishable, decay; in Romans 8:21). What is Jesus’ WORK and
IDENTITY in these verses? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The Cure: Luke 4:18-19, The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, _________________________
because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach How do those facts encourage you to
deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the trust Jesus? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
acceptable year of the Lord.
Why? Suffering sinners and saints ask the same question, Read John 9:33. “If Jesus had not Divine
which has two answers. We seek both cause and purpose. authority, He could not have had Divine
Some seek physical cures that circumvent God’s purposes! power.” – Alfred Edersheim.
Ezekiel 18:20, The soul that sinneth, it shall die. Also Replace “if” with “since”.
read Prov. 21:11. Since this man is of God, He can do _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Job 34:31, Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have How does that encourage your faith? _
borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more]: also read _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Jeremiah 31:14, Hebrews 12:8, and Isaiah 53:5.
Romans 5:3-5, … tribulation (pressure, oppression, Read John 9:35-38. The first time he saw
affliction, distress, straits) worketh patience; And patience, his Deliverer, it was to worship Him.
experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not How does that affect you? _ _ _ _ _ _
ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
John 9:3, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents:
Read John 9:39-41. They believed the man
but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
was morally guilty, thus physically blind. But
Does It Hurt? That blind man had time to consider his they were morally blind, thus guilty! Can you
condition, endure false blame, blame his parents, think God explain that? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
unjust, try various treatments, and finally accept his lot in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
life. However, the Bible tells us that Jesus saw (to turn the
eyes, the mind, the attention to anything; to have regard for one, What is your response to Jesus?
cherish, pay attention to) a man which was blind from his birth. _________________________
Your troubles have purpose (value) and you are not forgotten. ________________________.
Genesis 16:13, …Thou God seest me…