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Jesus used some spit and mud to make a blind man see!

One day, Jesus was walking along with his disciples and they came upon a blind man. The disciples asked Jesus, “Why is this guy blind? Did he or his parents do something really bad to deserve it?” Jesus told his disciples that the guy hadn’t done anything wrong, he was just born blind. But, Jesus had a bigger plan in mind. He was going to heal this guy to prove his power and authority. So, Jesus walked up to the guy and wiped mud over his eyes. Now, what would you be thinking if you were this guy? He couldn’t see Jesus coming, right? He was blind. But, all of a sudden, someone was wiping something on his face. After Jesus put mud over his eyes, he told the guy to go wash his face in a pool. Again, the guy could’ve ignored Jesus or gotten mad at him for wiping mud on him. But, he didn’t do that. He obeyed Jesus, went to the pool to wash his face, and a miracle happened. All of a sudden, the man could see! Even though this man didn’t know who Jesus was, he knew he was somebody special because he had the power to heal him. So, what’s the lesson? God can do amazing things through us when we simply obey him.

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Key Points:

  • One day, Jesus ran into a man who was blind since he was born. John 9:1
  • Jesus wiped some mud on the blind man’s eyes. John 9:6-7
  • Jesus told the man to go wash it off.
  • God does amazing things when we simply obey.

Memory Verse:

John 9:25 I was blind, and now I can see!

Talk About It
  1. What’s your favorite part of the video? What’s one thing you learned from it?
  2. Make a list of all the things you can create with mud or sand. 
  3. What was wrong with the man in the story? How long had he been this way?
  4. What did Jesus do to the man? What did he tell the man to go do?
  5. Read 1 Peter 2:24. Who is the verse talking about? In what ways does Jesus heal us?
  6. How will you apply this lesson to your life this week?

This is part of the Life of Jesus series.