Small Group Discussion – John 9:1-41
2.14.2010
Have you ever witnessed something that you just could not believe? What?
Describe a time when you had a weakness or flaw revealed about yourself that you had never seen before.
This passage can be divided into 7 parts. List the characters and write a summary of each part.
Verses 1-7:
Verses 8-12:
Verses 13-17:
Verses 18-23:
Verses 24-34:
Verses 35-38:
Verses 39-41:
Compare and contrast the blindness and sight of the blind man with the sight and blindness of the Pharisees (literal and symbolic):
How does the blindness of the Pharisees that Jesus reveals instruct us about the religious pride in our own hearts and lives?
What can we learn from the sight of the blind man about what it truly means to see?