Sunday 23rd August
Jesus often healed people from a physical illness or disability but he also talked a lot about spiritual sickness and healing. One example is blindness. Jesus healed some blind people, but he also challenges us to think about times when we might be spiritually blind - when we might choose to see a problem or issue vs. when we might choose to ignore it; and to think about how we react when we see problems and injustices. Jesus wants us to see ‘with his eyes’ – by which he means he wants us to really look closely at the world around us, seeing the people who need our help and then acting to help those we can….
Bible Quiz:
The answers can be found on the guide sheet here
How long had the man been blind?
How did Jesus heal him?
Did the people believe it was the same man?
Where the religious leaders happy about what happened?
Did the man then become a follower of Jesus?