The (former) Blind Man

The picture is from one of my favorite photographers, Paul Strand. The lesson we studied tonight is where Jesus healed a blind man by putting mud on the blind person's eyes. We talked about the three types of people found in the text: the followers (Disciples), the hurting (Blind Man), and the skeptics (Pharisees.) We also talked about what Jesus does for these three sets of people. Jesus brings healing to hurting, Jesus has answers for the skeptics, and Jesus proves his power to His followers.

"I don't know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!" (John 9:25).

Questions to ask your teenagers:

1. Describe what happened in John 9?
2. Why did Jesus make the blind man walk to the pool?
3. Where did the blind guy go after he was healed?
4. What did Jesus do at the end of the chapter?
5. How can Jesus heal your hurts?

Video for The Trip

This is the video that we played at the TRiP tonight. It is from the movie "The Gospel of John."

The 4 for 8-25-09

Here are your top four youth announcements for this week:

1. Come to yHOT this Wednesday after school, 3-6 PM in the Youth Department. I’ll provide the snacks and the fun.

1. Starting new 3 week sermon series @ the TRiP this week, He did What? We will look at 3 healings of Jesus.

1. No Open Gym this Friday after school.

1. Moonlight Madness this Sat from 5-10 PM. Come play Where’s Waldo in the JC mall. Bring money for supper @ food court.

He Did What?

New sermon series starting next Wednesday called He Did What? Healings by Jesus. We will be focusing on three healings performed by Jesus.

Week 1 - John 9: Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
Week 2 - Mark 2: Jesus Heals a Paralytic
Week 3 - Mark 5: Jesus Heals a Sick Woman

We will be looking at how God changed peoples lives through healing and we will look about how God wants to change our lives too. Join us on for the TRiP as we journey with Jesus and witness a miracle.

The 4 for 9-10

Here are your top four youth announcements for this week:

1. Due to the the football jamboree this Sat, Moonlight Madness has been postponed.

2. Come to yHOT this Wednesday after school, 3-6 PM in the Youth Department. I’ll provide the snacks and the fun.

1. We continue the sermon series “Beyond the Yearbook: How to impact your School for Chirst” this Wed @ the TRiP.

1. Open Gym this Friday after school from 3-5 PM in the CAC.