LESSON 4: JESUS HEALS THE BLIND MAN
VOCABULARY: blind, heals, met, spit, mud, washed, begged, disciples, doubted
STORY: There is a man. He has spent a long time sitting and begging. He cannot see. He has been blind his whole life. One day Jesus was walking by when he saw the man sitting at the side. Jesus’s disciples asked him why this man was blind. Jesus explained to them that this man was born blind so that the works of God might be displayed to the world. Jesus took this opportunity to show the Lord’s goodness. Jesus spit on the ground and made mud. Jesus took the mud and put it on the man’s eyes. He told the man to go wash off the mud. The man listened to Jesus and went and washed the mud off his eyes. When he washed the mud off his eyes he could see! When everyone saw him they could not believe that it was the same man. They thought it was someone different. They were sure that it could not be the man who sat and begged. They asked him how he could see when he was born blind. He told everyone that the man they call Jesus put mud on his eyes and when he washed his eyes he could see. Some people doubted that Jesus was a good man. But this man believed in Jesus and knew that he was the son of God and had performed a great miracle for him. He worshipped Jesus and believed in Him. When he was asked how he could see, he told everyone his story. He wanted everyone to know about God.
STORY WITH QUESTIONS: There is a man. (Is there a man or woman?) He has spent a long time sitting and begging. He cannot see. (Can he see?) He has been blind his whole life. (How long has he been blind for?) One day Jesus was walking by when he saw the man sitting at the side. (Who did the man meet?) Jesus’s disciples asked him why this man was blind. (What did the disciples want to know?) Jesus explained to them that this man was born blind so that the works of God might be displayed to the world. (Why was this man blind?) Jesus took this opportunity to show the Lord’s goodness. Jesus spit on the ground and made mud. (What did Jesus make?) Jesus took the mud and put it on the man’s eyes. (What did Jesus do with the mud?) He told the man to go wash off the mud. (What did Jesus want the man to do?) The man listened to Jesus and went and washed the mud off his eyes. (What did the man do?) When he washed the mud off his eyes he could see! (What happened when he washed the mud off of his eyes?) When everyone saw him they could not believe that it was the same man. (Did people believe it was the same man?) They thought it was someone different. They were sure that it could not be the man who sat and begged. (Who did they think it could not be?) They asked him how he could see when he was born blind. (Did they believe he could see?) He told everyone that the man they call Jesus put mud on his eyes and when he washed his eyes he could see. (What did he tell them?) Some people doubted that Jesus was a good man. But this man believed in Jesus and knew that he was the son of God and had performed a great miracle for him. He worshipped Jesus and believed in Him. (Did the man worship and believe in God?) When he was asked how he could see, he told everyone his story. He wanted everyone to know about God. (What did the man tell everyone?)
ACTIVITIES:
- Review the Vocabulary Words .
- Listen to Audio 1 as you read the story and answer the questions.
- Listen to Audio 2 – Story with Questions as you read the story and answer the questions.
- Retell the story.
| What happened 1st? | 2nd? | 3rd? |
| 4th? | 5th? | 6th? |
5. Answer these questions:
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- Who performed the miracle?
- What miracle did he perform?
6. End the class with prayer.