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RECOVER YOUR SIGHT
(QUESTIONS)
Luke 18:35-43 (Go to the ESV Bible verses)
Key Verse: 42, “And Jesus said to him, ‘Recover your sight; your faith has made you well.'”
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As Jesus drew near to Jericho, who was by the roadside and what was he doing (35)? Whom might the man represent? (cf. 18:34; 2Co 4:4)
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Upon hearing a crowd passing by, what did the man do and why (36)? How did the crowd answer his inquiry (37)? What did the man do (38)? Why did the crowd rebuke him (39a)? When rebuked, what did he do and why (39b)? What did he believe about Jesus?
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How did Jesus respond to his pleas (40)? What question did Jesus ask him and why (41a)? What was this man’s one clear request to Jesus (41b)? What one thing do you desire Jesus to do for you?
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How did Jesus bless him (42a)? What else did Jesus declare to him (42b; 17:19b)? What happened to him(43a)? What did the man and the crowd do (43b)? What can we learn about Jesus in this passage? (cf. 4:17-21) About faith? About how to recover our spiritual sight? (cf. 24:44-45; 2Co 4:6)
(MESSAGE)
Key Verse: 42 “And Jesus said to him, ‘Recover your sight; your faith has made you well.’
In today’s passage, Jesus restores the eyes of a blind beggar near Jericho. However, the last verse from the previous passage, verse 34, provides us with the immediate context of today’s miracle, “But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.” Jesus’ disciples were spiritually blind. They couldn’t really see who Jesus was, and couldn’t understand the purpose and meaning of Jesus’ impending death in Jerusalem. What a huge problem this would be! The disciples were to be Jesus’ gospel witnesses to the whole world. But when we study this passage, we see Jesus, who opens the eyes of the physically blind and completely changes his direction of life. And Jesus will surely open the eyes of the spiritually blind disciples. Through this message, let us see how Jesus helps us to recover our sight.
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Jesus recovers a blind man’s sight (35-43).