Who sinned — this man or his parents?John 9:1-41Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What question do the disciples ask, how does Jesus answer it, and what happens to the man afterwards?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Whose illness have you quietly explained by their sin or their choices?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What will you do this week for someone instead of working out why they are suffering?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who has been blamed for their own condition, who needs to hear this passage?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).