20230319 LENT Bootcamp For The Soul - Get Your Eyes Checked

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The Passage: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 (esp. v7); John 9:1-41
The One Thing: Get your eyes checked.

|Growgroup Discussion Starters
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K1 1 Sam 16:7 | How can verse 17 be received as a comfort? A warning?

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G1 Why is blindness so often used in the Bible as a picture for what’s in a person’s heart?
G2 The Amsler grid is an objective measurement to measure your subjective vision against. How can the Bible act as an Amsler grid in the life of a Christian?
G3 John 9:1-2 | How can a simplistic view of sin=sickness affect how we view each other? Have you ever judged anyone’s spiritual life based on their physical reality? Why are Jesus’ words in verse 3 helpful to us understanding this?
G4 John 9:16 | Can our cultural or religious upbringing limit what we believe God can do (see Matthew 13:58)? Do you have any examples?
G5 John 9:19-23 | What social pressure do you think the man’s parents might have been under in this moment? How would you have responded if you were them?
G6 John 9 | Trace the blind man’s journey with Jesus. How did his knowledge increase? What led to the moment of his salvation?
G7 John 9:34 | What was the cause of the Pharisees’ pride? Why were they so stubborn in ignoring this miracle of healing? What (if anything) could have convinced them?

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S1 How is your trust in Jesus? Can you bring your doubts to Jesus and still affirm him as your healer and saviour (John 9:25)? Take some time this week to reaffirm your belief in Jesus and worship him (John 9:35-38).