#BibleStudy Signs and Wonders – Miracle # 10 – “Two Blind Miracle Stories Mark 8:22-26; 10:46-52 – 01-16-2022 – Discussion

  

If you wear glasses or contacts, how did you (or someone else) realize your vision wasn't right? 

• I walked into a tree.
• My third-grade teacher told me I should go to the eye doctor. 
• I started seeing print between the printed lines. 
• When I got a physical exam for college.

If you completely lost your sight, what would you miss seeing the most? 

• Faces, like my beautiful wife. 
• Flowers. 
• Sunsets. 
• Relatives. 
• Children's reactions to things.

How do you respond when a beggar approaches you in the street? 

• I smile, but don't give money.
• Buy them food.
• Sometimes I have a conversation, other times, I walk away. It depends on how God leads.

Why?

• God leads.
• There are too many professional beggars who con people for tens of thousands of dollars.

Why did Jesus heal the man in stages in the first miracle?

• To emphasize His power of the steps in Jewish healing protocol.
• It mirrored the disciples' understanding.
• To see if the man would give up.
• Waiting was part of the process.
• Spiritual understanding is not always seen that way at first.

If Furooz, a convert from Islam, asked you what the role of the following is in healing today, how would you answer her?

• Jesus: can heal; is the best alternative.
• Faith: the healing God gives is not always what we want; God has a purpose in all healing situations. 
• Prayer: Sometimes the answer is "wait," so it seems like no answer.