January 10, 2026
A video introduction using illustrations, personal stories, metaphors, or active learning examples to begin the discussion.
After the video, prompts are supplied for thinking and sharing with others personal perception and experience. This opening activity prompts participants to think about and relate to the topic, and to share with others.
Just because a saying is popular doesn’t mean it is wise. The following sayings are often shared as life advice. They sound true and encouraging at first, however, when we think about them more carefully, we may realize that some are incomplete or even misleading.
Which saying is the easiest to agree with when you don’t really think about it? Why do you think it feels true?
Which saying could cause the most problems if someone followed it without thinking?
The Bible discussion begins with a careful reading of the whole passage, either from your own Bibles, or from the provided images below.
Then participants are to ask:
As Jesus walks by, He notices a man who has never seen a sunrise, a face, or even his own reflection. Before anyone shows compassion, the disciples turn to theory and ask, “Who sinned, this man or his parents?” (John 9:2). Their question reveals a common mistake by explaining suffering by assigning blame.
Jesus gently corrects them and explains that the man’s blindness is not a punishment but an opportunity where “the works of God might be displayed in him” (John 9:3). Jesus refuses to reduce the man to his condition. Where others see a problem, He sees purpose. Scripture reminds us that God can work through what we do not understand (Romans 8:28), and that every life is known and valued by Him (Psalm 139:13–16).
Then Jesus does something unexpected. He makes mud, places it on the man’s eyes, and tells him to wash in the Pool of Siloam. The healing requires trust and obedience. The man goes, washes, and returns seeing. His restored sight becomes living proof that Jesus is “the light of the world” (John 8:12).
This story invites us to ask: Do we ask the wrong questions?
A parting video clip with a personal invitation to apply the message to “knowing Christ” and “living in Christ” in the coming week.
