Open My Eyes

The Two Blind Men

Scripture:

 "According to your faith let it be to you"

-Matthew 9:29

Attention Grabber:

Have the children perform small skits

• You fell off your bike and your friend comes to help you
• You are trying to pick up something heavy

Key words:

Blind: The inability to see

Faith: Believing that God is able to do the impossible

Lesson
Matthew 9

The paralyzed man was healed➡the woman with the issue of blood➡the 12 yr old girl that was dead➡the blind men

Blindness in the bible

-blindness was associated with sin

-blind people often were left to beg for a living

-blind people could not become priest

The Blind Men

• Followed Jesus telling him to have mercy on them
• Jesus asked the blind men did they believe he was able to heal them
• They answered Jesus, "Yes, Lord"
• Jesus touched their eyes and said "According to your faith let it be to you"
• The blind men eyes were opened 

Matthew 9:27-31

27 When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”

28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”

They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”

29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.”

30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows it.”

 31 But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country.

Review Question:

1.Name a least one other miracle Jesus performed that day. (Answer: Jesus healed the paralyzed man, the woman with the issue of blood, raised a 12 yr girl from the dead)
2. What was blindness associated with? (Answer: sin)
3. How did Jesus heal the two blind men? (Answer: he touched their eyes)