The Blind Man; the Good Shepherd - Bible Storytelling

He replied, “Someone named Jesus made some mud with his spit, and smeared it on myeyes. He told me to go to the Poof of Siloam and wash it off. I went; I washed the mud off; thenI could see" (Jn 9:1-12).Healing Investigated by the Pharisees Jn 9:13-41The people took the man who had been blind to the Pharisees. Jesus had made the mud andhealed the man's blindness on a Sabbath day. The Pharisees grilled the man on how he hadreceived his sight.He replied, “Jesus put mud on my eyes, and I washed it off; now I see."Some of the Pharisees said, “This man Jesus is not from God, for he does not keep theSabbath."Others countered, “How can a sinner work such a miracle? So they were divided.Finally, they turned back to the blind man, “What do you say about him? It was your eyes heopened."The man replied, “He is a prophet."The Jewish leaders still did not believe had been born blind and had received his sight. Theysent for the man's parents, who confirmed that the man was their son and that he had been bornblind.The Pharisees summoned a second time the man who had been blind. They told him, “Giveglory to God. We know this man is a sinner."He replied, “I don’t know if he is a sinner or not. One thing I do know. I was blind but now Isee!"Then they asked him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"He answered, “I already told you over and over and you didn’t listen. Why do you want tohear it again? Are you eager to become his disciples, too?"The leaders insulted the man, “You are this fellow's disciple! We are disciples of Moses! Weknow that God spoke to Moses, but we don't even know where this man comes from."The man answered, “Wow! You don't know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.We know that God listens only to people who love and obey him. No one has ever heard ofopening the eyes of a man born blind. Jesus couldn’t do anything if he didn’t come from God.”The leaders replied, “You were born and brought up in sin; how dare you lecture us!" Andthey expelled him from the synagogue (Jn 9:13-34).Jesus heard what happened. He found the man and asked, “Do you believe in the Son ofMan?"The man answered "Who is he, sir? Tell me who he is so that I may believe in him."Jesus said, “You have already seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you."Then the man said, “Lord, I believe in you," and he worshiped Jesus.Jesus said, “I came into this world, so that the blind will see and those who make a pretenseof seeing will be exposed as blind."Some Pharisees overheard him and asked, “What? Are you calling us blind?”Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but since you claim you can see,you are accountable for every sin” (Jn 9:35-41).The Good Shepherd and His Flock Jn 10:1-21Jesus continued, “I tell you the truth, only thieves and robbers climb over the fence of asheep pen instead of entering through the gate. The shepherd of the sheep enters through thegate. The sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. WhenShort Bible Storying Track © Jackson Day2