Healing the Man Born Blind Preschool Lesson
Preschool lesson (ages 3–6, 20 minutes)
1. Welcome (3 min)
Sit in a circle, greet every child by name and show one thing from the story to touch.
2. The little story (5 min)
Teach the refrain first: “He was blind, but now he could see!”
One day Jesus was walking along with his friends. Jesus saw a man sitting there. The man was blind. He could not see at all. He had been blind since the day he was born.
The man had never seen the sun. He had never seen a flower or a bird. He had never seen his mom and dad. Can you close your eyes tight? Everything is dark. That is how it was for him, every day.
Jesus’ friends asked him a question. “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Rabbi means teacher. To sin means to do wrong things that make God sad.
Jesus answered, “This man didn’t sin, nor did his parents. But that the works of God might be revealed in him.” That means God was going to do something wonderful for this man. And everyone would see it.
Then Jesus said, “I am the light of the world.” Light helps us to see. Jesus is like a light for the whole world.
Then Jesus spat on the ground. He made mud with the spit. He put the mud on the man’s eyes. Squish, squish! Jesus said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.” A pool is a big place with water.
So the man went away. He washed his eyes in the pool. Splash, splash! Can you splash your face with pretend water? And he came back seeing! He was blind, but now he could see!
His neighbors saw him. Neighbors are the people who live near you. They said, “Isn’t this the man who sat and begged?” Begging means asking people for money or food.
Some said, “It is he.” Others said, “He looks like him.” But the man said, “I am he!” Can you point to yourself and say it with him? I am he!
They asked him, “How were your eyes opened?” He said, “A man called Jesus made mud and put it on my eyes. He said, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and now I see.”
That day was the Sabbath, God’s day of rest. The people took the man to the Pharisees. The Pharisees were leaders who kept God’s rules very carefully. Some of them said Jesus did not keep the Sabbath.
They asked the man again and again, “How did he open your eyes?” They even asked his mom and dad. His parents said, “This is our son. He was born blind. Ask him. He will speak for himself.”
So the leaders asked the man one more time. The man said, “One thing I do know: that though I was blind, now I see.” He was blind, but now he could see!
The man said, “If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.” But the leaders would not listen. They threw him out.
Jesus heard about it. He went and found the man. Jesus asked him, “Do you believe in the Son of God?” The man said, “Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?”
Jesus answered him. “You have both seen him, and it is he who speaks with you.” Jesus meant himself! Jesus is the Son of God.
“Lord, I believe!” said the man. And he worshiped Jesus. He bowed down low before him. He was blind, but now he could see!
First the man saw with his eyes. Then he saw who Jesus really is. Jesus is the light of the world, and he came to find him. He was blind, but now he could see!
3. Talk together (3 min)
- What do you think was the very first thing the man saw?
- How do you think the man felt when Jesus came to find him?
4. Move (3 min)
Refrain Freeze: move around the room; when you say the refrain, everyone freezes and says it together.
5. Make (4 min)
Draw a line to who said it.
6. Verse and prayer (2 min)
“Though I was blind, now I see” — John 9:25 (I was blind → cover your eyes with your hands; now I see → open your hands and make big eyes)
Dear Jesus, you are the light of the world. Thank you for my eyes, and thank you for loving me. Amen.
Lesson for older kids (ages 6–10)
Big idea: Jesus brings us light
Memory verse: “One thing I do know: that though I was blind, now I see.” — John 9:25 · WEB
The Bible story
A man born blind had never seen the sky, but one gentle day Jesus knelt beside him with soft mud and turned his whole dark world to light.
Talk about it
- What was the man in the story not able to do? — See
- How long had the man been blind? — Since he was born
- Whose great work did Jesus say would be shown in the man? — God's work
- What did Jesus call Himself in this story? — The light of the world
- What did Jesus make on the ground? — Some soft mud
- Where did Jesus put the mud? — On the man's eyes
Where is Jesus in this story?
This story shows us that Jesus is the Light of the World. He did not only open the blind man's eyes to see the sky and the sunshine, He also opened his heart to know and love God. In the same way, Jesus came to help all of us see what really matters. Even when we feel lost in the dark, Jesus shines His warm, rescuing love right into our lives and gently leads us home to God.
What God wants to tell us
Just as Jesus opened the blind man's eyes, He wants to fill our hearts with light and hope. Nobody is too small, too forgotten, or too broken for His gentle care. Jesus saw a man everyone else walked past, and He stopped to help him. That is how much God loves each one of us. When life feels dark or hard, we can remember that Jesus is close, He sees us, and His kindness can turn our whole world bright again.
Prayer
Dear God, thank You that Jesus is the light of the world. Thank You that You see me and love me, even when things feel dark or hard. Please help me to follow Your light and share Your kindness with others. Amen.
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