Jesus Heals a Boy with an Evil Spirit
Questions for Study 16

Mark 9:14-32
Memory Verse: 23b

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I. Jesus Grieves at Unbelieving People (14-19)

1. Where had Jesus and the three disciples been? (2) When they arrived from there, what scene did they see? (14)

2. How did the people respond when they saw Jesus? (15) With whom were the nine other disciples arguing? (14) What might they have been arguing about? (16) How did the father describe his son's problem? (17,18a) What had compounded his despair? (18a)

3. What did Jesus say? (19) What can we learn about the major problem of the father, the disciples, and the times? What does this tell us?

II. Jesus First Helps the Father's Faith (20-24)

4. What happened when they brought the boy to Jesus? (20) Why did the problem intensify and what might have the father thought?

5. What did Jesus say to the father? (21a) Why did Jesus give his attention to his instead of the suffering boy? How did the father reveal his fear and deep doubt? (21b-22) How did Jesus challenge him? (23) What was Jesus' purpose in this?

6. What did the father mean when he said, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief?" (24)

III. Jesus Heals the Boy (25-27)

7. After the father's exclamation, how did Jesus deal with the evil spirit and the boy? (25) What does this show us about Jesus' power and love? (26,27)

8. How did the evil spirit react to Jesus' word? (26) Was the boy really deaf and dumb? What can we learn here so that we are not fooled by evil spirits?

IV. Prayer is the Expression of Faith (28-32)

9. Why had the disciples failed? (28,29) What did Jesus teach them about the source of spiritual power?

10. Where did they go and why did Jesus keep it a secret? (30-31a) What did he teach them? (31b) Why didn't they understand? (32)