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Mark 9:14-29
Key Verse 9:23 “‘If you can?’ said Jesus. ‘Everything is possible for one who believes.”
- After Jesus and his three disciples came down from the mountain, what did they encounter? (14-15) How did the father describe his son’s condition? (17-18)
- Why did Jesus say, “You unbelieving generation”? (19; cf. Matthew 13:58)
- How did the boy’s condition become worse when they brought him to Jesus? (20) What was the father’s desperate plea to Jesus? (22)
- How did Jesus rebuke him? (23) How did the father respond? (24) How does the father’s response illustrate our struggle to believe?
- How did Jesus drive out the impure spirit? (25-27) Why had they failed to drive out the impure spirit, even though they had succeeded in doing so in the past? (28-29; cf. Mark 6:7,13) How is prayer related to faith?