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DO YOU WANTTO BE

HEALED?

The Purpose of John’s GospelThe Purpose of John’s Gospel

"And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name."

John 20:30,31

After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. 3In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water.

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4For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. 5Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. 6When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he

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already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” 7The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.” 8Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.”.

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9And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath. 10The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.” 11He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’ ”

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12Then they asked him, “Who is the Man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” 13But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. 14Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well.

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Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.” 15The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. 16For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath.

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5:1 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

INTRODUCTION

1. The Time:

1. The Time:

• “after this”

• “a feast of the Jews”

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5:1-2 Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches.

INTRODUCTION

2. The Place:

2. The Place:

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2. The Place:

Introduction

• “the sheep gate”

2. The Place:

Introduction

• “the sheep gate” • “Bethseda”

2. The Place:

Introduction

• “the sheep gate”

• “Bethseda”

• “having five

porches”

5:3 In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water.

Those Who Need Healing

1. The “impotent”

Those Who Need Healing

= “infirm, feeble, unable to achieve anything great, destitute of power, sluggish in doing right”

1. The “impotent”

Those Who Need Healing

2. The “blind”

1. The “impotent”

Those Who Need Healing

2. The “blind”

3. The “lame”

1. The “impotent”

Those Who Need Healing

2. The “blind”

3. The “lame”

4. The “paralyzed”

1. The “impotent”

Those Who Need Healing

2. The “blind”

3. The “lame”

4. The “paralyzed”

5. The “waiting”

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1. His Mercy

The Divine Healer

When Jesus saw him lying there…

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1. His Mercy

The Divine Healer

2. His Omniscience

When Jesus saw him…and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time…

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1. His Mercy

The Divine Healer

2. His Omniscience

3. His Initiative

When Jesus saw him…knew…He said to him…

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1. His Mercy

The Divine Healer

2. His Omniscience

3. His Initiative

4. His Question

When Jesus saw him…knew…He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”

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The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.”

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1. His Mercy

The Divine Healer

2. His Omniscience

3. His Initiative

4. His Question

5. His “Impossible” Commands

Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.”.

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John 5:8“See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.”

1. The Man’s Obedience

The Miraculous Healing

2. The Man’s Healing

And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath.

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1. With the once impotent man

The Responses to the Healing

The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.” 11He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’ ”

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Then they asked him, “Who is the Man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” 13But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place.

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Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.” 15The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

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1. With the once impotent man

The Responses to the Healing

2. With Jesus

For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath.

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• Sought Jesus• Pleaded for help• Expressed the

miracle privately• No sin mentioned• Man was

motivated to believe

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Miracles in John 4 & 5 Contrasted

Invalid• Jesus sought him• Jesus asked if he

wanted help• Jesus healed

publicly• Jesus mentioned sin• Jesus worked

without the man’s belief

DO YOU WANTTO BE

HEALED?