Today’s text: John 5:1-9

Today’s message: “The Lamb enters the Sheep Gate”

The Site – v.1-4 – Circumstance

• Place and People

• Symbolism in Scripture

• Prospect and Phenomenon

• People then and today seek a supernatural intervention

The Lamb Enters the Sheep Gate

The Situation – v.5-7 – Crisis

• Dire Condition and Dull Plans

• Divine Inquiry & Detailed Defense

• Jesus asked the man “Do you wish to get well”

• The man answers with an excuse

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The Lamb Enters the Sheep Gate

The Solution – v.8-9 – Cure

• Divine Intervention

• Doubtless recovery

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The Lamb Enters the Sheep Gate

I can say that our hope should be built, not on some legend, myth, or pool, but a person. This being the Lamb of God who provides water springing up to eternal life.

“Do you wish to get well?” Or are you good with your plight in life being someone else’s fault – someone else’s responsibility. I assure you there are far too many people who have become satisfied living their life down by the pool of self pity, misery and sickness rejecting the offer of God’s grace and mercy.

Today there are some that have heard Jesus say ‘pick up your pallet and walk’. He is saying this to you. It is time to get moving. You have been stuck long enough. Accept the loss of what lies behind – press forward to what lies ahead.

Things to remember and practice