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The
Man Who was Lame for 38 years John 5:1-16 July 22, 2007
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A
Crippled Woman
Luke 13:10-17
August 19, 2007
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The
Feeding of the 5000
John
6:1-15 September 23, 2007 .PP Web Presentation
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Peter
Walks on Water!
Mat 14:22-32
October 21, 2007
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Bartimaeus
- The Blind Beggar Mark 10:46-52 November 18, 2007...PP Web Presentation
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Malchus John 18:2-12; Luke
22:47-53
December 23, 2007...PP Web Presentation
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Peter
Disowns Jesus
Mark 14:27-72; John 21:3-17 January 20, 2008
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Pilate,
the Relativist
John 18:33-38
February 17, 2008
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The
Blind Mans Courage - John 9:23-41 March 23, 2008
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The Killers See the Light! Mat 27:54; Mark 15:39 May 18, 2008
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The
Friends of the Paralytic Man
Mark 2:2-12 June 22, 2008
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A
Desperate Father
Mark 9:14-29 July 20, 2008
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The Widows Offering
Mark12:41-44; Luke 21:1-4
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The Samaritan Woman at
the Well John 4:5-29, 39
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Doubting Thomas
John 20:24-31
The Man Who was Lame for 38 Years John 5:1-16
John 5:1-16 ESV After this
there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate
a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda (house of mercy), which has
five roofed colonnades. 3 In these lay a multitude of
invalids--blind, lame, and paralyzed [waiting for the moving of the water; 4 for an angel of the Lord went
down at certain seasons into the pool, and stirred the water: whoever stepped
in first after the stirring of the water was healed of whatever disease he had.]
1.
Jesus
visits a place where usually no one wants to go
a.
Where
the invalids brooded (felt sorry for
themselves)
b.
Where
the blind groped (fumbled about)
c.
Where
the lame lay (for lack of mobility)
d.
Where
the paralyzed hoped (in the stirring of
the waters)
2. The people here
had come because there was hope in the water
a.
An
angel stirred the waters at certain seasons
b.
Whoever
stepped in first after the stirring was healed of whatever disease they had
c.
It
was a miraculous healing a manifestation of God's mercy
d.
It
was a ray of hope in the grey, languid life of those who were considered subpar
by the world around them
5 One man was
there who had been an
invalid for thirty-eight years. 6
When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he
said to him, "Do you want to be healed?" 7 The sick man answered him, "Sir, I have no one to put me
into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me."
1.
This
man had been lame for a long time
a.
We
dont know what caused him to be lame, or if he was lame since birth
b.
The
man was lying there for a long time! Maybe he had lost hope of being healed!
c.
He
had no friends to even help him
d.
He
had accepted his condition and limitations with some bitterness, probably harboring
some jealousy towards those who were whole.
2.
Jesus
wants to know if he wants to get well
a.
Perhaps
the man thought it couldnt be done
b.
Perhaps
the man was not interested in resolving his problem any longer
3.
He
made excuses for himself
a.
He
talked about what he wanted to do
b.
When
it came time to act, he was bogged down by his limitations and dependencies
c.
He
had defined himself by his disease
d.
He
was a slave to his disease he had succumbed to it
4.
When
the Son of God asks you if you want to get well there are no excuses to be
made! Either you want to get well or not! It is entirely up to you!
8 Jesus said to
him, "Get up, take up your bed, and walk." 9a And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and
walked.
1.
With
Jesus there are no valid excuses or dependencies
a.
What
matters is weather you will believe Him at His word
b.
What
matters is your trust in Him
2.
Healing
is immediate and thorough!
a.
There
is no weaning off of your crutches or dependencies
b.
There
are no follow-up visits
c.
It
is not a temporary feeling of well-being
3. If
the story of the lame man ended here it would be a nice positive happily ever
after story
a. Theres
more to this story
b.
Lets see what we can learn from the man after he was healed
9b Now that day
was the Sabbath. 10 So the Jews said to
the man who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for
you to take up your bed." 11 But he
answered them, "The
man who healed me, that man said to me, 'Take up your bed, and walk.'" 12 They asked him, "Who is the man who
said to you, 'Take up your bed and walk'?"
13 Now the man who
had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, as
there was a crowd in the place.
4.
The
healed man did not really know Who healed him
a.
He
had believed Him
b.
He
had followed His direction
5.
But
the man did not really know Jesus
a.
He
knew of Jesus
b.
He
still shifted blame