Gospel Reading John 5:1 – 9

1 After this, Jesus went to Jerusalem for a religious festival. 2 Near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there is a pool with five porches; in Hebrew it is called Bethzatha. 3 A large crowd of sick people were lying on the porches—the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed. 4 5 A man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.

John 5:1 – 9 6 Jesus saw him lying there, and he knew that the man had been sick for such a long time; so he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” 7 The sick man answered, “Sir, I don't have anyone here to put me in the pool when the water is stirred up; while I am trying to get in, somebody else gets there first.”

John 5:1 – 9 8 Jesus said to him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.” 9 Immediately the man got well; he picked up his mat and started walking. The day this happened was a Sabbath.

John 5:1 – 9

We need healing

John 5:1 – 9 We need healing - And some search for hope of healing

John 5:1 – 9 We need healing -And some search for hope of healing -People just want to get better

John 5:1 – 9 We need healing -And some search for hope of healing -People just want to get better Jesus arrived at the pool of Bethesda

John 5:1 – 9 We need healing -And some search for hope of healing -People just want to get better Jesus arrived at the pool of Bethesda -Saw a man lying there

John 5:1 – 9 We need healing -And some search for hope of healing -People just want to get better Jesus arrived at the pool of Bethesda -Saw a man lying there -Jesus asked him: Do you want to get well?

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals V6... Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are V6... Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are He was at the pool of Bethesda V6... Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are He was at the pool of Bethesda – house of shame or disgrace V6... Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are He was at the pool of Bethesda – house of shame or disgrace Place where social outcasts were V6... Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are: Place of the social outcasts V6... Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are: Place of the social outcasts Place of the abandoned, rejects V6... Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are: Place of the social outcasts Place of the abandoned, rejects People avoided such places V6... Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are: Place of the social outcasts Place of the abandoned, rejects People avoided such places, for fear of becoming unclean V6... Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are: Place of the social outcasts Place of the abandoned, rejects People avoided such places, for fear of becoming unclean But Jesus went there V6... Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are V6... Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are 7 “Sir,”... “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are 2.Jesus heals us despite our negativity 7 “Sir,”... “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are 2.Jesus heals us despite our negativity Poor theology: 7 “Sir,”... “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are 2.Jesus heals us despite our negativity Poor theology: God’s grace = first come, first serve 7 “Sir,”... “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are 2.Jesus heals us despite our negativity Poor theology: God’s grace = first come, first serve Sense of abandonment 7 “Sir,”... “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are 2.Jesus heals us despite our negativity Poor theology: God’s grace = first come, first serve Sense of abandonment = negative 7 “Sir,”... “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are 2.Jesus heals us despite our negativity 7 “Sir,”... “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are 2.Jesus heals us despite our negativity V8 Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” 9 At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are 2.Jesus heals us despite our negativity 3.Jesus heals us with his Word V8 Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” 9 At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are 2.Jesus heals us despite our negativity 3.Jesus heals us with his Word Do you want to get well?

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are 2.Jesus heals us despite our negativity 3.Jesus heals us with his Word Do you want to get well? We must desire healing from God

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are 2.Jesus heals us despite our negativity 3.Jesus heals us with his Word Do you want to get well? We must desire healing from God Desire is revealed in our confession

John 5:1 – 9 Jesus heals: 1.Jesus heals us where we are 2.Jesus heals us despite our negativity 3.Jesus heals us with his Word Do you want to get well? We must desire healing from God Desire is revealed in our confession of our powerlessness and our need of Jesus’ power to heal