An all powerful God can do whatsoever He chooses and that I would have questions that I can’t answer is not surprising at all when the All powerful God of the universe is brought into the equation.
2. I. THE PROBLEMS W
ITH THE
TEXT
A. It is called Bethesda – the house of mercy.
B. There is no reference by any other writer of
this pool having healing qualities except for
the Gospel of John.
C. Then there is the reference to an angel
stirring the water.
D. The pools medicinal value
3. II. THE PROBLEM W
ITH THE
MAN
A. He had been sick 38 years
That is presumably his whole life.
And that is the case of all of us.
B. He had enormous competition
The lost person knows he needs what Jesus can offer, but so often the
hustle and bustle, the pull and influence of the lost of the world keeps
them from finding the help they need.
C. He had no man to help him
No man that is, until Jesus came
4. III. THE POW OF THE LORD
ER
A. He didn’t need the water
B. He wasn’t limited in who He could help