1.
John 5: 1-18

2.
John 5:1-18
The Healing
The Controversy

3.
THE HEALING
 When the water was troubled…….
 First in healed…….
 He had no chance but still he came.

4.
THE HEALING
Hope faded?
Disappointment? Depression?
Then Jesus came!

5.
THE HEALING
 Do you want to get well?
 He looked at Jesus instead of the pool.
 He looked at the solution rather than the problem.
 He did what Jesus said.

6.
THE CONTROVERSY
 No carrying sleeping mats on the Sabbath!
 Not one of the Ten Commands but one of the Rabbis
rules!
 The letter of the law v. the spirit of the law.

7.
THE CONTROVERSY
A threat to their power and control and to the
status quo.
 God did not say, “I am the Lord who heals you,
but not on a Sabbath”
 See also Matthew 12 – the healing of the man
with a withered hand.

8.
THE CONTROVERSY
 They said: “This man is not from God.”
 Jesus said: These
people honour me with their lips but their hearts are far
from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are
but rules taught by men. Mark 7: 6,7
 Paul said: But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies
and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these
are unprofitable and useless.

9.
LEGALISTIC OR LIBERAL
OR......
 Understand the nature of God, the heart of God.
 Walk closely with God.
 The letter of the law would have had this man still bound
by his infirmity.
 The spirit of the law set him free.
 If the Son sets you free you shall be free indeed.

10.
THE PRIESTLY BLESSING
 The Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is
how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:’’’
 The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.
Numbers Chapter 6