Being Made Whole
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Being Made Whole
Being Made Whole
1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
There will always be a place for God’s People
There will always be a place for God’s People
The People of God++Were having a feast
++They were in a place of celebration
Jewish feast included the feast of
++Dedication
Dictionary of Bible Themes 7356 Feast of Dedication
This feast began on 25th Kislev (November/December) and lasted seven days. It celebrated the cleansing of the temple and altar by Judas Maccabeus after they had been defiled by Antiochus Epiphanes.
Jesus Christ was challenged to declare his messiahship at the Feast of Dedication
Jn 10:22-24
Jewish feast included the feast of
Dedication
++Firstfruits
Dictionary of Bible Themes 7357 Feast of Firstfruits
The date of the offering of firstfruits, a celebration of God’s gift of the harvest, is not clear; it was probably held on 16th Abib.
Jewish feast included the feast of
Dedication
Firstfruits
++Tabernacles
Dictionary of Bible Themes 7358 Feast of Tabernacles
This feast began on 15th Tishri (September/October) and lasted seven days. It celebrated the first gathering of the fruit and grain harvests and also God’s provision for his people during their wilderness journey from Egypt to the promised land.
Jewish feast included the feast of
Dedication
Firstfruits
Tabernacles
++Trumpets
Dictionary of Bible Themes 7359 Feast of Trumpets
This feast, which is not specifically mentioned as such in the OT, took place at the observance of the new moon in the month of Tishri (September/October). It signalled the end of the agricultural year.
Jewish feast included the feast of
Dedication
Firstfruits
Tabernacles
Trumpets
++Unleavened Bread
Dictionary of Bible Themes 7360 Feast of Unleavened Bread
The feast was kept from 15th-21st Abib (March/April), to commemorate the haste with which the Israelites left Egypt. It was always celebrated in the calendar of feasts with the Feast of Passover.
Jewish feast included the feast of
Dedication
Firstfruits
Tabernacles
Trumpets
Unleavened Bread
++Weeks
Dictionary of Bible Themes 7361 Feast of Weeks
This feast, which took place seven weeks after Passover in Sivan (May/June), was also known as the Feast of Pentecost. It expressed joy and thankfulness to God for the harvest.
Celebrations was a regular part of Jewish life
Celebrations was a regular part of Jewish life
2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
There is a sickness in the land.
There is a sickness in the land.
While the people of God celebrated
++A great multitude were sick
++Impotent
++Blind
++Halt
++Withered
They were waiting for the water to move
They were waiting for the water to move
Being made whole was connected
++To an Atmosphere
It was an atmosphere of anticipation
It was an atmosphere of anticipation
Anticipation was created
++The movement of the water
4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
Anticipation was created
++The movement of the water
++By a bold proclamation
The said
++Look on us
++Get ready
++Something good is about to happen
Anticipation is the catalyst for expectation
Anticipation is the catalyst for expectation
5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
The man
++Gave heed
++Placed his attention on them
++Expected to receive from them
There is nothing more powerful than expectation.
There is nothing more powerful than expectation.
Expectation will
++Make you talk to yourself
21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
Expectation will
++Make you talk to yourself
++Move you to acts of great faith
20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
Being made whole was connected
To an Atmosphere
++To an Attitude
Attitude is a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person's behavior.
6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
How did this man feel about his condition?
How did this man feel about his condition?
5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
He was
++Sick a long time (38 years)
7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
He was
Sick a long time (38 years)
++A witness to the recovery of others
++Dependent on outside help
++Always to late
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
It is one thing to be a person that is sick another to be a sick person.
God never planned for sickness to be permanent
God never planned for sickness to be permanent
Sickness is a reflection of
++The weakness of the flesh
++The health of the soul
2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
The issue of attitude is
++We long for the prosperity of the flesh
++We diminish it connection to the soul
It is amazing that when crisis strikes the first thing we sacrifice is that which feeds the soul.
36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Being made whole was connected
To an Atmosphere
To an Attitude
++To an Anointing
27 And it shall come to pass in that day, That his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, And his yoke from off thy neck, And the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
Jesus Christ was more than a man.
Jesus Christ was more than a man.
He was
++The word sent by God
++Preaching peace
++God’s anointed
The anointing is about
++Doing good
++Bringing deliverance
++Honoring God
Why we need the Church
Why we need the Church
The Church is
++The Body of Christ Rom 8:10; Rom 12:5
10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
The Church is
The Body of Christ Rom 8:10; Rom 12:5
++The Light of the World Mat 5:14
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
The Church is
The Body of Christ Rom 8:10; Rom 12:5
The Light of the World Mat 5:14
++The Hope of Glory Col 1:27
27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
The Church is
The Body of Christ Rom 8:10; Rom 12:5
The Light of the World Mat 5:14
The Hope of Glory Col 1:27
++The Pillar and Ground of truth 1 Tim 3:15
15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
The Church is
The Body of Christ Rom 8:10; Rom 12:5
The Light of the World Mat 5:14
The Hope of Glory Col 1:27
The Pillar and Ground of truth 1 Tim 3:15
++Instrument of the Holy Ghost John 14:17
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers, and it was not there.
I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her fertile fields and boundless forests, and it was not there.
I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her rich mines and her vast world commerce, and it was not there.
I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her public school system and her institutions of learning, and it was not there.
I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her democratic Congress and her matchless Constitution, and it was not there.
“Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, she will cease to be great.”
Alexis de Tocqueville
22 Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
Why is there no recovery?
Why is there no recovery?
We have relied upon
++An Atmosphere (Looking for a sign)
++Our attitude (Disappointment)
++A feeling
Time for a shift
++Look no further
++Jesus Christ is at the feast
++He is doing good
++He is our deliver
The Wait is Over
The Wait is Over