John - Day 10: The Healing That Raised Opposition

Imagine what it must have been like to lie around the pool of Bathesda? The name Bathesda meant house of mercy. A great number of disabled: the blind, lame & paralyzed held onto a glimmer of hope. After 38 long years of waiting for a miracle, Jesus poses a question that would change his life.

Read John 5:1-15

Q: Why did Jesus ask him if he wanted to get well?

Q: Did he answer the question, why or why not?

Q: The religious leaders missed the miracle because all they could see was the mat. What are some modern day mats that cause us to miss miracles?

Q: What “afflictions” or “sins” do we hang on to and refuse to “get well”? What would Jesus say to us.

Read John 5:16-30

Q: What did Jesus do wrong according to the Jewish leaders? How did
He justify it?

Q: Why didn’t the Jews believe Jesus was the Son of God?

Q: The Jews didn’t think Jesus was acting like the Messiah they expected. He didn’t follow the rules or rescue them from oppression. What expectations can we place on Jesus to fulfill that may not always be correct?

For Further Study: 1 Corinthians 15:42-57, 1 John 5:11-13