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2. A reminder to consider others Please:
Turn off your cell phone or set to vibrate only
Use the nursery or cry room if your child is fussy
Get up during the preaching only if absolutely necessary (please sit in back if you must leave early)

3. The Pool at Bethesda John 5
Multitudes of sick, blind & lame were there: Jesus talks with a man who was incapacitated for 38 years

4. Equality with the Father John 5:19-29
Jesus simply said to him, “Arise, take up your pallet and walk” (John 4:8)
“The Jews” became very upset when they saw the man carrying his pallet and breaking their Sabbath laws
Jesus claimed His work, including healing a man on the Sabbath & telling him to walk, was the work of God

5. Equality with the Father John 5:19-29
They were furious because they believed Jesus’ claim to be equal with God the Father was blasphemy
Jesus clarifies His claims in vs and then cites four witnesses in vs to validate His claim

6. Equality with the Father John 5:19-29
Jesus makes three claims in vs each starting with the phrase, "Truly, truly, I say to you.”

7. Jesus’ First Claim of Equality The Son’s Submission to the Father John 5:19
Jesus could not act for Himself but works in complete submission to and harmony with the Father

8. The Father’s Love for the Son John 5:20
Love: file;w (phileo) - the love of personal relationship.
Jesus knows everything the Father is doing and joined His Father in healing on the Sabbath
This miracle was not a one time event - there would be greater ones in the future

9. Power to Give Life John 5:21
They would have known Deut. 32:39 and stories of God’s prophets raising the dead
Jesus raised several people from the dead:
Luke 7:14-15
Matthew 9:18-26
John 11:43-44

10. Power to Judge John 5:22
God is the judge: Genesis 6-9; 18:25; Exodus 6-12; Deut ; Isaiah 3; Jeremiah 1, Malachi 3
The Lord is coming to judge (Ps. 96) - all judgment past, present and future have been given to the Son

11. Worthy of Honor John 5:23
They were zealous for God, but without knowledge
Failure to honor the son dishonors both the Son and the Father

12. Jesus’ Second Claim of Equality The Nature of Eternal Life - John 5:24
All people will have eternal existence: The wicked in Hell and the righteous in heaven (Matthew 25)
“Eternal life” refers to a blessed quality of life lived eternally with the Lord
Those who are in Christ are not condemned (Romans 8:1) and so escape judgment and spiritual death

13. The Nature of Belief
Belief in Jesus is more than intellectual assent - James 2:19
A person’s professed faith may be in opposition to their actual belief demonstrated by their actions
The implications of actually believing Jesus is the Son of God will necessarily change a person’s life

14. The Nature of Belief
Most Americans will not deny Jesus outright, but they reject certain claims so they can live as they desire
To profess faith in Jesus but reject His claims results in faith in a false Jesus who cannot save

15. Jesus’ Third Claim of Equality The Son Who Gives Life John 5:25-26
Jesus has life in Himself and can give it to others
“Hearing” refers to not only receiving the message, but heeding it too - Matthew 13:13-14; cf. Isaiah 6:9-10

16. The Son Who Gives Life John 5:25-26
Some were even then hearing, understanding and believing and so were passing from death to life
The physical resurrections Jesus would perform in the future would validate His claim to give spiritual life

17. The Son Who Judges John 5:27
The Father gave Jesus authority to both give life and judge because He is the Son of Man - Daniel 7:13-14

18. The Resurrection John 5:28-29
Future resurrection was spoken of specifically in the Psalms and prophets: Isaiah 26:19; Daniel 12:1-2
All people have an eternal soul and will receive future resurrected body
Those who do good are resurrected to life while those who do evil are resurrected to judgment

19. The Resurrection John 5:28-29
Those who believe are made righteous before God and escape judgment - John 5:24; 3:16f
The unbelieving reject Christ and will be judged and condemned by their deeds - Revelation 20:13f

20. Conclusions
Jesus’ invitation to believe in Him (John 5:24) is the only hope because no one does good - Romans 3:10; Isaiah 64:6
Examine yourself and be sure of your belief - do not gamble your eternal future on a false profession

21. Conclusions
Believers: Take heed of the lost around you and consider how God can use you to bring them to faith

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