Healing at the Pool

Healing at the Pool

There was a pool in Jerusalem called Bethesda, where men and women went to be healed by the waters. Laying at this pool was a man who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. He could never get into the pool to receive healing because no one would carry him. However, Jesus had a plan for this man and asked him if he wanted to be made well. At His word, the man could walk and was healthy once more! But when the Pharisees saw this man they rebuked him for “working” on the Sabbath.

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John 5:8
In our last episode, we heard how the Lord Jesus healed a woman who’d been stricken with a debilitating and isolating bleeding disorder her whole life. She had incredible faith, believing that just a touch of Jesus’ garment could make her whole – and it did. We also learned how Jesus raised a young girl from the dead – speaking words to her that resonate in our own hearts even today… “I say to you, arise.” Today we’ll learn of another healing that brought both rejoicing from some and ire, scorn, and even hatred unto death from others. We’ll see also how the Pharisee’s burdensome additions to God’s perfect law have led people astray from God’s true purpose for His people – a purpose to which Jesus is calling them to return.
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