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miracles" John 6.2
TIME The spring Of A D. Is. two OF
three months after last lesson.
PLACE Jerusalem
A REMINDER Once more LET rs re-
quest that you keep IN mind John 20 81. az
you study and teach this lesson.
The Lesson Outline.
THEME Doing Good on the sabbath
Day
THE Needy Multitude. W. IA
1.-THE lmpoteni Man Healed. IS 90. H.
% A Desperate Case. v g.
% Jesus Saw Him. 81 6
80 Jesus question. " q
t) The Reply of Dawning Faith. v J.
80 The Healing ~ E.
80 Conlessirg Jesus. IS HE
90 The q .eunslrg from Sin. Ia.
| III Jesus Critics. SIS. 1913 IL.
Comparing Scripture with Scripture.
l. Ihe Needy Multitude. rs. IL
Jesus lad gone again to Jerusalem TO at
tend the feast and, as usual. the place
| Of greatest need was the place where
| lie was to be found At this pool Of
| Bethesda there was a great multitude
Of imp0tent folk. the blind, halt and
withered, gathered. Theone man healed
! so occupies our thought tina. We for
/ get the mutitudes that were not 30
blessed Surely it was not because OF
lack OF power or willingness on Jesus
part to heal. but because the necessary
faith vas lacking What a sad proper
tion-one out Of a multitude. when all
might have been healed And this pro-
portion continues to-day
IL. The lmpotent Man Healed o.
A Desperate Case v 5.-A chronic case
OF IS years standing No physician
would undertake 10 cure such case,
but Jesus delights to have the worst
eases come to Him There is nothing
200 hard for lIim.-Gen. 1874; Ies
81. Il. q, Heb. rs.
% Jesus saw Him, Y. There was
something In this man which attracted
Jesus above all the others. 1t was the
possibilities Of faith that could claim
healing. AS Jesus looks upon Us what
Is II that lie sees. Is lie unable TO
commit Himself with all His blessing
unto US. because OF what He sees In us
OF unbelief and lfwill?-John ?: "a, 20.
ts) Jesus Question. V. 6.-"Wilt thou
be made whole?" a question which he
Is asking every soul. and He Is being
turned away with the answer: Not
now Like Felix's remark 10 Paul,
people are saying: Go thy way this
time; when | have a more convenient
season. | will call for thee" Souls i'm
potent because Of sin are refusing to be
healed. They love darkness rather than
light because their deeds are evil
John 3:ls
90 The Reply Of Dawning Faith. v.
His reply implies his longing TO be
healed and his vague hope that Jesus
will help him into the pool This little
faith Jesus honors. and does better for
him than he could ask or think--Eph.
3.2O
(5J The Healing, VS.. s. 3 -Jesus' COM
mand Rise. take up thy bed, and walk.
met with prompt obedience Though he
had not walked for IS years. still al
Jesus word he attempts it. and "imme-
diately" be was made whole, and TOOK
up his bed and walked.
90 Confessing Jesus, V. IL. l5.-This
mans going carrying his couch on ths
Sabbath day aroused the opposition Of
the Jews. and got him into trouble. The
one who obeys Jesus must expect such
experiences G. Tim 3:l2). But he was
prompt in confessing Jesus and was con
fdent that lie who could heal Him hao
authority over the Sabbath day Anf
after his second interview with Jesus ant
: he had learned who 1t was who had re
stored him 10 health he was eager e
tell about Him. What an example fol
us. When We come TO know Jesus a
the one who has blessed us. how cage
we ought TO be ~ confess Him (hon
1870 Matt. 1912. S3).
"a The Cleansing from Sin, V. IL
BUT greater service than the heaiinl
was the cleansing from sin. Jesus
work is never complete until there II
repentance and cleansing from sin. a
may be implied from Jesus words tha
this mans condition had been the di
rect result OF sin. Compare the prob
able similar condition in the case o
the palsed man in Matt 9:2-7 In thi
latter case the forgiveness OF sin pre-
ceded the healing. Note in the mira
cles OF healing how often Jesus for
gave sin and urged It's forsaking.
III Jesus Critics, VS.. 1913, ID
was the Sabbath day A good day for
good deed But man restored L
health. and made useful member o
society. was overshadowed in the mind
of the carping critics by the question
OF Sabbath day law and observance
They cared more for the outward observ
ance than they did for the man for whom
: the Sabbath was made. In striving TO
the letter they had killed the spirit
, 2 Cor. 80. Here was the beginning
OF a controversy which continued al
through Jesus ministry. Note Jesus
arguments on various occasions: Mar
2:27. IS; Matt. 12:12; Luke 1876. HOY
few Christians follow the Ideals lai
down By Jesus in regard to the day o
rest.
The Golden Text
And great multitude followed Hin
because they saw His miracles Their
are many motives which prompt peopl
F..N I..t.s Co.. IL