The Crossing Church
Message notes from The Crossing, a Christian Church in Las Vegas, NV.
John 5:1 NIV
John 5:2 NIV
Asclepius
John 5:3 NIV
John 5:4, 6a (NIV)
One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years
6 When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time . . .
John 5:6c (NIV)
“Do you want to get well?"
John 5:7 NIV
John 5:8-9a (NIV)
Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk
9 At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked."
John 5:9b (NIV)
The day on which this took place was a Sabbath
Exodus 20:8 NIV
John 5:9b-10 (NIV)
The day on which this took place was a Sabbath 10 and so the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat."
John 5:11 NIV
John 5:12-14 NIV
John 5:15-17 NIV
John 5:18 NIV
THERE ARE 2 EQUALLY LOST GROUPS OF PEOPLE IN THIS STORY
POWER OVER FALSE GODS
POWER OVER RULES-BASED RELIGION
Do you ever find yourself seeking to meet your needs outside of God?
Does your version of Christianity get in the way of loving people God loves?