The Questions of Jesus Pastor Brent Wong Chinese
The Questions of Jesus Pastor Brent Wong Chinese Grace Bible Church Sunday, December 8, 2013 12. 08. 2013 2
John 5: 1 -9 (NIV) 1 Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. 12. 08. 2013 4
John 5: 1 -9 (NIV) 2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. 12. 08. 2013 5
John 5: 1 -9 (NIV) 3 Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. 12. 08. 2013 6
John 5: 1 -9 (NIV) 5 One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 12. 08. 2013 7
John 5: 1 -9 (NIV) 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well? ” 12. 08. 2013 8
John 5: 1 -9 (NIV) 7 “Sir, ” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me. ” 12. 08. 2013 9
John 5: 1 -9 (NIV) 8 Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk. ” 12. 08. 2013 10
John 5: 1 -9 (NIV) 9 At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The day on which this took place was a Sabbath, 12. 08. 2013 11
Mark 10: 46 -52 (NIV) 46 Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. 12. 08. 2013 12
Mark 10: 46 -52 (NIV) 47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 12. 08. 2013 13
Mark 10: 46 -52 (NIV) 48 Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 12. 08. 2013 14
Mark 10: 46 -52 (NIV) 49 Jesus stopped and said, “Call him. ” So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you. ” 12. 08. 2013 15
Mark 10: 46 -52 (NIV) 50 Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. 12. 08. 2013 16
Mark 10: 46 -52 (NIV) 51 “What do you want me to do for you? ” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see. ” 12. 08. 2013 17
Mark 10: 46 -52 (NIV) 52 “Go, ” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. ” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. 12. 08. 2013 18
I. 12. 08. 2013 What are you holding on to? And do you want to get well? 19
I. II. 12. 08. 2013 What are you holding on to? And do you want to get well? If Jesus were to be in your presence, and asked you what you want from Him, what would you say to Him? 20
III. God knows all that we are – our good and our bad. And this is who God loves…all of us. God doesn’t just love us when we are good or being “spiritual. ” 12. 08. 2013 21
IV. What does your picture of God show to you about your theology? 12. 08. 2013 22
IV. What does your picture of God show to you about your theology? V. What (or who) do you turn to when trying to fill a need? 12. 08. 2013 23
Brent. Wong@cru. org Facebook. com/Brent. Leila. Wong 12. 08. 2013 Twitter: @epicbdub 24
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