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John 5:39–40 · BSB
5:39 You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
5:40 yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.
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…people are forcing you to or because you're supposed to, it's because you want to know God And that's what Jesus ends up telling the Pharisees inJohn chapter 5. He says, "You're searching the scriptures," right, the Bible, "because you think that in the Bible you can find eternal life. But it's the…
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I'd like us to turn back together toJohn chapter 5. And we're going to look at the passage that we read. ! We can read again at verse 18. The start of chapter 5 is an interesting mini turning point…
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…right because we are going to heaven. We don't live right to earn God's blessing. We live right because God has blessed us. Quickly now, look atJohn chapter 5. John 5, verse 24. Jesus speaking. John 5 24. Jesus says, Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word, did you do that? And believeth…
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…and it's our attention this morning. And so, as I mentioned, six months have passed since Jesus has healed a man at the pool of Bethesda back inJohn chapter 5, and that set in motion the people and the authorities in Jerusalem to try to seek out and find Jesus to put him to death for what he did. And…
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…you have the instruction manual for something doesn't mean you know how to put it together. You can be a fan of something, but not be a part of it.John chapter 5. Jesus echoes this. He's talking to the Pharisees. Kind of the ultimate picture of this attitude that I'm talking about. And he challenges them and…
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…is worse than the first. And that language, something worse, is not the first time that Jesus has said this. If you think with me, back toJohn chapter 5, Jesus was going to the pool of Bethesda. And at this location, there were a whole crowd of people who needed healing. And they were sitting there…
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…to ask would be that we would have to believe. Have faith that he is able. The words have to be mixed with faith, so we act upon them. Now, look atJohn chapter 5. John chapter 5. Stay with me. A simple little thought process that'll bring us to something in a minute. John chapter 5. Oh, it's a good sound.…
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…of that word, fast. I just have some seconds and then I would like us to just pray for the five minutes left to prepare us much more for tomorrow.John chapter 5, sorry, John chapter 12, verse 32. 12, verse 32. Am I too fast? Are we moving on the same pace? Is it clear? If you meet somebody today, Outside…
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…bit more what's happening, some scholars actually believe that it could have been as long as six months to one year in between the very end ofJohn chapter 5and the beginning of John chapter 6. Now, why is that important for you and I today? Because this miracle that we're unpacking today, it's actually…
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…this time, he went to a bookstore and bought a Bible. In despair of saving himself, he saw the Savior he needed while reading John chapter 3 andJohn chapter 5. He trusted Jesus Christ. He stopped trying to impress Jesus Christ. He stopped trying to earn the favor of Jesus Christ. He stopped trying to make…
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…in heaven. The point of this is the resurrection is real. Let me give you one more text and then we're gonna finish with the resurrection denied.John chapter 5. Jesus said, Truly, I say to you, an hour is coming. John chapter 5, verse 25, if you want to follow along or look it up later. Truly, truly I say…
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…hand, keep it up until you get one. We got ushers around the room, they're ready to give one to you. It's an exciting morning. We're continuing.John chapter 5. Let's dive in. Hopefully you're there, John chapter 5, or at least you're getting close. Let's dive in. We'll start in verse 40. We're gonna read…
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…was one of those passages that I went, there's no way it happened like this. It just it there's did it didn't go like this. We're gonna look atJohn chapter 5. If you have your Bibles, I want to invite you to turn over there, grab it on your phone. John chapter 5. John, one of the gospel writers, tells us…
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…God's word with you. I know he's gonna do a work in our hearts today if we will just surrender to him. Um, take your Bibles this morning, turn toJohn chapter 5. John chapter 5, as you're turning there, if you do not have a Bible, this is something that we do every week. Maybe this is your first time here…
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…intended to be. And when he purposefully violates the Pharisees' legalistic laws, he was intending to be disruptive. I'll give you an example. InJohn chapter 5, Jesus goes to the pool of Bethesda on the Sabbath of all days, knowing that the Pharisees would not be happy with the actions he was about to…
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…of God They're the Church of Jesus Christ and John says if you have that then that's how you know that you have life All right, let's go to 1stJohn chapter 5and notice verses 13 through 15 John says another way that you know, you have eternal life is confidence in your standing with God So verse 13 down…
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…is in kind of a spiritual crisis. I don't know if you've noticed this, but Theo Vaughn is a podcaster, very popular guy. And he talked about inJohn chapter 5, because the guy called in and said, Hey man, I'm in the same kind of behavior patterns. I don't want to do this stuff, I don't want to, you know,…
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…proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind. Does that sound familiar?John chapter 5. John 5. To set at liberty those who are oppressed. To proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. An understood messianic text. Everybody he's reading…
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…that sin has broken will one day be addressed. Everything crooked will one day be made straight. Everything hidden will one day be revealed. And inJohn chapter 5, it tells us that Jesus is the judge. The shepherd is the judge. And so, while yes, this ultimate judgment creates a warning, it also creates a…
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…But number two, a liberating confession, a liberating confession. Jesus said, Get up, exclamation mark, pick up your mat and walk. In verse 8 ofJohn chapter 5, then Jesus said to him, Get up, pick up your mat and walk. Verse 9, at once the man was cured, he picked up his mat and walked. The day on which…
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