John 5:1-9 (King James Version)
1After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
3In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
4For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
5And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
6When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
7The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
8Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
9And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
Mat 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
INTRODUCTION
In order for there to be a need for healing there MUST be a problem physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually. So many people are in the need of a healing today, there are people in the who are in the need of healing. There are people in the Church that are in the need of healing
Healing is: to be made sound or whole
Healing is part of the blessings of obedience to the Law
Exodus 15:26 “And He said, ‘If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, the LORD, am your healer’."
The Hebrew word for healing is: Rapha , “Rapha” is used some sixty times in the Old Testament and means, “to restore, to heal, or to cure” healed... rapha ( Heb. ) meaning to heal, be healed
physically, emotionally and spiritually.
The Greek word used for healed ( iaomai ( Grk. ) ) is that from which we obtain the Greek word for doctor.
BODY
So Jesus stopped and asked him a question that seems to astound our senses — "DO YOU WANT TO BE MADE WELL?"
On the surface this is a ridiculous question. It would be like asking someone if they want to eat something when they’re hungry, or drink if they were thirsty. It would be like asking a person who was shivering in the freezing cold, if they wanted a coat. Yet, Jesus’ question was profound and insightful.
When Jesus asks the man if he WANTS to be made well, the word WANT takes this man to a deeper level. We don’t see it in the English, but Jesus is literally asking the man ‘you must not only be willing to be made well, but you must also show me by your actions. It’s like asking me if I want $1 million, I must take the money and do something with it. The word WANT means that I will participate in this action. And the same is true for this man. He must show Jesus by His actions. This man had lived for so long in this state, that his sense of hope may have vanished.
DO YOU WANT TO BE MADE WELL?" Again, this sounds crazy to us. Of course we want to be made well. But look around you. On the outside we all look and sound like there are no worries no concerns in our lives. We give off the assumption that life is grand.
people come to church wearing their best clothes & their best smiles. Everybody looks happy, so we assume everything is okay. we need to look beyond the facade and realize that the pews are full of hurting people.
Then there are those of us with lesser hurts, but they don’t seem so small to us: an unresponsive spouse, a boring job, a poor grade, a friend or parent who is unresponsive and on and on and on go the stories. The lonely, the dying, the discouraged, the exhausted, they’re all here."
In the face of that, the Word of God has good news! In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus said, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."
This is not to say that He will heal every problem immediately if we just have enough faith. Jesus clearly said that we will have trouble in this world. But He can help us through our worst problems only if we trust in Him.
we all have our problems and we all have our pools. For some it’s pornography, or it’s an affair, maybe it’s drinking and drugs or over-eating. Whatever our pool or escape is, we want a way out. But to say YES!!! YES!!!! JESUS, I REALLY DO WANT TO BE MADE WELL!! YES I’LL DO MY PART TOO!! It’s almost too difficult. It sounds good, it looks good, we believe, yet we don’t believe. We hear the promises of Jesus, and our hearts run out to them and we claim them. And we believe that we mean what we say. Yet, for some of us this has been on-going for more than 38 years. It’s been a lifetime of rejecting Jesus’ offer of healing. We want to be healed, yet, do we really have the faith, the trust to move outside of our boundaries, would we really do it?
That is the question that was confronting that man on that day, and it is the question which confronts us today, and honestly, it may be everyday. DO WE REALLY, REALLY WANT TO BE MADE WELL? DO WE REALLY, REALLY WANT TO BE HEALED? I have often heard that if you really want to do something then you will do it. If you want stop a bad habit, then you will. It works conversely, if you want to start reading the Bible or praying, or living a new life, a different life, then it becomes a matter of desire and conviction and commitment. It sounds difficult, almost impossible know what? It is impossible. We can’t do it on our own. That is why we so desperately need Jesus. For without Jesus, what can we do? Nothing. But with Jesus, we can conquer the world.
You see, if that man got well and if we get well, then our lives MUST change. We have no choice. That man would have to get a job, he would have to become more responsible, he would have to maybe take care of a family. There would be a new set of responsibilities. The same goes for us. When we make a commitment to Jesus to do something, then along with that commitment comes a whole new set of responsibilities.
But now the call for each person is to use the faith that God has placed in our heart, soul, and mind and go into the world doing good things in the name of Jesus Christ. But that won’t always be easy, because there’s pressure that others will place on us, but the GOOD NEWS is that Jesus has promised He will never, never fail us. He will not bail out on us when life gets rough. Instead He promises He will be with us to the ends of the earth. Now that you have Jesus, know that He will always be there for you.
In the same way that man who was an invalid, who couldn’t walk, was now told to do 3 things -- stand up, pick up your mat, and walk.
Now, I don’t know about you, but if I had been unable to use my legs for 38 years, I may have some doubts about my ability to even stand, let alone to walk. "I can’t get up? I’ve been unable to walk for 38 years." But Jesus says in effect, "You can, because I say so."
But the command to get up is not the only command, for Jesus removes the possibility of relapse. He says, "Get up and take up your bed!" You know why Jesus said that? Because he wasn’t coming back. He’s not leaving his bed at that pool thinking he’ll be back tomorrow. NO!! He isn’t coming back to the pool because he was healed. It was time to move on.
He was cured. He got up, picked up his mat, and he walked. It seems to happen very quietly and privately. Yet, there is no doubt, it happened.
Firstly some of us need:
EMOTIONAL HEALING: He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds."—Psalm 147:3.
Hearts are broken through sorrow. Hearts are broken through disappointment. Hearts are broken through bereavement. Hearts are broken in ten thousand ways, for this is a heart-breaking world.
A wounded heart occurs when someone or something brings hurt to your emotions or feelings
Hearts are broken through sorrow. Hearts are broken through disappointment. Hearts are broken through bereavement. Hearts are broken in ten thousand ways, for this is a heart-breaking world
He can heal your mind. I know He can. Just let Him manage your thoughts, and your stresses and concerns! He knows how to help you, just let Him!
PHYSICAL HEALING ~ Mark 1:41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth His hand, and touched him, and saith unto him; “I will, be thou clean.” Phyiscal Healing is needed when something n the body has gone wrong or not function Ex: high blood Heart problems etc.
So many people even in the Body of Christ are in the need of a physical healing . There are some physical sickness that are not natural but know as demonic or a spirit of infirmity this is where we must have the discerning of the spirit to know the difference.
SPIRITUAL HEALING: Spiritual Healing comes from many references in the Bible, but I’ll only name a few today.
The first that comes to mind is: John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes on Him, would not perish, but have everlasting, or eternal life.”
Seem like a strange scripture for spiritual healing? Spiritual healing is a healing that cleanses the inside so that Jesus would want to live there, and when He lives there, there is promise of life everlasting. Without Him there, there is everlasting torment.
The next scripture that comes to mind is Psalm 118:17 ~ “I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord!”
Spiritual Health club members see this as really the only reason for living! To declare the mighty works of the Lord!
CONCLUSION
Healing is necessary to be made whole and healthy and so that one can prosper and go forward in Christ and get all that God has for them
When one is in the need of healing it is impossible to go forward in the natural and in the spiritual.
When you are in need of a healing it is impossible to forward with a healthy relationship.
Healing comes when we open all the rooms in our "house" to Jesus and He can work his power in our lives.
In order for folks to be healed we have to get them to the doctor Doctor Jesus
Healing was provided for us by the stripes that were placed on Jesus’ back, all 39 of them. The price He paid going to Calvary was sufficient for our healing, both Spiritual and Physical. He didn’t allow man to shred His body for no reason. You and I were and are that reason.
Healing has already been provided for us. It’s done. It’s ours. It is up to us to lay hold of that hope, or attain that amount of faith in order to claim our healing
1) THROUGH THE WORD
Psalms 107:20 “He sent his word, and healed them”
Mathew 8:5-8 “but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
2) James 5:14 Through the laying on of hands and anointing with oil-There will be times when you ask Jesus to heal and it will happen, but there will be times when you will need to call upon the leaders of the church – follow God’s divine order of blessing
Laying of hands in the bible represents “impartation” and/or “transfer”
a. The question we then ask is “What is being imparted or transfer to the sick person?”
a. impartation of the Holy Spirit power from the leader to the believer
anointing with oil,-oil symbolizes the Holy Spirit
a.oil symbolizes the Holy Spirit”
offered in faith”
a) prayer of faith, faith is the open door through which the power of Jesus comes in
THROUGH PRAISE- Bless the Lord, Oh my soul, and forget not all his benefit: who forgives all your iniquities; who heals all your diseases” (Ps. 103:2-3)
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