Sermons on John 5:8:

Not Everything Is As It Seems

Contributed by Aaron Holbrough on Jul 13, 2011

Jesus meets a sick man, and Jesus question to him seems odd - "do you want to get better?" But sometimes what we want and what we need are two different things.

Not everything is as it Seems. John 5:1-15 Jesus is heading up to Jerusalem for a Feast of the Jews (doesn’t say which one) On his way he passed by pool that in Aramaic is called Bethesda archeology has uncovered these pools and they had colonnades or covered parts and the invalid and ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Denomination: Mennonite

The Unavoidable Change

Contributed by Bret Bone on Aug 23, 2011

When you look around at the people who attend your church, who do you see? Perfect looking people, people who seem to have it all together. Or like Jesus do you see hurting people in need of comfort, troubled people in need of direction, sick people who n

The Unavoidable Change Slide #1 Jim Cymbala is the pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Church in the slums of New York City. He tells the following story about his ministry: It was Easter Sunday and I was so tired at the end of the day that I just went to the edge of the platform, pulled down ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-17

Would You Be Made Whole?

Contributed by Norbert Garcia on Mar 25, 2011

Jesus asked the man at the Pool of Bethesda if he would be healed and is now asking us the same.

Visualize, if you will, a large city teeming with life. There is a constant stream of activity at the gates of this large city. Traders bringing in goods. Farmers bringing to market their fruits and vegetables. Craftsmen carrying the results of hours of painstaking work to ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-14

Denomination: Adventist

I’ve Been Here Too Long

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on May 5, 2011

John five indicates that there is a man known only by his issue that was at the pool of Bethesda, (Mercy House) - (Church). Waiting for the stirring of the water... He was at a place of help, hope and healing.

I’ve Been Here too Long John 5: 1-8 John five indicates that there is a man known only by his issue that was at the pool of Bethesda, who dealt with this issue for 38 years and did ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Wholeness Series

Contributed by Moses Radford on Feb 27, 2011

Mankind is made whole through and by Jesus.

JOHN 5: 1-15 7. When 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? John 5:6 (KJV) A. CONSIDER YOUR CONDITION B. WHAT IS YOUR DESIRE C. WHOLENESS IS AVAILABLE D. EXCUSES EXCUSES EXCUSES E. INSTRUCTIONS BY JESUS F. WHOLENESS ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

What Would You Do Series

Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Feb 28, 2011

The man by the pool was trapped by hopelessness until he turned in the direction of true hope.

Questions and their answers can tell you a lot about a person. In fact one of the keys to being successful in life is to learn to ask the right questions. What we see in this passage is someone who was so far down, so removed from any real hope that he probably didn’t even really know what ...read more

Scripture: John 5:2-10

Denomination: Baptist

When Jesus Sees You (He Walks Past Everyone).

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Mar 9, 2009

Simply because you’re willing to wait Jesus will show up to walk past the inpotent, blind, halt and withered just to get to you.

When Jesus Sees You "He Walks Past Everyone" John 5: 1-8 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Road To Wellville (Rated G) Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 19, 2009

Christ wants us to be healthy. The road to health begins with a desire to be healthy, a willingness to leave bad habits, and then a desire to share health insights with others.

What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculty! In form and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an angel! In apprehension how like a god! Shakespeare’s Hamlet: full of admiration for the human race. Taken by the beauty and grace of the human form; ...read more

Scripture: John 5:2-17

Denomination: Baptist

Rising Or Rejecting? Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 21, 2009

The man at the pool of Bethsaida had lost his will to achieve, and blamed others. Jesus, however, gave Him his self-worth as well as his health. Do not blame prejudice or racism for failure; turn to Jesus and be healed and motivated.

The day dawned like any other day ... a little chillier, maybe, than you might have expected this time of year. But still, about as gray and bleak and unpromising as any other day. After all, every day was about like every other day. What reason did he have to expect anything different? For 38 ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Baptism-Before And After

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 22, 2009

Baptism is a healing of mind, body and spirit and the beginning of a lifetime of working out our salvation by adhering to the Law of Love.

Tuesday of 4th week in Lent March 23, 2009 The Church’s forty-day preparation for Easter is, above all, a preparation of the whole Church to claim the inheritance earned by Christ through His passion, death and resurrection. Jesus lived, died and rose again so that we might have the Holy Spirit, ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-16

Denomination: Catholic

Do You Want To Be Healed?

Contributed by Mark Adams on Apr 4, 2009

This is an expository sermon based on John 5, utilizing a narrative style. Sometimes we seek out fake solutions to our problems because perhaps we don’t like the implications of what being healed might require of us.

Everybody likes to hear stories about people like Dustin Carter. Dustin was born a normal, healthy baby, but when he was 5 years old, he suffered a bacterial blood infection. As a result of this blood infection, most of his limbs had to be amputated. Like anyone else would feel, Dustin first ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus - Deliverer Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Feb 12, 2011

How often do we equate Jesus' love with what we deserve... here we find Jesus showing love to one who did not deserve or seem to appreciate the love Jesus showed to him.

Sermon Brief Date Written: February 12, 2011 Date Preached: February 13, 2011 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: Falling in Love With Jesus Sermon Title: Jesus – Deliverer Sermon Text: John 5:1-15 [HCSB] 1After this, a Jewish festival took place, and ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

What To Do When You Are Stuck

Contributed by Nick Penders on Dec 18, 2008

What to do when Christian feel stuck in their Christian life ?

What To Do When You Are Stuck The title of my message today is “WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE STUCK.” Please turn to the Book of John, Chapter 5:1-9 Now if you are stuck today in any area of your life, God wants to help you move out of this. Maybe you feel you are stuck in a marriage where there is no ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don’t Miss Your Move

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Apr 23, 2009

when you move with God you cannot fail, when you move without God you cannot win. There is a time to be still, but there is a time for making a move,

Multitudes of feeble folk surrounded that pool waiting for the moving of the water. Here was a multitude of people that testified by their very presence that they were in need of something there, that they couldn�t get anywhere else. We�re gathered in this place today as they were then. Our ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Poolside Views Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Apr 27, 2009

Does God still perform miracles? Of course He does. But what why does He? Is it to cause people to believe in Him? The sad fact is that most people who witness the miracles of God still refuse to believe—just like the people in today’s passage.

http://brushforkbanner.blogspot.com/ This morning, we come to a new section in the Gospel of John. We have noticed before that John didn’t set out to record every single miracle of Jesus. As a matter of fact, in the last verse of the book, he wrote, “And there are also many other things which ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Denomination: Baptist