Sermons on John 5:15-23:

People Can Stifle God's Love Series

Contributed by Paul Shafit on Dec 1, 2009

The contrast between legalism and loving obedience of God’s Word

A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranging from 2 to 5 pounds. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it." He continued, ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus The Judge Series

Contributed by Edgar Mayer on Apr 2, 2010

Jesus, the Judge.

Rev Dr Edgar Mayer; Living Grace Toowoomba Church; Message on Jesus the Judge – Jesus Snapshots 05; Date: 17 January 2010 For more sermons and other writings check the following homepage: www.livinggracetoowoomba.org The Judge The church is always preaching Jesus Christ. The very first sermon ...read more

Scripture: John 5:22-30

Denomination: Lutheran

What Do You Really Want God To Do? Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 30, 2010

Often we pray for God to act, but what do we really want God to do? Do we pretend to want change when really we want to stay as we are? A challenging message at one of our special healing services.

A man was driving along a road one day when he saw a three-legged chicken. He was amazed enough to drive along side it for a while, and as he was driving, he noticed the chicken was running at 20 mph. “WOW Pretty fast chicken,” he thought, “I wonder just how fast it can run.” So he sped up, and ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Final Authority Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 6, 2012

What is our hope? For the Israelites it was for a Messiah, their nation seemed to be constantly under attack. We now have a Messiah, and we are still under constant attack form the enemy, so what do we hope for now?

When Jesus was born into the world at the first Christmas, the beginning of the prophecy of hope was fulfilled, Isaiah 9:6, “For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, ...read more

Scripture: John 5:19-29

"An Interview With An Invalid” John 5:1-17 Series

Contributed by Paris Lee Smith, Sr. Mdiv on Jan 5, 2013

"This is a fresh approach to this remarkable encounter between a brother trying to get in a place where Jesus is telling him to quickly get away from!"

In the Gospel of John, there is perhaps one of the most interesting miracles to have ever taken place in the holy writ. In chapter five of his Gospel is the main miracle of the man who had been sitting at the Pool of Bethesda for thirty-eight long years. Allow our creative imagination the ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

He Is On The Job

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Apr 18, 2012

He you can depend on Him

Joh 5:1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Joh 5:2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. Joh 5:3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Power To Meet The World's Desperate Needs

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Apr 24, 2012

In this passage, we have Jesus revealing His authority. He shows everyone how true it is that He is in authority over life

For the next 4 weeks we will be studying from the John 5. This chapter deals with the authority and power that Jesus has. In fact, chapter 5 reveals Jesus to be the Authority over all of life. Jesus is equal with God and is claimed later on in this chapter. So He is due the same worship, ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Equality With God

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on May 23, 2012

In this passage, Jesus will give us 9 proofs that He is equal with God.

As Christians, we need to face the claim of Jesus that He is equal with God. We went into detail about this in chapter 1 but again we are faced with this claim tonight. How could Jesus make such a claim? Because Jesus gave us proof after proof of His claim which clearly verified this claim. In ...read more

Scripture: John 5:17-30

Denomination: Baptist

Saved From Longsuffering

Contributed by James ( Jim ) Highland on Jun 12, 2012

Jesus can heal, and save, those who have suffered long, Those who are hopeless.

Title: Saved from Long Suffering John 5: 1-9, 18 John’s gospel was written, the author states, “that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name” (20:31). By the time John penned this account of the life ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Entitled Series

Contributed by Andy Stanley on Mar 16, 2012

Recovery begins when we leverage our entitlements for the sake of those less entitled.

Find additional Free Resources for This Sermon Series: http://store.northpoint.org/recovery-road-starter-kit.html So as we begin this last message in this series, let me begin by this, a little bit of a story. Now, as Jesus was coming to the end of his ministry, he was on his way to Jerusalem one ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17, John 5:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do You Want To Get Well

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 3, 2012

Jesus encounters the man at the pool and seeks to empower him with more than what the man had had for the past 38 years. Jesus asks us as individuals and as a church, "Do We Want To Get Well"

Do You Want To Get Well Luke 19:28-40 John5:1-15 Palm Sunday Calvary 4/2/2012 Jesus Christ came into this world to give people another chance at life. Palm Sunday was his announcement to the world that he was the king they had been waiting for to turn their lives around. One of the ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Would You Like To Get Well?

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Oct 18, 2011

Jesus still speaks and when we obey the power fills us, life changes and it is good.

Would you like to get well? Oct 16, 2011 Jn 5:1-15 Intro: 38 years is a long time, don’t you think? About half a lifetime. 38 years ago, 1973, Nixon was in the middle of the Watergate scandal, Montreal won the Stanley Cup and there was barely a hint of an Edmonton Oilers, the Academy ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Want To Get Well?

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Feb 25, 2013

Soon after the discovery of the New World, Europeans began making the long journey across the ocean in hopes of finding something. One of them was Ponce de Leon. In his quest to find gold, he met many Native Americans who told him of a spring that bubbled

DO YOU WANT TO GET WELL? John 5:1-15 INTRODUCTION: Soon after the discovery of the New World, Europeans began making the long journey across the ocean in hopes of finding something. Some were hoping to find a new life. Others wanted adventure. Some wanted religious freedom. And there were still ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Validity Of Jesus

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Mar 4, 2013

The Jews had a problem with Jesus healing the cripple by the pool on the Sabbath. Jesus used the opportunity to try to show them that he was the real deal; and quite frankly-they were not.

THE VALIDITY OF JESUS John 5:16-47 1) Like Father, like Son (vs. 16-30). • Jesus is equal to the Father (vs. 16-18). Vs. 16-17-God created in six days and rested on the seventh. However, he didn’t rest from preserving and maintaining his creation. He governs the affairs of his people ...read more

Scripture: John 5:16-47

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Life In The Son Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 4, 2013

In verses 17–24 Jesus makes five unmistakable claims to full equality with the Father: He is equal with the Father 1) in His person (John 5:17–18), 2) in His works (John 5:19–20), 3) in His sovereign power (John 5:21), 4) in His judgment (John 5:22), and

In a decision being mostly met with a shrug, the Canadian Museum of Civilization is putting the “Christ” back in history. The museum, like many institutions that study history, some time ago dropped BC (for “before Christ”) and AD (for “anno Domini,” the Latin ...read more

Scripture: John 5:17-24

Denomination: Other