Wilt Thou Be Made Whole?

1. Matthew 11:28-30 "Come unto me all ye that labour...."

2. Revelation 22:17 "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will let him take the water of life freely."

3. Is there one today that seeks the healing, cure or forgiveness of the great God and our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ?

CONCLUSION

A. Sermon Outline

1. The Man’s Complaint

2. The Master’s Compassion

3. The Master’s Commission

B. Summary of main points.

1. The setting of the lesson was one of joy and celebration. It was one of the feast days of the Jews. There was singing, eating and laughter throughout the entire city for many. However, on a porch somewhere in the same city, at a pool called Bethesda, there was no celebration, no feasting, and no laughter, and not dinning or eating. For many that lay there sick with all types of disease and illnesses.

2. First, the man’s complaint. Our Lord chose not to eat at the house of a friend that he may pass by this pool in order to find a patient, to whom He would shower with compassion and healing. For this patient, like all others sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed; lay there waiting for the troubling of the water. The Lord asked this patient: “wilt thou be made whole?” And the man said to Jesus: “I have no man to put me in the water…” Only one man would be cure this day; when the Lord came to this pool, in answer to his prayers and hope for healing.

3. Secondly, the master’s compassion. The Lord had seen his faith, through the many times he made an attempt to get into the pool while the water was troubled. Our Lord had compassion on the man and said; “Rise, take up thy bed and walk,” verse 8. “And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath,” verse 9. The Lord did not inquire of his faith; nor did the man state that he had faith. His persistency and patience over the course of 38 years demonstrated his faith in God; and hope of getting into the pool next time to be cure of his affliction.

4. Lastly, the master’s commission. The Lord found the man healed in the temple, giving thanks to God for his healing. The master instructed him: “See you have been made well. Sin no more, lest the worst thing come upon you,” verse 14. “The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him whole,” verse 15. My question to you this day: “wilt thou be made whole?”

C. Invitation. H,B.R,C,B. Invitation. "Come unto me all ye that labour...," Matthew 11:28-30.

D. Persuasion. "Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men...," 2 Corinthians 5:10-11.

E. Exhortation/motivation. "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will let him take the water of life freely," Revelation 22:17.