Sermon June 8, 2008
The Seeking Savior
John 5:1-14
Introduction
This is Jesus’ 3rd Miracle in John
It is feast time in Jerusalem which brings Jesus back
Jesus seeks out those in need instead of socializing
The Pool of Bethesda
It was a healing pool in that custom
Whenever the waters were moved the first one in would be healed.
One man had been ill for 38 years
No one helped him
No one cared for him
Even after his healing no one cared for him vss. 9-10
This man did have someone who cared …. Jesus
He benefited from a Seeking Savior
All other religions it is people seeking for God or something greater than themselves.
In Christianity it is a loving God and a loving Savior that seeks us out.
We do not find Jesus, we recognize that He is right beside us.
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
not as a result of works, so that no one may boast Ephesians 2:8-9
Evidences that Jesus is the Seeking Savior
1. It was Jesus who sought out the man (vss. 5-6)
This man did not call out to Jesus.
He probably had no idea who Jesus was (vss. 12-13)
Out of everyone who was there who was sick, Jesus sought him
out.
We don’t know why Jesus chose him
Just as Jesus sought out this man, he seeks after you.
For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was
Lost Luke 19:10
You may be seeking something greater than yourselves, but
know this before you began seeking, Jesus was seeking you.
You may not even be seeking something, but Jesus is still
seeking for you.
2. Jesus not only sought the man, but He initiated the healing
process (vs. 6)
Jesus simply asks, “Do you wish to get well”
83% of Americans believe in heaven and want to go there
43% believe you get to heaven through Jesus alone
32% believe you get there by doing good things.
Barna Oct. 21, 2003
You do nothing to get yourself salvation and a place in heaven
Remember Nicodemus in ch. 3?
A religious leader
Obeyed the law of God
Confessed when he messed up
He would be in heaven, wouldn’t he?
Jesus told him that he must be born again (3:3)
John 3:16
God initiated the process He made the plan
3. It was Jesus who healed the man (vss. 8-9)
He was able to do this because He was God
Why did He do this
To reveal His power and who He was
To give hope to the hopeless
The pool was not going to heal this man
There is nothing out there that will help you other than Jesus
And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under
heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.
Acts 4:12
There is nothing that can heal you emotionally, physically, or spiritually other than Jesus
Your meaning in life is found in Jesus
Conclusion
Jesus is seeking you out. He is right beside you. Will you recognize him this morning?
