May 10, 2026 "Learning from Jesus and Becoming Like Jesus"(John 13:13–15)

John 13:13-15 New International Version

13 “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. 

14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. 

15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.

Learning from Jesus and Becoming Like Jesus

John 13:13–15

Today is Teachers’ Sunday. Many of us can think of someone who taught us in the past and made a lasting difference in our lives. These teachers did more than pass on knowledge—they lived as examples of how to live. They gave more than lessons. Jesus Himself was a teacher who lived what He taught.

John 13:13–15 (ESV):  

“You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you.”

Where there is a teacher, there are students. Jesus had many disciples, yet not everyone truly followed Him. Many admired Jesus and respected Him, but only came to Him when they needed something or wanted to see a miracle. They did not change their lives or follow His teachings.

It is good to call Jesus our Lord and Teacher, but the real question is: do we follow His teachings? Jesus taught us to love and to forgive. He showed us that forgiveness does not bind us to those who wronged us, but frees us to live in grace. He did not teach us to ignore our pain, but to find a better way to deal with it.

Jesus also taught us to serve. He lived a life of service and expects us to serve others as well. When we serve and live like Jesus, people experience Him through our obedience.

Jesus wants us to persevere. Just as He never gave up on us, we should not give up when we fall—and we should not give up on others either.

Jesus loves us and calls us to love others. If we have received forgiveness from Him, we must forgive others. If we have received grace, we must extend grace to others.

Parents are role models to their children. Children learn from our kindness, patience, and love—but they also imitate our bad tempers and careless words. Every action in the home is a lesson.

We must reflect Jesus not only in our homes but also in the church. The congregation has countless opportunities to show His love through forgiveness, dedication, and humility.

In the workplace, people are watching us too. We need to live lives that put our faith above everything else—lives of honesty, respect, and generosity, especially toward those who cannot repay us.

The world teaches independence, aggression, and selfishness. But Jesus teaches dependence on God, meekness, and generosity. He shows us a better way to live, and we are called to share this way with the world.

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Nov 16, 2025 “The Truth That Sets Us Free” (John 8:32)

The Truth That Sets Us Free

John 8:32

  

Many people want freedom. They want to be from debt or free from obligations. People want their freedom to do what they want and when they want. However, often times when people obtain their freedom, they long for the time when they had less freedom. Retired people who have money and are free from their work, but they find this hard. They want to be busy and have purpose.

 

John 8:32 ESV

[32] and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”  

 

When Jesus says that He will set you free, we need to ask what that freedom is. The world tells us what we should pursue such as financial freedom, but when we get it, we are not satisfied. The truth Jesus talks about is him. Jesus is true freedom and real truth.

 

In Jesus, we can be the people Jesus wants us to be. Jesus is a light that exposes us to the truth. That to allow us to see the truth. The truth that we can never get to heaven by our work or righteous behavior. The truth that through God's grace we can be saved.

 

John 8:12 ESV

[12] Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”  

 

Then "You will know the truth “What does that mean? This is not knowing Jesus as a fact but knowing Jesus in a personal way. Although it is important to know who Jesus is historically or His role in the Bible, it is important to know Jesus as our personal savior.  

 

The world is always telling us that we need to perform and be self-reliant. Yet, Jesus tells us that we need to remain in His love.

 

Freedom in this sense is not doing just want to do what they want to. The world tells us that this is freedom from something. The freedom Jesus offers us is transformation. The light dispelled the darkness, but it also shows us what path we should take.

 

Christian freedom is the power to live the way we were created to live. To live as sons and daughters of God. We are not captured by the thoughts and judgements of others and world. We do not have to worry about protecting ourselves and then we have the freedom to forgive others.

 

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV

[17] Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.  

 

The truth does not just reshape us—but it renews us and reshapes us into the children of God. Freedom is found in longing for the truth which is from the God who made us. We can live in peace, forgive without bitterness and follow the righteous path.

 

Let's continue to study who Jesus is but let Jesus live in you. His truth will shine in you and then your life will be a testament of who Jesus is.

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Apr 20, 2025 "The Risen King Calls Us to Live" (John 20:19-23)

 

The Risen King Calls Us to Live 

John 20:19-23 

 

We celebrate Easter because Jesus rose from the grave to fulfill the promises of God. There are three commandments from the resurrected King. 

 

When Jesus left the tomb, he came to see his disciples who were hiding. Jesus understood their hearts and tells them, "Peace be with you." 

 

John 20:19 ESV 

[19]  On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”  

  

His disciples were also carrying much guilt. They had abandoned Jesus in His timeout need. Yet, Jesus understood their hearts and knew their fear, guilt and shame. Jesus knew it was time to bring healing and restoration.  

 

His message of Peace be with you was to show that he had forgiven them and wanted them to come back. Jesus wanted His disciples to do His work with peace. Jesus had so much love that He could wish them peace. Jesus was strong enough to forgive them and help them on their journey. 

 

After telling his disciples to have peace, Jesus tells his disciples to go. 

 

John 20:21 ESV 

[21] Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” 

 

We do not have to be professional missionaries to go and do God's work. We do not need to go abroad to spread God's word. We just need to be obedient and show God's love and peace.  

 

The third thing Jesus tells His disciples to receive the Holy Spirit. Jesus gave us His spirit, the Holy Spirit 

 

John 20:22-23 ESV 

[22] And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. [23] If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”  

 

How do we receive the Holy Spirit? Turn away from Sin and be baptized. 

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Mar 16, 2025 "Called by Name: Living as Witnesses of Grace" (John 20:11-18)

 

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Mar 2, 2025 "The Power of Love: God's Plan for Us" (John 15:9-17)

 

The Power of Love: God's Plan for Us

John 15:9-17

Sometimes the greatest motivation to do something is to know why you have to do thus thing. Students who have an idea of what they want to be will have more motivation to study harder.

Knowing Jesus and believing in him is just the start. We have to keep His commands. One command is to love one another.

John 15:9 ESV

[9] As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 

To follow Christ, we have to love one another. We might think that loving Hod is enough, but we must love one another. Love is one way that we can experience His Joy.

John 15:10 ESV

[10] If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love.

Love is not just a command that should be done reluctantly. We must do this with enthusiasm and expectation. When we give, we experience joy by helping others. 

Science has proven that helping others gives us a helper's high. You get more joy by giving than receiving. 

Jesus Aldo wants us to love so that we may become partners in His work.

John 15:15 ESV

[15] No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. 

Servants do not usually know the master's plan. They might have some ideas, but for the most part, they only know they must follow their master's commands Jesus does not just wants us to know His plans, but also take part in the fulfilment of his plan. 

It is only when we love one another that we experience the greatest satisfaction of serving Jesus.

We are called friends by Jesus to be His partners in His work. In our daily life, we have been called to love another

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Feb 23, 2025 “The Greatest Blessing: Becoming Like Jesus”(John 13:12-17)

 

John 13:12-17 New International Version

12 When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. 

13 “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. 

14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. 

15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. 

16 Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 

17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

The Greatest Blessing: Becoming Like Jesus 

John 13:12-17 

Jesus was a teacher. 

John 13:13 ESV 

[13] You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am.  

Many teachers will test their students to see how they have progressed in their in their studies. Jesus was trying to show his followers what they must do to be more like Jesus. 

Jesus deliberately lowered himself to show what we must do to serve others. You have to humble ourselves with the right motivation and purpose. It is not just about what we do, but how we do it.

Many people will do ministry work or missionary work with the wrong attitude. The work done is perfunctory and only done for show. It is not done in humility or for the glory of God.

One thing we must remember is that Jesus gave up his throne in heaven and came down to us. We served because our Lord served us first. Even if no one notices or acknowledges our service, God sees it. The world tells us that our work must produce riches, gain and promotion. Yet, we know that the greatest blessing is serving and giving. 

When we serve Jesus without wanting anything in return, we will experience the greatest blessing of Jesus. We may not be rewarded on Earth, but Jesus sees our suffering and work. Jesus served in humility and love, and so should we. We do this service to be more like Jesus 

That is the greatest blessing; that we would be like Jesus.

May we live as a true follower of Christ. That we may be more like Jesus every day 

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Feb 16, 2025 "Come Out of the Grave: Stepping into Resurrection Life" (John 11:36-44)

John 11:36-44 New International Version

36 Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”

37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”

Jesus Raises Lazarus From the Dead

38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 

39 “Take away the stone,” he said.

“But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.”

40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”

41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 

42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.”

43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 

44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face.

Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”

Come out of the Grave: Stepping into Resurrection Life 

John 11: 36-44 

 

To understand resurrection, we have to understand what death means.  

 

Before this part of the passage, we see Jesus cried when he saw where Lazarus had been buried Jesus knew at this time he was dead.  

 

John 11:34-35 ESV 

[34] And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” [35] Jesus wept.  

 

In fact, we see he was moved by others who were grieving 

 

John 11:33 ESV 

[33] When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled.  

 

And yet, we see a confidence in Jesus that he can raise him. 

 

John 11:21-23 ESV 

[21] Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. [22] But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” [23] Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”  

 

Martha replies that she believes Lazarus will rise again at the Resurrection. She did not understand that Jesus meant now. The reality was that Lazarus was dead. You could see and smell that he was dead. 

 

John 11:24-27 ESV 

[24] Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” [25] Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, [26] and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” [27] She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”  

 

Despite her words, she could truly believe this. 

 

John 11:39-40 ESV 

[39] Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.” [40] Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?”  

 

We are like Martha. We say that we believe, and we honestly do, but the reality of our situation at that moment challenges our beliefs and we limit our beliefs due to human wisdom and circumstances. 

 

Jesus makes a request but starts with gratitude that God has answered His prayer. Jesus' prayer was God's plan to conquer death. 

 

John 11:41 ESV 

[41] So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me.  

 

Jesus then commands others to remove the grave clothes from Lazarus. 

 

John 11:44 ESV 

[44] The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”  

 

Only Jesus can unbind us from death. Lazarus could not remove the grave clothes himself. Jesus commanded this and it was done by others as Jesus commanded. 

 

Jesus does not bring us back to life. He gives us a true life. However, do we really believe Jesus. 

 

Martha is like us. She says she believes Jesus and the Resurrection, and yet, she could not believe it was for that very moment. 

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Feb 9, 2025 “The Shepherd Who Knows, Loves, and Leads”(John 10:11-21)

 

John 10:11-21 New International Version

11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 

12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 

13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.

14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— 

15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. 

16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. 

17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. 

18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”

19 The Jews who heard these words were again divided. 

20 Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?”

21 But others said, “These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

The Shepherd Who Knows, Loves and Leads 

John 10:11-21 

 

Sheep are not very bright and have poor vision. Because sheep have such poor eyesight, they will follow whatever is in front of them.  

 

Sheep can recognize the voice of their shepherd and will follow their shepherd's voice. Their hearing is good, so this is why they will follow their shepherd's voice.  

 

Sheep will blindly follow whatever is in front of them. They are not very rational either. If one sheep goes over a cliff, others will follow it with any regard of the danger or consequences of going over the cliff. 

 

The shepherd takes care of his sheep because they belong to him. This is unlike the hire hand, who earns a wage. 

 

  

John 10:11-12 ESV 

[11] I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. [12] He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.  

 

Many leaders make decisions which will benefit them and not the people lead. In fact, these leaders will not sacrifice themselves for their people and care little about their welfare. 

 

John 10:13 ESV 

[13] He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.  

 

 Jesus lays down his life for His people and know his people. 

 

John 10:14 ESV 

[14] I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,  

 

Jesus knows us and knows us intimately. Not many leaders can honestly say this. 

 

Jesus is not limited to a certain group of people. Jesus' Love knows no boundaries. Jesus does not discriminate against any groups of people. 

 

John 10:16 ESV 

[16] And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.  

 

We are all sinners and Jesus loves us all. 

 

James 2:10 ESV 

[10] For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.  

 

We must remember that Jesus is the Good Shepherd. He knows us profoundly and despite are faults, he loves us. He laid down his life because he loves us and cares for his sheep. We must share his love to others. We must follow his voice and go confidently where he leads us.

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Feb 2, 2025 "Grace over Judgment" (John 7:53-8:11)

 

John 7:53-8:11 New International Version

53 Then they all went home, 

1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 

3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 

4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 

5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 

6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.

But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 

7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” 

8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.

9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 

10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”

11 “No one, sir,” she said.

“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

Grace over Judgement 

John 7:53-8:11 

 

In this passage, we read how the Jews brought a woman caught in the act of adultery to Jesus to catch him. If Jesus forgave her, then he was ignoring the Mosaic Law, if he gave into them, then his message of mercy was meaningless.  

 

This was not about the woman being guilty of sin, it was about proving Jesus was not a prophet. Jesus does not condemn the woman. He also does not answer the many questions being presented to him. Jesus, instead looks at the ground and starts to write in ground. He later States this. 

 

John 8:7 ESV 

[7] And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”  

 

This passage is not about who should judge or not judge but reminds us that we are all sinners. 

 

Jesus treated the pharisees differently than those who knew they were sinners. To Jesus and God, all people were sinners. The pharisees were arrogant and confident in their righteousness. This is why Jesus was so harsh with the pharisees. With sinners who were aware and honest about their sins, Jesus could save them. 

 

Grace forces us to see how great a sinner we are. When we see how terrible we are, it can be troubling to us. Yet, justifying our sins or poor character makes us like Pharisees. 

 

We are all like that woman standing in front of Jesus. Guilty and undeserving of forgiveness.  

When we admit that we are sinners and need his grace, that is when Jesus can save us. We have to come to Jesus as who we are.

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Jan 26, 2025"What Are You Hungry for?" (John 6:41-59)

 

What are You Hungry for? 

John 6:41-59 

 

You are what you eat. What you consume will influence you and change you. Healthy food will make you healthy whereas junk food will sicken and weaken you. 

 

John 6:44 ESV 

[44] No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.  

 

Jesus says it clearly that salvation is grace and given as a gift. We are called to Jesus. Unless we respond in faith to this calling we cannot be saved. Grace is given to all, but we need to make the choice to accept it. 

 

Do you believe that you are a sinner who has been saved by Jesus. God poured out his grace on Jews and Gentiles.  

 

When we have genuine faith and belief that God gave up His Son, we can respond genuinely. That response is a joyful expression of our faith. It is a natural response to God's salvation 

 

The practice of attending church, giving offerings, going on outreaches and fasting are good practices to strengthen our faith, but it will never be enough to save you. You will never be able enough to save yourself 

 

Our worship and service will flow naturally from us when we really and truly understand God's grace and Jesus' sacrifice 

 

Jesus knew people did not understand the sacrifice needed, so he used the metaphor of bread.   

 

John 6:48-50 ESV 

[48] I am the bread of life. [49] Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. [50] This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.  

 

When the Israelites were without food they begged for food and God gave them bread from Heaven. Yet, the Israelites never asked for spiritual salvation or to become closer to God. The Israelites wanted their physical needs met and God wanted to give them more to bring them closer to him. 

 

Patents want to give their children healthy food so their children can become healthy. Parents also want their children's minds to grow, so they educate them with good books and lessons. Yes, parents will give their children rewards, but none of these things will give eternal life. 

 

We can pray for many things that make our lives easier, more enjoyable and healthier, but we need Jesus to have eternal life. We can desire things of this world that are temporary and empty whereas what Jesus offers will give us nourishment for our souls' forever.

Are you truly hungry for Jesus? Is the world still a contender for what Jesus offers. Why pursue those things that do last when we can pursue the Bread of Life which truly satisfies?

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Jan 19, 2025 "True Rest and the Essence of Faith"(John 5:1-18)

John 5:1-18 New International Version 

The Healing at the Pool 

5 Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals.  

2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda[a] and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades.  

3 Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. [4] [b]  

5 One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.  

6 When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” 

7 “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.” 

8 Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.”  

9 At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. 

The day on which this took place was a Sabbath,  

10 and so the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.” 

11 But he replied, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’ ” 

12 So they asked him, “Who is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?” 

13 The man who was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there. 

14 Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.”  

15 The man went away and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well. 

The Authority of the Son 

16 So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him.  

17 In his defense Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.”  

18 For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. 

 

Footnotes 

1. John 5:2 Some manuscripts Bethzatha; other manuscripts Bethsaida 

2. John 5:4 Some manuscripts include here, wholly or in part, paralyzed—and they waited for the moving of the waters.  

 

4 From time to time an angel of the Lord would come down and stir up the waters. The first one into the pool after each such disturbance would be cured of whatever disease they had. 

True Rest and the Essence of Faith 

John 5:1-18 

 

The man who wanted to be healed did not know Jesus. He wanted to be healed, but did not know that Jesus was the ultimate source of healing. He wanted to be healed by a superstition, or tradition. He did not realize that the true and complete healing would come from Jesus only.  

 

John 5:6 ESV 

[6] When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?" 

 

It is a straightforward yes or no question? The man's response shows he did not know Jesus is. 

 

John 5:7 ESV 

[7] The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me.”  

 

The man has put his hope in a superstition. He does not go to the creator for healing. Jesus does heal him, but this was done on the day of rest. 

 

The sabbath is day of rest, and the Jewish leaders turned the sabbath into a day of special rules which undermined the true rest that comes from God. When our own interests take precedence over God's interests, we end up with the same problem. 

 

The people waiting by the pool anxiously for the water to be stirred by the angel were not experiencing rest. The people following all the sabbath rules were not experiencing rest because they followed those rules for themselves. 

 

We attend church to remember what Jesus has done for us and worshipping God. 

 

We need to remember that true rest comes from Jesus and not from our worldly achievements. We need to put our faith in Jesus and nothing else 

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