John 5 1-24 Father and Son

The Healing (John 5:1-15)
 Jesus meets a man who has been crippled for 38 years and heals him instantly.  Jewish law prohibited all work on the Sabbath, including carrying, so the Jews apparently ignore the healing and focus on law-breaking. The Jews don’t want to worship Jesus they want to blame him. Jesus doesn't get into a technical debate about Sabbath keeping but talks about something much more interesting - His relationship with God the Father.


Jesus is God: stand back in amazement (John 5:16-20)
God the Father works every day, so does Jesus, His son.  The Jews realise He is claiming to be God and want to kill him.  Jesus relationship with God the Father is like a loving father who trains his son and a devoted son who watches and learns from his father.

Jesus is the life giver: believe and change (John 5:21, 25,26)

 Jesus transforms this man’s life. His voice can raise the spiritually dead.  The way to obtain new life is by hearing the word of Jesus and believing (like the Samaritans and the ruler in chapter 4).

Jesus is the Judge: honour him (John 5:22,23; 27-30)

Jesus is the Son of Man who has all authority to judge

His judgment will be just, but we need to honour him now or we will be condemned


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Mark 10:45 Verse of the year 2011

"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

This was our verse for 2011

Jesus talks to His disciples. They are trying to get the best seats one day in the future and arguing over who is the greatest. He tells them that if they want to be really great in His kingdom they must learn to serve.

Jesus himself is the perfect model of service

Jesus Serves He serves throughout His life.
He serves in His sacrificial death paying the price for our sin.

We must serve Serve whoever needs it – whether you think they deserve it or not!
Serve sacrificially
Make service your big ambition - your goal for 2011

What could the church look like with all of us serving like that?

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