Relevant Verses: John 5:17, 20, 36–40, 46, 47; 8:12–30

Theme: The Father’s Testimony

Leading Question: Have you ever waited for something important to happen and it felt like a life time?

Healing on Sabbath (John 5)There were many who were sick—the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed—all aying at the pool gate of Bethesda. The man who was ill for 38 years was singled out. The length of time that the man has been ill, in the context of a human life span in the first century, suggests that he has been sick virtually his entire life. This includes his life-long dependance ...