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At one of the Jewish feasts, Jesus goes by the Pool of Bethesda and heals a man who’d been an invalid for 38 years. In an instant, he reverses not only physical impotence and deformity but also social ostracism, ceremonial uncleanness, and hopelessness. And he deliberately heals on the Sabbath day to show the Jews that he’d come to fulfill the true meaning of Sabbath rest.

An official serving in the court of Herod Antipas comes to Jesus with a great need: his son is sick and on the verge of death. But instead of coming to heal the boy, Jesus tells the father to trust him and sends him on his way. That very hour, many miles away, the boy is healed. When the father returns home the next day, his faith in the word of Jesus is confirmed and strengthened.

Let's unpack an Easter sermon preached by a man who was not just a former skeptic, but was violently opposed to Jesus. What evidence changed his mind about the resurrection? What does the resurrection mean for Jesus and what does it mean for those who trust in its message?

While hanging on the cross, Jesus spoke 7 "words" (short sayings) that reflect his heart and mission to fulfill the Scriptures through the salvation of the lost.

After conversing with Jesus at the well of Jacob, the Samaritan woman returns to town and invites others to come and meet him. Meanwhile, Jesus tells his disciples that he’s sustained and satisfied by doing the will of the Father and engaging in his mission. He invites the disciples to come into his field and share in the harvest of souls for eternal life. The Samaritans return to the well and many more believe in Jesus as the Savior of the world.

Jesus “had to go through Samaria” because he was a man on a mission to seek and save the lost. The “woman at the well” had many barriers that prevented her from truly knowing and enjoying God, let alone being a part of the reconciled worshiping community. So Jesus sought her out and offered her the living water that both saves and satisfies. He shared with her the nature of true worship that transcends culture and place, and yields oneself wholeheartedly to the power of the Spirit and the truth of Jesus Christ.

When some of the Jews try to stir up an intense rivalry between Jesus and John the Baptist, John is having none of it. Not only is he not concerned that Jesus has eclipsed him in prominence, that's what he was living for in the first place. He recognizes the surpassing greatness of Jesus and he finds his contentment and joy in making much of him.

Everyone's heard of John 3:16, but few know the context. Jesus is talking to Nicodemus, a religious leader of the Jews, about the necessity of being "born again." As those who are already condemned by our sin, it isn't enough simply to tag along with Jesus because of his signs and wonders; we must receive God's gracious gift of regeneration. We must look to Jesus in faith and live.

At Passover, Jesus enters the Temple complex and immediately flies into a rage, whipping the moneychangers and merchants, dumping their boxes of money, and overturning their tables. How does this angry outburst fit with your conception of Jesus? Why did he do what he did? And what does this story teach us about both the nature of the Temple and the purpose of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection?

Jesus' first miracle was turning water into wine at a wedding party. This message explores what Jesus communicated about himself by doing this particular mighty act at this time.