SPIT AND CLAY

Jn.9:6,7 – Then Jesus spat on the ground and made some clay with his saliva. Then he anointed the blind man’s eyes with the clay. And he said to the blind man, “Now go and wash the clay from your eyes in the ritual pool of Siloam.” So he went and washed his face and …

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GO WASH

Jn.9:6,7 – Then Jesus spat on the ground and made some clay with his saliva. Then he anointed the blind man’s eyes with the clay. And he said to the blind man, “Now go and wash the clay from your eyes in the ritual pool of Siloam.” So he went and washed his face and …

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BEFORE YOU CALL

John 5:5,6 – Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” This poor paralyzed man was really without hope. He had …

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POOL OF BETHESDA

John 5:2,3 – Inside the city near the Sheep Gate there is a pool called in Aramaic, The House of Loving Kindness….Hundreds of sick people were lying there on the porches—the paralyzed, the blind, and the crippled, all of them waiting for their healing. This story of the miracle pool of water called Bethesda has …

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RISE UP AND WALK

Jn.5:8 – Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” Only Jesus tells us to do things that we could never possibly do. This reminds me of the famous words of Augustine, “Lord, command what you will but give what you command”. This man could not possibly walk but he was commanded …

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HOW LONG ?

Jn.5:5,6 – Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” How much longer do I have to wait? The man in …

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