Jesus had passed near the pool of Bethesda and there healed a man who had been crippled thirty eight years... No one really cared.

1. That ye might believe…
Lesson Twenty-eight
Complications

2. I. JESUS GOT HIM IN TROUBLE
A. W
hen a person really meets Jesus Christ it
almost always gets him in trouble with the
people around him.
B. He may have been all right with the Jews
If he had remained crippled
If he had remained quiet
But real meetings with Jesus are always life
changing.

3. II. JESUS W
AS NOT YET KNOW TO
N
HIM
A. This is a curious statement.
Relationships are built on repeated and
continued visits over time.
B. If Jesus has saved you, Jesus will find
you.

4. III.
JESUS
GAVE
HIM
CHALLENGING COMMAND
A
A. Behold, thou art made whole
1. This is a declaration of fact
2. This is also an implication of the spiritual

5. III.
JESUS
GAVE
HIM
CHALLENGING COMMAND
B. Sin no more
1. All have sinned
2. Sins of the heart are much worse than
sins of the hands
A

6. III.
JESUS
GAVE
HIM
CHALLENGING COMMAND
A
C. A worse thing come unto thee
1. There is the grieving of the Holy Spirit
2. There is the lost fellowship with Jesus Christ
3. There is the potential of lost opportunities to serve the
Lord
4. There is conviction because of the sin
5. There is chastisement because you are God’s child and
6. There is the possibility of sinning unto death

7. III.
JESUS
GAVE
HIM
CHALLENGING COMMAND
A
C. A worse thing come unto thee
1. There is the grieving of the Holy Spirit
2. There is the lost fellowship with Jesus Christ
3. There is the potential of lost opportunities to serve the
Lord
4. There is conviction because of the sin
5. There is chastisement because you are God’s child and
6. There is the possibility of sinning unto death