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Logan Holloman | NextGen Pastor | April 14, 2024\nJohn 5:1-7 (NIV)Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number of disabled people used to lie\u2014the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, \u201cDo you want to get well?\u201d \u201cSir,\u201d the invalid replied, \u201cI have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.\u201d\nJesus- invitation to be made whole \u201cdo you want to be well\u201d\nPool- what we look to for wholeness and healing. What\u2019s your pool?\nJohn 5:8-15 (NIV)Then Jesus said to him, \u201cGet up! Pick up your mat and walk.\u201d At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The day on which this took place was a Sabbath, and so the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, \u201cIt is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.\u201d But he replied, \u201cThe man who made me well said to me, \u2018Pick up your mat and walk.\u2019\u201d So they asked him, \u201cWho is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?\u201d The man who was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there. Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, \u201cSee, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.\u201d The man went away and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well.\nMat- symbolic of sin/pain used for Jesus\u2019 purposes in our lives. What\u2019s your mat?\nGod never wastes our suffering\nJohn 1:29b (NIV)\u201cLook, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!\nJohn 20:30-31 (NIV)Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.\nJesus\u2019 invitation\n\u2026is to be made whole,\xa0\n\u2026it\u2019s beyond our pools\n\u2026he\u2019ll redeem/use our mats\nReflection Questions:1. What is one felt need you are aware of at the moment?2. What gets in the way (i.e. fear, control, lack of trust) of receiving what God wants to do for, in, or through us?3. Jesus warns the man to not return to sin, in what areas are you tempted to return to your mat?\nNext Steps: Complete the Connect Card to receive more information, have us pray for you, or to ask us any question: http://journeybozeman.com/connectcardWant to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeybozeman.com/giveDownload our app: https://journeybozeman.com/app Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozemanGet your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeybozeman.com/childrenOur Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeybozeman.com/studentsSubscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozemanNotes Page: https://journeybozeman.com/sermons/notes/2024.04.14.pdf