My Father Is Always at His Work

John 5:1-30

Key verse 5:17

Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, andI, too, am working.”

I. Healing of the Man at Bethesda (1-15)

1. Read verses 1-7. ‘Some time later’ where did Jesus go? (1-2)What kind of people were waiting by the pool and why were they there? (3)To whom did Jesus speak and what did Jesus ask him? (5-6)What does this man's answer reveal about him? (7)How might this apply to us?

2. Read verses 8-15.How did Jesus heal him? (8-9a)What did the Jews accuse him of? (9b-10)What was his excuse? (11-13)Why did Jesus warn him to stop sinning? (14)

II. Life Through the Son (16-30)

3. Read verses 16-18.Why did the Jews decide to persecute and kill Jesus? (16-18)What is Jesus’ relationship with God?Why did Jesus work all the time? (17)

4. Read verses 19-23.How did Jesus work? (19)What will the Father show the Son because he loves him? (20)What authority does the Father give the Son? (21-22)Why did the Father give authority to the Son? (23)

5. Read verse 24-30.To whom is Jesus pleased to give eternal life? (24-26)At the final judgment what will Jesus do? (27-29)Why is Jesus’ judgment just? (30)