That ye might believe…

Lesson Twenty-eightComplications

I. JESUS GOT HIM IN TROUBLEA. When 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 crippledIf he had remained quiet

But real meetings with Jesus are always life changing.

II. JESUS WAS NOT YET KNOWN TO 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.

III. JESUS GAVE HIM A CHALLENGING COMMAND

A. Behold, thou art made whole

1. This is a declaration of fact2. This is also an implication of the

spiritual

III. JESUS GAVE HIM A CHALLENGING COMMAND

B. Sin no more

1. All have sinned2. Sins of the heart are much

worse than sins of the hands

III. JESUS GAVE HIM A CHALLENGING COMMAND

C. A worse thing come unto thee1. There is the grieving of the Holy Spirit2. There is the lost fellowship with Jesus Christ3. There is the potential of lost opportunities

to serve the Lord4. There is conviction because of the sin5. There is chastisement because you are

God’s child and6. There is the possibility of sinning unto

death