Divine Appointment in Prolonged Crying, Part 1 | John 5:1-9 | Dr. Alfonse Javed

John 4–5 reveals three common settings in which God orchestrates divine appointments. Over the past several weeks, we have explored Divine Appointment in Personal Comfort (John 4:1–42) and Physical Crisis (John 4:43–54). Today, we continue with Divine Appointment in Prolonged Crying, Part 1 (John 5:1–9). In this passage, Jesus meets a man who has suffered for thirty-eight years beside the Pool of Bethesda. What appears to be a story about one man's affliction is actually a powerful revelation of human suffering, God's heart, and the blindness of unbelief. Through this divine appointment, we discover: 1. The _________________________ of Suffering (vv. 1–6) 2a. The _________________________ of the Savior (vv. 7–9)