My Father is Always at Work
John 5:16-19
So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him. In his defense Jesus said to them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working." For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. Jesus gave them this answer: "Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does."
- God is Still Moving
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- John 5:17 My Father is working until now, and I am working.
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- We Need to Work with Him
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- John 5:19 The Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing.
- Exodus 17:11-18 As long as Moses held up the staff in his hand, the Israelites had the advantage. But whenever he dropped his hand, the Amalekites gained the advantage. Moses' arms soon became so tired he could no longer hold them up....Then they stood on each side of Moses, holding up his hands. So his hands held steady until sunset. As a result Joshua overwhelmed the army of Amalek in battle.
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- We Need to Work With Him
- Working with God is Counter-Cultural
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- John 5:16 & 18 So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him....For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
- Jesus Healing on the sabbath: was it work?
- Jesus was not Afraid to Break Cultural Norms
- John 1 He called ordinary, unschooled men
- John 2 He drove the money changers from the Temple
- John 3 He taught a Samaritan woman
- John 4 He healed on the Sabbath
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