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First Baptist Church Tomball
October 5, 2025
In Person FBC Worship Center at 9:30 & 11 am Live Stream Worship at 11 am on our website fbctomball.org/livestream
Locations & Times
First Baptist Church Tomball
29519 Quinn Rd, Tomball, TX 77375, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
ONE CONVERSATION
Go Where the People Are
1 After this, a Jewish festival took place, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 By the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there is a pool, called Bethesda in Aramaic, which has five colonnades. 3 Within these lay a large number of the disabled — blind, lame, and paralyzed.
1 After this, a Jewish festival took place, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 By the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there is a pool, called Bethesda in Aramaic, which has five colonnades. 3 Within these lay a large number of the disabled — blind, lame, and paralyzed.
Find the One in the Crowd
5 One man was there who had been disabled for thirty-eight years.
5 One man was there who had been disabled for thirty-eight years.
Meet Them at the Felt Need
6 When Jesus saw him lying there and realized he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to get well?”
6 When Jesus saw him lying there and realized he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to get well?”
There is Always a Reason
7 “Sir,” the disabled man answered, “I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I’m coming, someone goes down ahead of me.”
7 “Sir,” the disabled man answered, “I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I’m coming, someone goes down ahead of me.”
Interrupt with the Invitation
8 “Get up,” Jesus told him, “pick up your mat and walk.”
8 “Get up,” Jesus told him, “pick up your mat and walk.”
See the Life Change
9 Instantly the man got well, picked up his mat, and started to walk.
9 Instantly the man got well, picked up his mat, and started to walk.
Potentially Lacking Clarity
10 Now that day was the Sabbath, and so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath. The law prohibits you from picking up your mat.” 11 He replied, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’” 12 “Who is this man who told you, ‘Pick up your mat and walk’?” they asked.13 But the man who was healed did not know who it was, because Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.
10 Now that day was the Sabbath, and so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath. The law prohibits you from picking up your mat.” 11 He replied, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’” 12 “Who is this man who told you, ‘Pick up your mat and walk’?” they asked.13 But the man who was healed did not know who it was, because Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.
Addressing the Real Needs
14 After this, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you are well. Do not sin anymore, so that something worse doesn’t happen to you.” 15 The man went and reported to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.”
14 After this, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you are well. Do not sin anymore, so that something worse doesn’t happen to you.” 15 The man went and reported to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.”
