Man at the Pool (Discussion Questions) - Kids Korner

John 5: 1-9

What kinds of problems did the people have who were waiting for the moving of the waters?
Does the moving of the waters sound superstitious to you? Why or why not?
What approaches to healing seem superstitious today?
Did the man ask Jesus to help him?
Why did Jesus approach him first? [To test his sincerity for healing. Beggars in that day made more money than a common laborer, so maybe he thought this was as good as it gets and he didn’t want to work.]
What did the man tell Jesus?
On which day of the week was this man healed?
What did Jesus require of the man?
What indication do we have that Jesus’ healing of this man didn’t require a period of recuperation?