4月21日，以馬內利教會在主日中以約翰福音5章1-9節來省思信仰中一個相當重要的主題──「拯救」，並幫助會眾將聖經故事與自己的故事聯繫起來。尤其有新朋友和年輕信徒參加主日崇拜中。

在崇拜中，宣教士強調「救贖是屬靈的」。看起來，人在肉體上是活的，但屬靈上卻是死的。因此，「我們的靈要重新活過來，並要與神相交，」他補充道。

這世上因著人的墮落，「我們不明白神的話（瞎眼），不知道如何去愛（血氣枯乾），甚至沒有改變的意願、陷入絶望中（瘸腿）」，然而耶穌來到這個世上，給他們帶來了真正的光和愛，還有盼望，並向世人活化「真正的人」的生活。

「沒有比『改變一個人』更大的奇跡，但畢士大的這個奇蹟確實發生在我們身上，」宣教士鼓勵大家要在日常生活中經歷和見證這個拯救的奇跡。

Immanuel Sunday: The Miracle at Bethesda

On April 21, Immanuel Church meditated on an important topic of faith – “salvation” from John 5:1-9, to help congregants to bridge the Bible stories to their own stories. Especially, there are newcomers and young believers to join Sunday services.

In service, missionary addressed that salvation is spiritual. It looks like people are alive physically, but they are dead spiritually. Therefore, “our spirit must be live again and be able to connect with God,” he added.

Due to the fall of man, “we do not understand God’s words (blind), do not know how to love (paralyzed), and even do not have the will to change (lame),” however Jesus came to this world, bringing them the true light and love, as well as hope, and manifesting the life of a “true man” to them.

“There is no greater miracle than ‘changing a person’, but this miracle at Bethesda does happen within us,” so that missionary encouraged everyone to experience and testify this miracle of salvation in their daily lives.