Episode 1264: The Surprising Question Jesus Asks

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of personal responsibility in the healing process, as illustrated by a biblical story of Jesus asking a man if he wants to get well.

A man had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. And before healing him, Jesus asked him something that seems almost strange: do you want to get well? It's as if Jesus was highlighting the man's own responsibility in the matter. He had to choose. Here's what most people miss: when you break the unhealthy cycles in your own life, your children will not have to unlearn what you had to unlearn. You hand them something different. Something better. So do you want to get well? Because one move thi...

People in this episode

Host: Gene Appel

Topics covered

• responsibility
• healing
• personal growth
• family impact
• spirituality

Keywords

• healing
• Jesus
• personal responsibility
• spiritual growth
• family legacy

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