Life of Christ # 12 Healing the Nobleman's Son
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46 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
47 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
52 Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
53 So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.
54 This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.
I. A beginning faith. vs.46-47
I. A beginning faith. vs.46-47
a. a desperate need.
a. a desperate need.
b. he heard about Jesus.
b. he heard about Jesus.
turn a deaf ear to the messenger.
think himself too important.
consider the message to be foolish.
mock the person sharing about Jesus.
c. He came to Jesus.
c. He came to Jesus.
24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, All ye that hope in the Lord.
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his mercy;
7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.
11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, Who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
5 For thou art my hope, O Lord God: Thou art my trust from my youth.
7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
d. He begged Jesus to help.
d. He begged Jesus to help.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
9 Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; Thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, The putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
II. A tenacious faith. vs. 48-49
II. A tenacious faith. vs. 48-49
a. a lesson in faith.
a. a lesson in faith.
b. a desperate insistence.
b. a desperate insistence.
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: And none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever: For in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
III. A trusting, obedient, and working faith. vs.50
III. A trusting, obedient, and working faith. vs.50
26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
a. The promise.
a. The promise.
b. he believed and obeyed.
b. he believed and obeyed.
IV. A confirmed faith. vs. 51-53
IV. A confirmed faith. vs. 51-53
22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
25 For I am the Lord: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord God.
a. He went.
a. He went.
b. He received glorious news.
b. He received glorious news.
c. He confirmed the supernatural vs. the natural.
c. He confirmed the supernatural vs. the natural.
d. He believed that Jesus healed his child.
d. He believed that Jesus healed his child.
V. A witnessing faith. vs. 53-54
V. A witnessing faith. vs. 53-54
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.
30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: