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Bible Reading Week 10 (2nd Sunday) Baptism Sunday
This Week’s Theme: The Sign of His Grace
Word for the Week is Commands: Demands made of His people, or obligations laid upon His people, by God. Scripture stresses that being the people of God involves responsibilities as well as privileges and sets out the demands which God justly makes of His people
Memory verse Psalms 33:9 (NKJV) For He spoke, and it was [done;] He commanded, and it stood fast.
Sermon Focus: Jesus works on behalf of all who come to Him.
Sermon Passage: John 4:46-54
46 So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.
47 When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.
48 Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.”
49 The nobleman said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!”
50 Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your son lives.” So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.
51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, “Your son lives!”
52 Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.”
53 So the father knew that it was at the same hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” And he himself believed, and his whole household.
54 This again is the second sign Jesus did when He had come out of Judea into Galilee.
(PROPOSITION) Even in our most desperate moments, we can come to Jesus and find grace to transform our trials into testimonies for His glory.
Through this passage, we can learn that Jesus is aware of our difficulties; He is willing to meet our needs when we sincerely go to Him for help.
SEEK JESUS
passionately in their trials and invites them to step into a relationship filled with hope and redemption.
This passage illustrates a poignant moment where a desperate father seeks help from Jesus, showcasing the profound theme of vulnerability and the intersection of faith and human need. The royal official's journey from a place of despair to a transformed life symbolizes the hope that comes from turning to Christ in our times of struggle, bringing to light the importance of divine intervention in our personal crises.
I. COME DESPERATE
I. COME DESPERATE
(KNOWING THAT NO ONE ELSE CAN DO WHAT HE DOES)
46 So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.
The distance between Cana of Galilee and Capernaum is approximately 30-31 kilometers (about 18-19 miles), which would take about six to nine hours to travel on foot[1].
47 When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.
HE HEARD
23 Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did.
ALTHOUGH HE WAS A NOBLEMAN
ALTHOUGH HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A ROYAL OFFICIAL
HE WAS
Not too Big to Bow
Not too High to Humble
Not too Grand to Give
Not too Sovereign to Serve
EVEN WHEN JESUS CALLED HIM OUT AND SAID IN VERSE 48
48 Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.”
ALLOW YOUR PROBLEMS TO LEAD YOU TO THE PROBLEM-SOLVER
ALLOW YOUR DESPERATION TO LEAD YOU TO THE DELIVERER
ALLOW YOUR CHALLENGES TO LEAD YOU TO CHRIST
ALLOW YOUR PREDICAMENT TO LEAD YOU TO PROPHET
ALLOW YOUR TROUBLE TO LEAD YOU TO TRUTH
ALLOW YOUR PAIN TO LEAD YOU TO PRINCE OF PEACE
DILEMMA / DEFENDER
BECAUSE HE CAN RESTORE WHAT THE LOCUST HAVE EATEN
HE CAN HEAL YOUR HEARTACHE
PATCH YOUR PAIN
MEND YOUR MISFORTURNES
ALLEVIATE YOUR ADVERSITY
CURE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES
HARDSHIP
HE DIDN’T COME CONDEMNING OR CRITICIZE
HE DIDN’T COME BRAGING OR BOAST
HE DIDN’T COME GRUMBLING OR GOSSIP
COME TO HIM DESPERATE
II. COME DEPENDENT
II. COME DEPENDENT
(NO QUESTIONS)
49 The nobleman said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!”
50 Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your son lives.” So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.
Perhaps focus on the dialogue between Jesus and the official, where authority and faith intersect.
Jesus' word alone is enough to bring assurance of healing.
LOOK AT THE POWER OF JESUS’ PROMISES
YOU CAN FIND COMFORT AND ASSURANCE IN HIS WORDS
TRUST IN THE WORDS OF JESUS
10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
TRUST IN HIS WORD
III. COME DUTIFUL
III. COME DUTIFUL
(READY TO
51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, “Your son lives!”
52 Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.”
53 So the father knew that it was at the same hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” And he himself believed, and his whole household.
54 This again is the second sign Jesus did when He had come out of Judea into Galilee.
LOOK AT THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE NOBLEMAN
HE WENT FROM DESPERATION TO DEEP TRUST IN CHRIST
HE HAD A PERILOUS FAITH
HE CAME TRUSTING WITH HIS CRISIS
HE CAME TRUSTING HIM WITH HIS STRUGGLES
BUT HE DID NOT STAY THERE
POSITIVE FAITH
(HE TRUSTED IN THE MESSAGE OF THE SAVIOR
HE TRUSTED IN THE WORDS OF CHRIST
NOW HE WAS CONFIDENT
BUT HE DID NOT STAY THERE
PROVEN FAITH
(HIS SON WAS HEALED EXACTLY WHEN JESUS SPOKE IT)
JESUS PROVED TO THE NOBLEMAN THAT HE WAS MORE THAN
CAPTIAN OVER CALAMITIES
AUTHORITY OVER ADVERSITIES
MASTER OVER MISFORTUNES
BUT HE DID NOT STAY THERE
PROLIFIC FAITH
THE MAN BECAME CONTAGIOUS
HIS FAITH MOVED OTHERS TO TRUST CHRIST
DON’T LET THIS NOBLEMAN TO BE BY HIMSELF
I WANT YOU TO LEAVE HERE SAYING
ME TOO!
ME TOO!
CHRIST STILL WORKS ON BEHALF OF ALL WHO COME TO HIM
RAHAB WAS A POSTITUTE
PETER WAS A CURSER
PAUL WAS AN ABUSER
MOSES WAS A MURDERER
DAVID WAS AN ADULTERER
MATTHEW WAS A CHEATER
WOMAN AT THE WELL WAS A FORNICATOR
When Christ Works
Water can became Wine
Seas can became Sidewalks
Storms can became Still
Meals can be Multiplied
When Christ works
Cleansed the Corrupted (Lepers)
Cured the Crooked (Matthew tax collector)
Restored the Ruined
When Christ works
Delivered the Demonic (Men)
Feed the Famished (Multitude)
Healed the Hurting
Lifted the Lifeless (Lazarus)
YOU MAY HAVE COME HERE TODAY
DISTRESSED BUT YOU CAN LEAVE DIRECTED
DESPERATE BUT YOU CAN LEAVE DELIGHTED
DEPENDENT BUT YOU CAN LEAVE DIRECTED
DUTIFUL BUT YOU CAN LEAVE DELIVERED
I WANT YOU TO LEAVE HERE TODAY SAYING
ME TOO!
HE LOOKED BEYOND MY FAULTS!
ME TOO!
HE SAW MY NEEDS!
ME TOO!
HE MADE A WAY OUT OF NO WAY!
ME TOO!
I CAME TO JESUS
Came Rough; Left Righteous
ME TOO!
Came Soiled; Left Washed
ME TOO!
Came Sinner; Left Saint
ME TOO!
Came Broken; Left Blessed
ME TOO!
Came Bound; Left Delivered
ME TOO!
