Faith That Moves From Seeing To Trusting

John 4: 43-54

I. The Crisis That Brings Us To Jesus (vv. 43-47)

A. A desperate father

B. A sick son

C. Crisis often drives us to faith

II. The Word That Calls Us To Trust (vv 48-50)

A. Jesus exposes sign-dependent faith

B. Jesus gives a simple command: “Go; your son lives”

C. The nobleman’s turning point

III. The Confirmation That Strengthens Faith (51-54)

A. Obedient faith meets confirming grace

B. His whole household believes

C. Every sign in John points to who Jesus is

Like the nobleman, we come with needs

Like the nobleman, Jesus gives us a word to trust

Like the nobleman, our faith is strengthened by remembering Jesus’ faithfulness