Healing the Nobleman's Son (Jn 4:46-54)

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It has been a few months since we have studied John in the Morning. I want to remind you what we have been working on in this book. We have been looking at the seven signs or miracles found in the Gospel of John. John loves the number seven in his gospel. There are seven “I am” statements, seven witness to Christ, seven picture of faith, seven references of Jesus to God the father, and Seven signs. We seek to uncover the purpose for these signs or these miracles in the ministry of Christ and how they relate to our own understanding of the coming kingdom of God. Why does Christ do the miraculous? In order that you might have a taste or have a small glimpse of the coming kingdom of God. For in these signs we get a taste of new creation. Before we hear the word of God, let us pray.

John loves the number seven in his gospel. There are seven “I am” statements, seven witness to Christ, seven picture of faith, seven references of Jesus to God the father, and Seven signs. This mini-series will develop the significance of Christ’s seven great signs in Gospel of John. We seek to uncover the purpose for these signs or thesemiracles in the ministry of Christ and how they relate to our own understanding of the coming kingdom of God. Before we hear the word of God, let us pray.

John loves the number seven in his gospel. There are seven “I am” statements, seven witness to Christ, seven picture of faith, seven references of Jesus to God the father, and Seven signs. This mini-series will develop the significance of Christ’s seven great signs in Gospel of John. We seek to uncover the purpose for these signs or thesemiracles in the ministry of Christ and how they relate to our own understanding of the coming kingdom of God. Before we hear the word of God, let us pray.

English Standard Version Chapter 4

Jesus Heals an Official’s Son

46 So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill.

47 When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.

48 So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.”

49 The official said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”

50 Jesus said to him, “Go; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way.

51 As he was going down, his servants met him and told him that his son was recovering.

52 So he asked them the hour when he began to get better, and they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.”

53 The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” And he himself believed, and all his household.

54 This was now the second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee.

Before we hear the word of God, let us pray.

Here ends the Gospel lesson, this is the Word of God.

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