Sun, Mar 13, 2022 – “Healing at a Distance” (John 4:46-54)

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Tommy Staggs

Part of The Gospel of John—Jan–Dec 2022

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Tommy Staggs (Afton)

Series Overview: fccgreene.org/john

Daily Bible Readings
Read through the whole book of John this week to prepare for worship next Sunday
- Sun – Psalm 50;15; John 1-3
- Mon – Hosea 5:15; John 4-7
- Tue – Matthew 9:18; John 8-11
- Wed – Matthew 17:14-15; John 12-15
- Thu – Luke 7:2; John 16-18
- Fri – Acts 16:25-34; John 19-21
- Sat – John 5:1-18 – Read this passage in preparation for Worship tomorrow!

Series Memory Verse

John 20:31 – But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

Sermon Notes

John 4:46-54– ⁴⁶So 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.

John 2:23 – 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.

⁴⁷When 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. ⁴⁸So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.” ⁴⁹The official said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” ⁵⁰Jesus said to him, “Go; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way.

2 Corinthians 5:7 – For we walk by faith, not by sight.

⁵¹As he was going down, his servants met him and told him that his son was recovering. ⁵²So 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.” ⁵³The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” And he himself believed, and all his household. ⁵⁴This was now the second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee.

John 21:25 – Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.

Takeaway Question
Do you trust in the Word of Jesus alone, or do you find yourself needing some sort of sign and wonder to believe?

Study Questions

Read through John 4:46-54 together. What made the biggest impression on you from the text and the message?
In v. 48, Jesus shined the light on the issue of faith. How does Jesus’ response relate to John’s purpose for writing his gospel (20:31)?
Trace the development of faith in vv. 50-54 from the time Jesus declared, “Your son will live!” to the end of verse 54. What resulted from Jesus’ words?
Read Acts 16:25–34. Discuss how this story is like the story of the government official’s faith. What resulted from the jailer’s faith in Jesus?
Pray: Who are praying for who needs healing right now? How can we pray together for them and for you?