FAITH IN THE BREAD, WINE & SAVIOR

TEXT JOHN 4:43-54 http://www.biblica.com/bible/verse/?q=John4&niv=yes

PARAPHRASE JOHN 4:43-54

After spending two days with the Samaritans, Jesus left for his home area of Galilee where previously he had told the people of Nazareth said that a prophet has no honor in his own country when they had turned on him after declaring he was fulfilling Isaiah’s words about the Messiah. Having seen all that Jesus had done at the Passover Feast in Jerusalem, the Galileans had begun to change their minds about him welcoming him home when he arrived.

Visiting Cana in Galilee where previously he had turned water into wine, a royal official from Capernaum came begging Jesus to come and heal his son who was sick and dying. Jesus responded by telling the people that unless they saw miraculous signs and wonders they wouldn’t believe. This didn’t stop the royal official from continuing to beg Jesus to come before his son died to which Jesus responded by testing the official's faith by telling him to return home, that his son would live.

Trusting what Jesus said, the official left for home. While in route he was met by his servants who told him his son was alive and well. Asking them when his son improved they told him his son’s fever left the previous day at 1 pm. Realizing this was the exact hour Jesus had told him his son would live, he and his household believed that Jesus really was the Messiah.

This was the second miracle Jesus performed having come from Judea to Galilee.

PRINCIPLES JOHN 4:43-54

CIT = Central Idea of the Text, INT = Interrogatory, ANS = Answer)


A. First Century Readers

CIT: John tells his first century readers about believing Jesus was the Messiah.

INT: What does John tell his first century readers that believing Jesus was the Messiah involved?

ANS: John told his first century readers that believing Jesus was the Messiah involved believing He was the:

I. Lamb of the Passover Feast vv 43-45

II. Wine of the Wedding Feast v 46

III. Healer of the Infirmities v 47-54


B. Readers Today

CIT: John tells us today about believing Jesus is the Messiah.

INT: What does John tell us today that believing Jesus is the Messiah involves?

ANS: John tells us today that believing Jesus is the Messiah Involves believing He is the:

I. Bread of our Communion Feast

II. Wine of our Communion Feast

III. Savior of our Souls


PRAYER

Our Father, we thank You and give You praise for Your Son, Jesus Christ the Messiah.

Our Father, we give You the glory for the Lamb who takes away the sin of the world through His sacrifice.

Our Father, we honor You and your Son for His body and blood that were shed on the Cross for us.

Our Father, we give Your Son praise, glory and honor for He is the Savior of the world.

Our Father, we give Your Son praise for the Communion Feast we celebrate in remembrance of Him.

Our Father, we thank You for Your Son’s body and blood celebrated in the bread and wine of the meal we have been given.

Our Father, we thank You for these signs that give us faith in who Your Son is that we may have assurance of the eternal life He brings today and for time to come.

We ask all of this in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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