The Significance of a Life of Faith

The Significance of a Life of Faith
John 4:43-54
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Faith is COMMON
Faith is CONVERSION
Faith is CONTEMPLATIVE
Faith is CONTINUAL

What is it in this Story that Involves Faith?

The PLACES (John 4:43-46a)
The PREDICAMENT (John 4:46b)
The PLEA (John 4:47)
The PROBLEM (John 4:48)
The PERSISTENCE (John 4:49)
The PROMISE (John 4:50)
The PATH (John 4:50)
The PAYOFF (John 4:51-54)

Faith is CONFIRMED (John 4:51-53a)
Faith is CONTAGIOUS (John 4:53b-54)

The Movement of this Father’s Faith…

A man having faith in Jesus’ POWER
A man having faith in Jesus’ PROMISE
A man having faith in Jesus’ PERSON

Questions for Further Study:

  1. What are some things that people believe in that they either haven’t seen or can’t see?
  2. What celebrity would you gladly welcome as a guest in your home? Why?
  3. Where did Jesus go after He left Samaria? (John 4:43)
  4. What did Jesus say about prophets? (John 4:44)
  5. Why did the Galileans welcome Jesus? (John 4:45)
  6. What had Jesus done in Cana? (John 4:46)
  7. What did the royal official ask Jesus to do? (John 4:47)
  8. What did Jesus say about miraculous signs? (John 4:48)
  9. How did the royal official respond to Jesus’ comment about miraculous signs? (John 4:49)
  10. What did Jesus say in response to the royal official’s renewed request? (John 4:50)
  11. What was the royal official’s response to what Jesus said? (John 4:50)
  12. When did the royal official’s son get better? (John 4:51-53)
  13. What impact did Jesus’ healing have on the royal official’s household? (John 4:53)
  14. How many miracles had Jesus performed? (John 4:54) What do you think John calls these miracles, “signs”?
  15. For what reasons are people interested in Jesus today?
  16. In what ways are we typically more interested in what Jesus can do for us than what we can do for Jesus?
  17. What miracles have you asked Jesus to do in your life?
  18. When do we usually find ourselves asking God to help us?
  19. Why is it sometimes hard to take Jesus at His word?
  20. What are some things God has told us in His Word that are hard for you to believe?
  21. How have you exercised believing—sight unseen—faith in Jesus?
  22. What miraculous signs are people looking for today?
  23. In what ways are we demanding of God in our relationship with Him?
  24. What impact would a miraculous event have in your life?
  25. What are some miracles God has worked in your life?
  26. What is something specific you can thank God for doing in your life?
  27. How do you need to trust in God this week to handle a situation you can’t control or work out on your own?
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