Jesus travels to Galilee where the Galileans welcome him for the miracles he performed. In Cana, an official's son becomes ill and the official hears that Jesus has returned from Judea. He asks Jesus to heal his son who is near death. Jesus challenges the official's faith but tells him his son will live. The official believes Jesus' word and his son recovers at the appointed time, causing the official and his whole household to believe. This is Jesus' second sign upon returning from Judea, as he fulfills his mission and makes himself known.

2. John 4:43-45
After the two days he departed for Galilee.
(For Jesus himself had testified that a
prophet has no honor in his own
hometown.) So when he came to Galilee,
the Galileans welcomed him, having seen
all that he had done in Jerusalem at the
feast. For they too had gone to the feast.
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3. John 4:46-48
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. 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.
So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs
and wonders you will not believe.”
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4. John 4:49-51
The official said to him, “Sir, come down
before my child dies.” Jesus said to him,
‘Go; your son will live.” The man believed
the word that Jesus spoke to him and went
on his way. As he was going down, his
servants met him and told him that his son
was recovering.
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5. John 4:52-54
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.” 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. This was now the second
sign that Jesus did when he had come from
Judea to Gailee.
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7. Still progress to MAKE
does not mean you
haven’t made any
PROGRESS

8. Still progress to MAKE
does not mean you
haven’t made any
PROGRESS
Jesus is fulfilling His MISSION and making
Himself KNOWN.

9. Still progress to MAKE
does not mean you
haven’t made any
PROGRESS
Jesus is fulfilling His MISSION and making
Himself KNOWN.
The Galileans welcome their IMAGE of Who
they WANT Him to be but have failed to
RECOGNIZE Who He truly is.

10. There are many who are
not HOSTILE to Jesus yet
do not give Him the
HONOR He is due.

11. There are many who are
not HOSTILE to Jesus yet
do not give Him the
HONOR He is due.
In this father we see a PROGRESSION of faith
as he grows in his understanding of Jesus.

12. There are many who are
not HOSTILE to Jesus yet
do not give Him the
HONOR He is due.
In this father we see a PROGRESSION of faith
as he grows in his understanding of Jesus.
Notice a SUBTLE growth in his belief from his
REQUEST to he GOES in faith

13. One role of a father is not
simply to bring their
child’s NEEDS to God, but
to do so PERSISTENTLY

14. One role of a father is not
simply to bring their
child’s NEEDS to God, but
to do so PERSISTENTLY
The man believed the WORD of Jesus before
witnessing the WORK of Jesus.

15. One role of a father is not
simply to bring their
child’s NEEDS to God, but
to do so PERSISTENTLY
The man believed the WORD of Jesus before
witnessing the WORK of Jesus.
Sometimes you find yourself “in the car”
AGAIN, but that doesn’t mean you are at the
same place you STARTED, only that you have
FURTHER to go as you grow in faith.

16. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
NEXT STEPS
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Identify where I am growing
( ) Identify where I still need to grow
( ) Evaluate if I am adequately honoring
Jesus
( ) Not only believe in Jesus, but trust and
take Him at His word
( ) Other________________________