Main Thought
In John 4, Jesus was approached by a royal official from Capernaum. This was likely a man who had the opportunity to hear from Jesus previously and didn’t believe in Him. Yet the official eventually found himself in need. His son, the “next generation” of his family, was sick and needed to be healed. First, Jesus took a moment to correct the official. Then Jesus sent him off with a promise that his son was healed. In that brief interaction, something changed within the official’s heart. He believed in Jesus and began the 20-mile journey home - without any proof other than the words of Christ. The official’s faith was rewarded when he found out his son was healed. God wants to heal the next generation! But He might need to change or correct us first. As God changes our lives, the next generation will be blessed through us. They’ll see us as living miracles and testimonies of God’s grace, love, and power. (This can be true for anyone who sees God working in our lives.)
Main Passage
Therefore He came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a royal official whose son was sick at Capernaum. 47 When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and was imploring Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. 48 So Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you simply will not believe.” 49 The royal official said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” 50 Jesus said to him, “Go; your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and started off. 51 As he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying that his son was living. 52 So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. Then they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.” 53 So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives”; and he himself believed and his whole household. 54 This is again a second sign that Jesus performed when He had come out of Judea into Galilee. - John 4:46-54
Discussion Questions
What stood out to you in last Sunday’s sermon, the Main Thought, or the Main Passage above?
What’s one thing God might be changing, correcting, or healing in you?
How might that eventually become a testimony for those around you, including the next generation?