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John 4:43-54
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2:13When it was almost time
for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to
2:14In the temple courts he
found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables
exchanging money.
2:15So he made a whip out of
cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he
scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
2:16To those who sold doves
he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s
house into a market!”
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39Many of the Samaritans from
that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me
everything I ever did.”
40So when the Samaritans came
to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days.
41And because of his words
many more became believers.
42They said to the woman, “We
no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for
ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”
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43After the two days he left
for
44(Now Jesus himself had
pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.)
45When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that
he had done in
46Once more he visited Cana
in
47When this man heard that
Jesus had arrived in Galilee from
48“Unless you people see
signs and wonders,” Jesus told him, “you will never
believe.”
49The royal official said,
“Sir, come down before my child dies.”
50“Go,” Jesus replied, “your
son will live.” The man took Jesus at his word and departed.
51While he was still on the
way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living.
52When he inquired as to the
time when his son got better, they said to him, “Yesterday, at one in the
afternoon, the fever left him.”
53Then the father realized
that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, “Your son will
live.” So he and his whole household believed.
54This was the second sign
Jesus performed after coming from Judea to
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1)
Are verses 2:13
to 2:16 included in VisionCasting-John2.13-25?
o Yes.
2)
Why are verses 2:13
to 2:16 included here?
o They are included here to provide continuity of
context.
3)
Are verses 39 to 42
included in VisionCasting-John4.1-42?
o Yes.
4)
Why are verses 39
to 42 included here?
o They are included here to provide continuity of
context.
5)
According to
verse 43 where did Jesus leave for after
staying in
o Jesus left for
6)
According to
verse 44 what had Jesus pointed out concerning a prophet in his own country?
o Jesus had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in
his own country.
7)
How did what Jesus
said about a prophet apply to himself, given verses 39 to 42 and John 2:23-24?
o Many Samaritans believed in Jesus without seeing him
perform any signs.
o And their belief
was accompanied by a turning to God in repentance as seen in the Samaritan woman.
o But the belief of the Jews was not accompanied by a turning
to God in repentance.
o Even though
o They had seen Jesus perform signs.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 2:23-24.
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23Now while he was in
24But Jesus would not entrust
himself to them, for he knew all people.
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8)
According to
verse 45 why did the Galileans who had
been in
o They had seen all.
o That
o Jesus had done there.
9)
What had the
Galileans seen Jesus do in
o They had seen Jesus
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Clear the temple
courts of business activities.
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And perform signs.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 2:13-24 that says,
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13When it was almost time for
the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to
14In the temple courts he
found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables
exchanging money.
15So he made a whip out of
cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he
scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
16To those who sold doves he
said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s
house into a market!”
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23Now while he was in
24But Jesus would not entrust
himself to them, for he knew all people.
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10)
Why did the Galileans approve of Jesus’ clearing the temple
courts of business activities?
o They
§
Agreed that the
temple courts should be free from business activities.
§
And were upset
with the price-gouging that was going on.
11)
According to verses
46 and 47 what was the matter with the son
of a certain royal official when Jesus once more visited Cana in
o He
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Laid sick at
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And was close to
death.
12)
According to
verse 46 what had Jesus done at Cana in
o Jesus had turned the water into wine.
13)
According to
verse 47 what did the royal official do when he heard that Jesus had arrived
in Galilee from
o He
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Went to Jesus.
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And begged him to
come and heal his son.
14)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 48 what did people demand
to see before they would believe?
o They demanded to see
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Signs.
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And wonders.
15)
How do we describe
the Jews’ propensity to demand signs as the basis for their belief, given John 2:3-5,
John 2:18, John 2:23-24, John 3:1-2 and verses 47 and 48 that?
o Obsession with power.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 2:3-5 that says,
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3When the wine was gone,
Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”
4“Woman, why do you involve
me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
5His mother said to the
servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
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· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 2:18 that says,
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18The Jews then responded to
him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”
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· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 2:23-24 that says,
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23Now while he was in
24But Jesus would not entrust
himself to them, for he knew all people.
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· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 3:1-2 that says,
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1Now there was a Pharisee, a
man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.
2He came to Jesus at night
and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no
one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”
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16)
What do we recall
as the reason of the Samaritans’ belief in Jesus when they heard the Samaritan
woman’s testimony?
o Personal transformation as seen in the Samaritan woman’s turning to God in repentance.
17)
What is the
pitfall of overemphasis on signs as the basis for belief in Jesus, given John
2:23-24?
o Overemphasis on signs as the basis for belief in Jesus
increases the likelihood of belief that is not accompanied by a turning to God
in repentance in the heart.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 2:23-24 that says,
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23Now while he was in
24But Jesus would not entrust
himself to them, for he knew all people.
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18)
According to
verse 49 what did the royal official ask Jesus to do?
o He asked Jesus to come down.
o Before
o His child died.
19)
What was the
royal official telling Jesus and why?
o He was telling Jesus to hurry up.
o Because
o His son was close to death.
20)
According to
verse 50 what did the royal official do when Jesus told him that his son would
live?
o He
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Took Jesus at his
word.
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And departed.
21)
Did the royal official believe in Jesus and why?
o Yes, because he believed Jesus’ word.
22)
Did what Jesus say
in verse 48 apply to the royal official and
why, given verse 50?
o No, because he believed Jesus’ word without seeing any
signs and wonders.
23)
How was the
royal official able to believe Jesus’ word
regardless of the Jews’ propensity to
demand signs as the basis for belief,
given verse 48?
o The royal official was able to believe Jesus’ word
because of Jesus’ challenging him to greater faith beyond seeing signs and
wonders.
24)
According to
verse 51 what was the news that the
royal official’s servants met him with while he was still on the way?
o They met him with the news.
o That
o His boy was living.
25)
According to
verse 52 what was the response of the royal official’s
servants when he inquired as to the time when
his son got better?
o They said to him, “Yesterday, at one in the afternoon,
the fever left him.”
26)
According to
verse 53 what did the royal official realize when his servants told him
the time the fever left his son?
o He realized that that was the exact time.
o At which
o Jesus had told him that his son would live.
27)
According to
verse 53 what happened to the royal official and his whole household?
o He and his whole household believed.
28)
What kind of a sign
did the royal official experience in light of the
magnitude of what happened in his life?
o It was a life-changing sign.
29)
How multifaceted
was the royal official’s belief in Jesus?
o First he believed in Jesus by faith without seeing any signs.
o Then he made further progress in his belief in Jesus
upon personally experiencing a life-changing sign.
30)
According to
verse 54 how many signs had Jesus performed after coming from Judea to
o Healing the royal
official’s son was the second sign.
31)
Was healing the
royal official’s son the second sign of all the signs Jesus performed and why, given John
2:23-24?
o No, because Jesus had performed other signs in
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 2:23-24 that says,
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23Now while he was in
24But Jesus would not entrust
himself to them, for he knew all people.
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32)
What is the chain
of witnesses who had testified about Jesus so far?
o God had testified to John the Baptist about Jesus.
o John the Baptist
had testified to two of his disciples about Jesus, one of them being Andrew and
the other John.
o Andrew had testified to his brother Peter about Jesus.
o John had testified to his brother James about Jesus.
o Andrew had testified to his hometown friend Philip
about Jesus.
o Philip had testified to his friend Nathanael about Jesus.
o Jesus had testified about himself to the Samaritan
woman who was a stranger.
o The Samaritan woman had testified about Jesus to other
Samaritans in town as an estranged cultural insider.
o Jesus had testified about himself to the royal official.
o The royal official had testified about Jesus to his
whole household.
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John 4:43-54
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