John 4:46-54 (NKJV)
46 So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain [a]nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. 47 When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. 48 Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.” 49 The nobleman said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!” 50 Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your son lives.” So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way. 51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, “Your son lives!” 52 Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.” 53 So the father knew that it was at the same hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” And he himself believed, and his whole household. 54 This again is the second sign Jesus did when He had come out of Judea into Galilee.
Contrition-A faith seeking Jesus
- A beginning faith.
- A growing faith.
Psalm 31:24(NKJV)
Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the Lord.
Jeremiah 17:7 (NKJV)
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord
3. A begging faith.
Psalm 91:15 (NKJV)
He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.
Persistence- A faith that leads to belief.
Matthew 7:7-8 (NKJV)
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
Psalm 34:22 (NKJV)
The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.
Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV)
And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
Obedience-A trusting faith
- The charge of Jesus.
- The promise of Jesus.
- The man’s belief in Jesus’ word.
Matthew 19:26 (NKJV)
But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Psalm 31:9 (NKJV)
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; My eye wastes away with grief, Yes, my soul and my body!
Confirmation-A faith that obeys and believes.
Hebrews 7:25 (NKJV)
Therefore He is also able to save [a]to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
Hebrews 11:1 (NKJV)
Now faith is the [a]substance of things hoped for, the [b]evidence of things not seen.
Ezekiel 12:25 (NKJV)
For I am the Lord. I speak, and the word which I speak will come to pass; it will no more be postponed; for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and perform it,” says the Lord God.’ ”
Witnessing-A faith that spreads.
Matthew 5:16 (NKJV)
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
Luke 8:39 (NKJV)
“Return to your own house, and tell what great things God has done for you.” And he went his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.
Acts 16:30-31 (NKJV)
And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”