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Homiletics: John 4:31-54

Content (not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line):

1.Meanwhile disciples urged him: Rabbi eat something;He: I have food u know nothing about (4:31-32)

2.then disc>ea other:could some1 hv brought food;my food=do will him who sent me/finish wk(4:33-34)

3.Don’t u hv saying “It’s still 4 mos till harvest”, open eyes lk fields, they ripe for harvest(4:35)

4.the one who reaps draws wage/harvests crop for EL so sower & reaper may be glad together(4:36)

5.thus saying “1 sows anothr reaps”=true;I sent u reap what u worked for,others done hard wk(4:37-38)

6.many Samaritans from that town believed bec of wm’s testimony:”He told me everything I did”(4:39)

7.so when Sams came, they urged him stay,he stayed 2 days;bec his wds many more believers(4:40-41)

8.they2wm:we longer believe bec what u said,we heard ourselves&know this man Savior of world(4:42)

9.after 2 days he left for Galilee(4:43)

 

10.now J pointed out that prophet has no honor in own country(4:44)

11.when arrived Gal, Gals welcomed him,seen all he done Jerus@Pass(4:45)

12.once more visited Cana,where he turned water>wine,certain royal official son sick Capernaum(4:46)

13.when heard J arr Gal,went begged him come heal son who close to death(4:47)

14.”Unless u ppl see signs/wonders u nvr believe”;roy official:Sir, cm before my child dies(4:48-49)

15.Go, son will live,man took J@wd/departed(4:50)

16.while still on way servants met him w/news boy living(4:51)

17.when he inquired time son better,they:yesterday one in afternoon fever left(4:52)

18.father realized this exact time J said “your son will live”,he and whole household believed(4:53)

19.this was 2nd sign J performed after coming to Galilee(4:54)

20.

 

Divisions (run-on sentence OK, direct verbiage from Scripture/Principles are Aims for each Division – a truth about God, a truth about man, a truth about God’s relationship to man; a sin to avoid, promise to trust, example to follow, command to obey, truth to believe):

1.Jesus’ food, sowing, reaping, and Samaritan belief (John 4:31-43)

Principle:  God’s will is for all to believe, so His people sow and reap.

2.Jesus heals a royal officer’s son (John 4:44-54)

Principle:  God’s will is for our good and His glory.

 

Subject Sentence (10-word sentence with proper structure showing exactly where you are in Scripture):

Jesus’ food is doing God’s will; healing royal official’s son.

 

Aim (“To Cause My Audience To…” Know, See, Learn, Understand, etc.):

TCMATK Christ followers seek God to be fueled to do God’s will.

 

Application (not yes or no question.  Meant to bring about heart change):

1.What are you reaping from your life that you are sowing in someone else?

How serious am I about doing God’s will?  (Is it my FOOD???)

2.What are you believing Jesus will do in you before seeing any evidence of His powerful work?

 

The Big Idea (author’s main purpose in writing; the one thing all the other things in the passage is about; if you couldn’t talk about it, you would still understand the passage is trying to convey this):

#Fulfillment #Food #Fuel #Fuel-fillment

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