2. A Growing Faith John 4:43-54

3. Macarthur Your worship is informed by your understanding of the revelation. Your worship only goes up as high as it goes down, because the deeper you go into the truth about God, the higher you go in worship. Superficial knowledge of God leads to superficial worship. And then people need to be manipulated.

4. Isaiah 42:3 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench

5. A Growing Faith I.An Ignorant, False Faith II.A Growing Faith III.A True Faith

6. John 2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing.

7. A Growing Faith I.An Ignorant, False Faith

8. Campbell Jesus is more than equal to either occasion. He has a place in all circumstances. If we invite him to our times of innocent happiness, he will increase our joy. If we call on him in our times of sorrow, anxiety, or bereavement, he can bring consolation, comfort, and a joy that is not of this world.

9. God may be late but He’s always on time.

10. Mark 5:23 [Jairus] begged Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live.”

11. Maclaren Miracles are rather a hindrance than a help to the reception of Christianity in many quarters.

12. A Growing Faith I.An Ignorant, False Faith II.A Growing Faith

13. Boice There are some noted similarities, so much so that some scholars have imagined these to be two versions of the same incident. Yet they are not the same, and the greatest of all differences is to be found in the attitudes of the two men involved. The centurion had the greatest faith. He said to Jesus, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed” Matt 8:8.

14. Boice Jesus praised his faith, saying, “I tell you the truth, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith” (v.10). Still the centurion had this faith from the beginning, while the nobleman who sought out Jesus in Cana came to the same level of faith in a very short time through Jesus’ teaching.

15. John 20:27-29 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” 28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

16. A Growing Faith I.An Ignorant, False Faith II.A Growing Faith III.A True Faith

17. John 4:42 [Now,] I believe, for I have heard for myself, and I know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.

18. Boice 1.As He was in the life of this man, Jesus is the answer to our own anxieties too. 2.Seeing the results of our prayer may be postponed. 3.These truths are for everyone.

19. Landry The job of a coach is to make men do what they don't want to do, in order to achieve what they really want.