Miracles Do You Need One? Part 2

The Second Miracle that Jesus worked must follow the (Precedent) set by the first miracle. Let's look at the second miracle Jesus worked. It is found in John 4:43-54

Passage John 4:43-54:
43Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.
44For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
45Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.
46So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
47When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
48Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
49The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
50Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
51And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
52Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
53So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.
54This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.

LET'S LOOK AT WHAT WAS PRESENT. DID THIS SECOND MIRACLE FOLLOW THE PRECEDENT SET BY THE FIRST MIRACLE.

1. IN VERSE 46-47 A NEED WAS PRESENT THAT MANKIND COULD NOT FIX OR CURE. IT WAS BEYOND MANS ABILITY TO CHANGE. THE NOBLEMAN'S SON WAS SICK TO THE POINT OF DEATH.

2. IN VERSE 47 IT ALSO STATES THAT THE NOBLEMAN WENT TO JESUS ( THE WORD ) MADE HIS REQUEST KNOWN ( THAT HE COME AND HEAL HIS SON ) BECAUSE OF A NEED ( HIS SON WAS AT THE POINT OF DEATH ). THIS WAS A NEED THAT MAN COULD NOT FIX OR CURE.

3. VERSE 49 THE NOBLEMAN RELATED HIS REQUEST AGAIN.

4. VERSE 50 JESUS SAID WHAT TO DO.. IT WAS A SIMPLE THING JESUS TOLD HIM. JESUS SAID, "GO THY WAY ; THY SON LIVETH. "

5. VERSE 50 ALSO STATED THE MAN DID WHAT JESUS SAID. THE MAN BELIEVED THE WORD THAT JESUS HAD SPOKEN TO HIM, AND WENT HIS WAY.

6. VERSES 51-53 THE MIRACLE WAS PREFORMED AND REVEALED AS THE MAN WENT HIS WAY.
HE COULDN'T SEE THE MIRACLE, BUT HAD TO BELIEVE AND GO. FAITH IN ACTION
DID YOU NOTICE THAT THIS SECOND MIRACLE WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST ONE IN THAT IT WAS A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION.
JESUS ( THE WORD ) IN THE FIRST TWO MIRACLES TURNED WATER INTO WINE ( NO ONE WAS GOING TO DIE WITHOUT THAT WINE ) AND HE HEALED AND RESTORED A BOY THAT WAS AT THE POINT OF DEATH. THIS SHOWS THAT ANYTHING FROM NON LIFE THREATENING TO LIFE THREATENING, THIS JESUS ( THE WORD ) IS THERE TO MEET THE NEED IF YOU WILL DO WHAT THE WORD SAYS TO DO.
GOD IS NOT MOVED BY THE NEED. HE IS MOVED BY YOUR OBEDIENCE TO HIS WORD THAT HE INSTRUCTS YOU TO DO CONCERNING THE REQUEST.
IT IS TOTAL TRUST AND FAITH IN HIS WORD AND ACTING ON IT THAT BRINGS THE RESULTS.

1. HOW DO I RECEIVE A MIRACLE?
2. WHAT DOES JESUS SAY CONCERNING MY NEED?
3 HOW DO I DO WHAT JESUS SAYS FOR ME TO DO?

LET'S EXPLORE THAT FOR A MOMENT. JESUS IS THE WORD...THE WORD IS JESUS. FIND SCRIPTURE TO BACK UP YOUR NEED. IF YOU CAN NOT FIND A SCRIPTURE FOR A SPECIFIC NEED THERE ARE SOME SCRIPTURES THAT COVER EVERYTHING.
IN PART THREE WE WILL GO INTO A SET OF SCRIPTURES THAT WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO CHANGE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO RECEIVE EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED.