The Water of Life
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Jesus Meets the Woman
Jesus Meets the Woman
Jesus is on a journey from Judea to Galilee
Go through Samaria
Jesus is weary and stops a a well sends his Disciples to buy food
A woman from Samaria, an outcast,
Give Me Water
Give Me Water
Jesus initiated the conversation asking for
water in this land was a rare commodity
wells are the only place to get, and lugged back home
travelers have a collapsible leather bucket and rope
a daily chore
she was amazed that Male Jew was asking anything V 9
How- all she sees is a hated Jew.
she is full of old prejudice / probably met Peter and the rest on the trail
like Mary bringing spices , gardener, Jesus says “Mary”
Eph 2 1-2
The Holy Bible: King James Version Chapter 2
1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience
Until God opens up your eyes to Jesus, and your need of a Savior. you will never understand
V 10 if thou knew.. if you could only see.. she would see..
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
as of yet.. not
now she sees a foolish Jew without a rope V 11
living water - a stream now that’s crazy talk
V 12 Knew some Jewish history, many times God is giving water in old T.
she still does not Know who Jesus is or what He is offering
Opens with give me and turns it around and offers a spring
Broken Cisterns
Broken Cisterns
Jer 2 13
cisterns are hand made water holding devices
picture Mikvah is a rain (Living Water) filled ceremonial cleansing bath
used to clean a person going into the temple
used as a cleansing person becoming a Jew
Jesus promised a spring within her to cleanse for everlasting life
a permanent purifying, cleansing
all water that you can get for yourself is not permanent
you are collecting water in a sieve
Living Water
Living Water
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
living water is salvation of the soul
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
Jesus is the only source of this living water
Putting your complete trust in Jesus to save you and take the reigns of your life
Soul Thirst
Soul Thirst
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
apart from Jesus our soul cannot find happiness
only Jesus can quench the thirst of that deep down desire longing in your soul
we try drugs, alcohol, relationships, new things, but nothing satisfies
though it would, But no
your soul is panting for God, and you are trying to fill it with other
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
John 4 14 a well you can fill in with dirt and never see the water again
a spring you can take a big bucket of water and bury it
next morning up and bubbling again
some people were saved young in their lives but have tried to go their own way. have fun while young
but that water keeps bubbling up and turns your life muddy
let Jesus clean you up and allow that clean bubbly fountain flow out from you again
Conclusion
Jesus Gives is an source of cleansing water
spring of soul satisfying water
an everlasting non stop spring in side of every believer reminding us that we belong to our Savior.