Sermon Tone Analysis

“The Subject of Sin”

!!!! John 4:15-18

 

! Introduction:

Last week we seen that Jesus promised the Samaritan woman “living water”.

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We seen that “living water:”

·                  is “of God”

·                  is “the gift” of God

·                  is “given by asking for it”

·                  is “the only water that will quench a mans thirst”

 

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We noted that “living water:”

·                  is from Christ alone (Jn.7:37; Rev.21:6 /cf./

Jn.6:63; Rev.21:6; 22:17)

·                  is a well of water placed in a man (Jn.4:14; 7:38-39 /cf./

Jn.14:16-19; Eph.1:13-14; 4:30)

·                  is the only water that will keep a man from every thirsting again (Jn.6:35;

Isa.49:10; Rev.7:16)

·                  Living water springs up and continues to spring up and bubble flowing on & on (Isa.12:3)

·                  Living water springs up into everlasting life (Rev.7:17;

22:17)

 

/However, something had to be discussed before living water could be given to this woman:/

·                  The subject of sin

·                  Christianity begins by bringing people to the truth about their own depraved condition, but it does so to convince them of their need of Jesus Christ and to prepare them for understanding who He is and what He accomplished for them by His death and resurrection.

Jesus said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

I did not come to call /the/ righteous, but sinners, to repentance" (Mark 2:17).

/It is only when you and I have recognized the nature of sin and its gravity that we will come to the One who is our soul’s physician.

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I.

The Request for Living Water (v.15-18)

A.       Living Water Gives Satisfaction, Fulfillment, & Purpose in Life (v.15)

 

Jesus had just made a profound statement (v.14)

1.

The source of satisfaction.

a)         God and His Word, not physical food (Luke 4:3-4)

b)        Jesus Christ

/(1)        //The Bread of Life /(John 6:30-36)

/(2)        //The Living Water /(John 4:10-14; 7:37-39)

/(3)        //Jesus is the only door that opens to healthy and lasting nourishment/ (John 10:9)

 

(a)         His pasture alone can satisfy the soul

For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

(Psalms  107:9)

The LORD will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

(Isaiah 58:11)

(b)        His pasture alone can restore the soul

He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.

He restores my soul (Psalms 23:2-3)

 

(c)         His pasture alone can give life & give it forever

“I am the living bread which came down from heaven.

If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”

(John 6:51)

 

(d)        His pasture alone can feed with knowledge and understanding

“And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

(Jeremiah 3:15)

 

2.

The cause of dissatisfaction.

a)         Sin—Worldliness, indulgence, spiritual hunger (Luke 15:11-16)

/(1)        //He suffered hunger.

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(a)         The world’s garbage (riotous living) will always leave a man empty and hungry.

The world, its pleasures and wealth and styles, will please the body, but leave the soul empty.

(b)        In contrast, only the man who /“hungers and thirsts after righteousness will be filled”/ and bear the fruit of God’s Spirit

 

/(2)        //Those who hunger and thirst after righteousness are  filled with both abundant life and eternal life./

(a)      He is “full of goodness, filled with all knowledge” (Romans 15:14).

(b)      He is “filled with all the fullness of God” (Eph.3:19).

(c)      He is “filled with the Spirit” (Eph.5:18).

(d)      He is “filled with the fruits of righteousness” (Phil.

1:11).

(e)      He is “filled with the knowledge of His [God’s] will” (Col.

1:9).

(f)        He is “filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 13:52).

3.

Living water gives us purpose in life.

a)         Saved to Worship – 1 Peter 2:9

/(1)        //For the Father is seeking such to worship Him/ (v.23)

(a)         All of creation is responsible to worship God

·                  Worship is not optional (Matt.4:10

/cf./

Ps.150;1-6)

·                  Jesus is fully God & is worthy to accept the worship of others (Matt.14:33)

·                  This is the mark of the believer (Phil.3:3)

b)        To be Conformed to the Image of Christ – Romans 8:29

/(1)        //But we all… are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory/ (2Cor.3:18)

(a)         Romans 13:14 – /Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, make no provision to fulfill the lust of the flesh/

(b)        Ephesians 4:24 – /Put on the new man/

 

c)         Saved For Good Works – Ephesians 2:10

/(1)        //To do good works & to glorify God/

(a)         Matthew 5:14-16

(b)        Philippians 1:20-22 – /To magnify Christ in my body/

/(a)        /(Romans 6:13, 19; 12:1); (1 Corinthians 6:20)

/(b)        /Jesus died for us that we should live, not for ourselves, but for Him (2Cor.5:15).

B.

Her Sin Was Exposed (v.16-18)

 

1.

Jesus had stirred conviction and confession of her sin (v.16)

 

a)         Jesus Wanted Her to confess her sins voluntarily

/(1)        //Just as God wanted Adam to confess his (Genesis 3:8-10)/

(a)         Do not hide yourself from the Lord, He loves you!

(b)        When you hear the Spirit of the Lord convicting you about your sin, confess it.

/(2)        //She was weary & heavy laden & sin was the cause/

(a)         She needed rest from the heavy load of her sin, guilt & shame (Matt.11:28-30)

"Come to Me, all /you/ who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

"Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

"For My yoke /is/ easy and My burden is light."

(Matthew 11:28-30 NKJV)

 

b)        Conviction is Essential for Salvation

/(1)        //Definition of Conviction—Acts 2:37/

(a)      The word “pricked” (katenugesan) means to convict, sting, sense pain and hurt.

/(a)        /Conviction is an emotional movement of the heart.

/(b)        /A person senses sorrow over disappointing God.

/(c)        /The person’s heart is touched and moved to some degree of brokenness, Godly Sorrow—2 Cor.