The Feast of Tabernacles

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Big Idea: Jesus invites each of us to quench our spiritual thirst in Him, calling us to embrace a transformative relationship that not only satisfies our deepest needs but also compels us to share His living water with a thirsty world. Summary: In John 7:11–31, the religious leaders and the crowds grapple with the truth of who Jesus is. As the Feast of Tabernacles unfolds, Jesus boldly claims to fulfill the very essence of the celebration, presenting Himself as the source of living water that quenches spiritual thirst. This passage reveals the division in opinions about Him and challenges listeners to identify where they stand in relation to Jesus. Application: This sermon can empower Christians to recognize their spiritual thirst and the unique fulfillment that Jesus offers. It encourages believers to openly seek a deeper relationship with Christ, motivating them to share His message of hope and satisfaction with others who may be searching for purpose and fulfillment in life.

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Jesus: The Source of Living Water

Bible Passage: John 7:11-31

1. Murmurings of a Messianic Mystery

John 7:11 ESV

The Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying, “Where is he?”

John 7:12 ESV

And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, “He is a good man,” others said, “No, he is leading the people astray.”

John 7:13 ESV

Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him.

2. Master’s Bold Proclamation

John 7:14 ESV

About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and began teaching.

John 7:15 ESV

The Jews therefore marveled, saying, “How is it that this man has learning, when he has never studied?”

John 7:16 ESV

So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.

John 7:17 ESV

If anyone’s will is to do God’s will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority.

John 7:18 ESV

The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.

3. Manifest Reality Revealed

John 7:19 ESV

Has not Moses given you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?”

John 7:20 ESV

The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?”

John 7:21 ESV

Jesus answered them, “I did one work, and you all marvel at it.

John 7:22 ESV

Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

John 7:23 ESV

If on the Sabbath a man receives circumcision, so that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because on the Sabbath I made a man’s whole body well?

John 7:24 ESV

Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”

4. Mystery of the Messiah

John 7:25 ESV

Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, “Is not this the man whom they seek to kill?

John 7:26 ESV

And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ?

John 7:27 ESV

But we know where this man comes from, and when the Christ appears, no one will know where he comes from.”

5. Messiah’s Majestic Invitation

John 7:28 ESV

So Jesus proclaimed, as he taught in the temple, “You know me, and you know where I come from. But I have not come of my own accord. He who sent me is true, and him you do not know.

John 7:29 ESV

I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me.”

John 7:30 ESV

So they were seeking to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.

John 7:31 ESV

Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, “When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?”

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