The Water of Life

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

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..

Revelation 22:1 AV

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

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

Psalm 36:8–9 AV

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

Jeremiah 17:13 AV

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

Psalm 42:1–2 AV

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

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.