Christ Chapel Bible ChurchPulpit Ministry

Dr. Doug CecilMarch 15, 2020

I. Jesus was thirsty because He was _______ human.

A. Jesus is 100% man.

B. Jesus was thirsty on the cross because of everything He had recently endured.

C. Because Jesus is fully human, He can fully identify with everything we experience.

II. Jesus was ____________ thirsty, and yet He is able to quench your ___________ thirst.On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.

Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” Now this he said about the Spirit,whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. John 7:37-39

A. Jesus is 100% God.

B. The living water Jesus provides is available to anyone.

C. Jesus is the source of living water.

D E S P E R A T I O ND E S P E R A T I O N

“I thirst.”John 19:28

________ to Jesus, the One who understands your thirst, and is the source of living water.

The living water Jesus provides is available to anyone who __________ .

WO R D S TO L I V E BY

JESUS HAD A HUMAN BODYHe was born of a woman (Gal 4:4) He grew (Lk 2:52)He was seen and handled by men (1 Jn 1:1; Matt 26:12)

He was sinless (Heb 4:15)

JESUS HAD A HUMAN SPIRIT(Matt 26:38; Lk 23:46)

JESUS WAS SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS OF HUMANITY

He got hungry (Matt 4:2) He was thirsty (Jn 19:28)He grew tired (Jn 4:6) He wept (Jn 11:35)

He was tested (Heb 4:15)

HE HAD HUMAN NAMESSon of Man (Lk 19:10) Jesus (Matt 1:21)

Son of David (Mk 10:47) Man (Is 53:3; 1 Tim 2:5)

HE WAS ABLE TO DIE

JESUS WAS THIRSTY ON THE CROSS SO THAT HE CAN BE LIVING WATER TO YOU.

SERMON BLANKS: fully, physically, spiritual, Come, believes

1. Besides our obvious need for water, is there a certain favorite drink you feel you can't go without enjoying on a daily basis?

2. What are some different ways we try to fill the spiritual thirst inside us? What are some you've tried for yourself, and what did you learn from that attempt?

3. Read John 4:1-42. Describe the woman in this scene. What is she lacking, and how is she trying to fill the void in her life?

4. Why did the woman misunderstand at first what Jesus was telling her? Why did she then throw in a question of intellectual distraction when Jesus pointed out her need for salvation?How do people today respond in the same way?

5. Why do you think Jesus apparently never drank the water even though He asked the woman for it?

6. Notice the reactions of the Samaritans in vv. 39-42. What needs of your heart have you been trying to satisfy in ways other than in Jesus? What do you need to believe after hearing for yourself, like the Samaritans did? What will you be asking of Jesus?

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HOME GROUP STUDY

“God made us, and He alone can satisfy us. Said the Lord Jesus, ‘Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst’ (Jn 4:14, emphasis added). Christ alone can quench our thirst. He alone can meet the deep need of our hearts. He alone can impart that peace that the world knows nothing of and can neither bestow nor take away. O reader, once more I would address myself to your conscience. How is it with thee? Have you found that everything under the sun is only vanity and vexation of spirit? Have you discovered that the things of earth are unable to satisfy your heart? Is your soul cry ‘I thirst’? Then, is it not good news to hear there is One who can satisfy you? One we say, not a creed, not a form of religion, but a person—a living, divine person. He it is who says, ‘Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest’ (Matt 11:28). Heed, then, that sweet invitation. Come to Him now, just as you are. Come in faith, believing He will receive you.”

A. W. Pink