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John 4: 13 & 14 (Woman at the well)
‘Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed
the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.’
John 6:26 & 27 (after feeding of 5000)
‘I tell you the truth, you are looking for me, not because you saw miraculous sings but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. Do not work for food that spoils but for food
that endures to eternal life, which I will give you.’
… put down your nets!
… and they left their nets and followed Him.
4:20
On Earth as in Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
BLESSED
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled
(Matthew 5:6).
Blaise Pascal Christian philosopher 1600’s said ‘That we all have a “God-shaped void” in our lives. All men are hungry and thirsty; the problem is that we try to fill that emptiness, that hunger, with things other than the righteousness of God. We try to fill that “God-shaped void” in our lives with all kinds of things, but we are left empty, unsatisfied.
Matthew Ch5:20 ‘For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.’
Righteousness Through…The Law
Only for the Jew
Based on works
Self-righteous
Cannot Save
Leads to Pride
Faith
For whosoever
Comes by faith alone
God’s righteousness
Brings Salvation
Glorifies God
Trap of Legalism
1. Make rules outside the Bible or over emphasising Biblical rules.
2. Push yourself to try and keep your rules.
3. Castigate yourself when you don’t keep your rules.
4. Become proud when you do keep your rules.
5. Appoint yourself as judge over other people.
6. Get angry with people who break your rules or have
different rules.
7. ‘Beat’ the losers.
I tried keeping rules and working my head off to please God, and it didn’t work. So I quit being a ‘law man’ so that I could be
God’s man.
Gal. 2:20 TM
How would you describe your Spiritual Diet?
Slim Fast Meat & Potatoes Junk Food Fresh-baked Bread Leftovers Baby Food Frozen Convenience Food Husks
Hey there! All who are thirsty, come to the
water! Are you penniless? Come anyway -
buy and eat! Come, buy your drinks, buy
wine and milk. Buy without money -
everything's free! Why do you spend your
money on junk food, your hard-earned cash
on cotton candy? Listen to
me, listen well: Eat only
the best, fill yourself
with only the finest.
X X X
INVITATION
If there is rightousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character, if there is
beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home, if there is harmony in the home there will
be order in the nation. If there
is order in the nation, there
will be peace in the
world.
Whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirstJohn 4:14
ETERNALLY REFRESHING
Spirit of the Living God fall afresh on meSpirit of the Living God fall afresh on meFill me anewFill me anewSpirit of the Lord fall afresh on me