Help! I’m Thirsty!
March 19, 2017
The Source: Help! I’m Thirsty
John 4:5-29
Jesus is the source of satisfaction for the thirsty
Are you thirsty?
The water of life (John 4:4-14; Isaiah 55:1)
Satisfied with God
(Psalms 16:11; 36:7-9; Jeremiah 2:13)
Never thirst! (John 7:37; Revelation 7:16-17; 22:17)
- Welcome Jesus into your heart and life
(John 4:10-14)
- Worship Him in spirit and truth
(John 4:21-24; Psalm 63:1-5)
- Witness for Him in your life (John 4:28, 39)
Next Week John 9:1-39 Help! I Can’t See
April 2 John 11:17-27 Help! I’m Going to Die
For Further Study
The Sin of the Samaritans—Read 2 Kings 17:22-29, 41
The bitter rivalry between the Jews and the Samaritans had been going on for centuries. After the fall of the northern kingdom to the Assyrians (in 721 BC), the ten tribes of Israel were carried away into exile from their own land to Assyria. The foreign non-Jews intermarried with the population of Jews who had not been deported, forming a mixed race known as the Samaritans (the name derives from the region and capital city, both called Samaria). The new settlers brought their idolatrous religion with them, which became intermingled with the worship of the true God. When the Jewish exiles returned to Jerusalem under Ezra and Nehemiah, their first priority was to rebuild the temple. Professing loyalty to Israel’s God, the Samaritans offered their assistance (Ezra 4:1-4). The Jews’ blunt refusal enraged the Samaritans, who then became their bitter enemies. Rebuffed, the Samaritans built their own temple on Mount Gerizim. The Jews later destroyed that temple (about 111 BC), further worsening the animosity between the Jews and the Samaritans.
- What was deficient about Samaritan worship?
- Why do you think God is seeking worshipers?
(John 4:212-24)
Satisfied with God Read Psalm 63:1-5; Psalm 63:1-5; Jeremiah 31:14 John 6:35)
- What reasons do these passages give you for being satisfied with God?
- What is the result of that satisfaction?
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