Thirsty? Come and drink!

Thirsty? Come and drink!

The Gospel of John - Part 23 • 2/28/21

Key passage: John 7:37-39

Leviticus 23:33-36, 39-44 - the Feast of Booths/Tabernacles. AKA the Festival of Shelters

Timing

• John 7:37 - on the last and most important day of the festival...

  • Which day? 7 or 8?

    • Deuteronomy 16:15

    • Leviticus 23:36

Revelation

• John 7:37 - He revealed Himself.

  • krazō: to croak (as a raven) or scream. To cry out in a loud voice (shriek or exclaim).

    • Usually used in the NT to precede a very important statement.

Invitation

• John 7:37 - “If anyone is thirsty, come to me and drink.”

Impact

• John 7:38 - The one who believes (drinks) will flow with living water!

Clarification

• John 7:39 - The Spirit is the source of this living water in the lives of believers.

What does all this have to do with me today?

• That same invitation is offered to you today.

• That same living water is available to you today.

The Messiah

The Messiah

The Gospel of John - Part 22 • 2/21/21

Key passage: John 7:25-36

parrēsia: speaking boldly, openly, and freely. Unfiltered.

• Compare 7:26 back to Jesus’ brothers in 7:3

His Identity

• John 7:26b-27

  • Can it be true that he is the Messiah?

  • “It can’t be! Nobody will know where the Messiah comes from”

• John 7:28 - “Jesus cried out”

  • krazō: to croak (as a raven) or scream. To cry out in a loud voice.

His Dispatcher

• You don’t know God! I know God, because I was sent by him!

  • John 7:28 - “sent”

    • pempō: dispatched or sent on an errand.

  • John 7:30 - they didn’t like that at all! So they tried to seize him.

His Mission

• John 7:30 - why were they unable to seize him? Because his time had not yet come.

His Credentials 

• John 7:31 - many from the crowd believed.

  • “Jesus has done so many signs. He must be the Messiah, right?”

    • Sign/miracle = sēmeion (σημεῖον) - an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturally:—miracle, sign, token, wonder.

His Destination

• John 7:33 - I’m only here for a short time (a quick errand - “pempō” see above)

  • I’m going back to the one who sent me.

• John 7:34 - “You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”

• John 7:35 - He’s not going to the Greeks is He?

  • He didn’t, but ironically his followers would!

Four Cries

He Set His Face - Four Cries

Dave Riddle - 04/14/19

Key Passage: Luke 19:28-44

Luke 9:51 - When the days were coming to a close for Him to be taken up, He resolutely set His face towards Jerusalem. 

• Resolute: purposefully unwavering or determined.

Jesus’ Disciples:

• “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!”

  • Luke 19:38

  • Psalm 118:26

  • Luke 2:14

• We’ve been redeemed, and that is something worth celebrating!

The Pharisees:

• Teacher, rebuke your disciples!

  • Luke 19:39

  • Rebuke (Greek: epitimaō / ἐπιτιμάω) - to tax with fault: to chide, reprove, rebuke or censure severely. To admonish or charge sharply.

The Rocks

• Would cry out in praise!

  • Luke 19:40

  • “Cry out” (Greek: krazō / κράζω) - to "croak" (as a raven) or scream. To call aloud (shriek, exclaim, intreat): cry (out).

Jesus:

• Cries over Jerusalem

  • Luke 19:41

  • “He wept for it” (Greek: klaiō / κλαίω) - weeping as the sign of pain and grief

  • Matthew 23:37 - “how often I have wanted to gather your children together... but you wouldn’t let me”

  • Luke 19:44b - “you did not recognize the time when God visited you”.