I who speak to you am HeJohn Farley
Pastor Teacher Sunday, May 23, 2021 Joh 4:7-26 “I who speak to you am He”The dramatic climax of their encounter occurs in verse 26: Jesus said to her, Every statement Jesus made to this woman was a complete surprise to her. travelling Jewish man Anyone who drinks His water will never thirst again He knows everything about her The Messiah! Joh 4:13-14 Water that quenches the thirst in your soul. Psa 42:1-2 Isaiah prophesied about springs of water that bring salvation. Isa 12:2-3 Drinking in John 4:14 is spiritual drinking. You drink by believing in Christ. Joh 7:37-39 Joh 4:15 She STILL thinks that He is talking about H2O! So He abruptly changes the subject. Joh 4:16-18 He hit a nerve. Husbands were a sore subject for her. But that one statement would change her forever. It was a thirst in her innermost being. He knew things about her that He couldn’t have possibly known…unless… unless God had revealed them to Him. Joh 4:19 Samaritans didn’t acknowledge any of the Jewish prophets besides Moses. Deu 34:9-12 So she might as well have said that Jesus was THE prophet. But first she had a question for this prophet. Joh 4:20 “This mountain” was the one they could see from Jacob’s well: Mount Gerizim.
The Lord had instructed the Twelve tribes to worship Him in the place that He would choose. Deuteronomy 12:5-7 Jesus did not give an answer to that question. John 4:21-24 The time of salvation had arrived in the person of the Christ. Jesus has come to reveal the fullness of who God really is. John 1:17-18 Worship will no longer be confined to a mountain or a temple. John 4:25-26 Everything will be clear when the Messiah arrives.
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