John 20:30-31
“Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.”
MOVEMENT #1- JESUS COMES TO US
MOVEMENT #2- JESUS OFFERS LIVING WATER
MOVEMENT #3- JESUS IS OUR STORY TO TELL
MOVEMENT #1- JESUS COMES TO US
MOVEMENT #2- JESUS OFFERS LIVING WATER
John 4:13-14
13 Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
John 4:13
“Anyone who drinks this water will thirst again..”
Jeremiah 2:13
for my people have committed two evils:
they have forsaken me,
the fountain of living waters,
and hewed out cisterns for themselves,
broken cisterns that can hold no water.
Comfort – 2 Corinthians 1:3 – He is the God of all comfort
Joy – Ps 16:11 – in His presence there is fullness of joy
Friendship – John 15:14- you are called a friend of Jesus when you walk with Him
Security – Ps 32:7- He is your hiding place
Love – I John 3:1- see what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!
Self-Worth – Genesis 1:27- you are made in the image of God
Rest – Matt 11:28- come to Jesus, and you will find rest for your souls
MOVEMENT #3- JESUS IS OUR STORY TO TELL
John 7:37-38
“If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”
Hurdles to Evangelism
1. We overcomplicate it
Acts 1:8
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Hurdles to Evangelism
1. We overcomplicate it
2. We forget to rely on the power of God
John 12:32
“And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”
Hurdles to Evangelism
1. We overcomplicate it
2. We forget to rely on the power of God
3. We don’t talk about Jesus enough
“Let the empty wells stay empty still, every broken cistern never give us fill, that our feet may run on the heights back to the One, who always will.
May we taste and see, that every other thing leaves us dry.
May we taste and see that you alone satisfy.” – Kristi Hepp (Flood the Banks)