John || I Am He
John 4:13-14
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.”
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 4:15
The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.”
The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.”
John 4:16-18
Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” 17 The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’; 18 for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.”
Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” 17 The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’; 18 for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.”
John 4:25-26
The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.” 26 Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he.”
The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.” 26 Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he.”
I – who speak to you – am he.
To be 99% known is to be unknown.
John 4:27
Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you seek?” or, “Why are you talking with her?”
Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you seek?” or, “Why are you talking with her?”
New = Question everything. WHY?
Mature = Questions Nothing. HOW?
Mature = Questions Nothing. HOW?
John 4:28-30
So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, 29 “Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?” 30 They went out of the town and were coming to him.
So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, 29 “Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?” 30 They went out of the town and were coming to him.
You don’t have to understand everything about Jesus, just trust that he understands everything about you.
The relentless love of Christ is the only thing capable of both healing and weaponizing our wounds.
“Jesus, it seems like you’re more interested in using my wounds than my gifts. I’m not sure if I’m willing to embrace it yet, but I’m guessing there may come a day where I will see all these wounds as gifts. “
The thing you most want to keep in the dark has the most potential to bring others to the light.