Central Assembly
October 3, 2021 | Dr. Steve Pulis | Jesus is the Living Water
October 3, 2021 | Dr. Steve Pulis | Jesus is the Living Water
Locations & Times
Central Assembly
1301 N Boonville Ave, Springfield, MO 65802, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:45 AM
"You have been offering the gospel in a foreign cup. If you would offer it in our cup, we would be more likely to receive it."
- Sadhu Sundar Singh
- Sadhu Sundar Singh
John 4:14b
"....whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
"....whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
JESUS IS THE WATER OF LIFE
* Everyone needs water.
* The cup is just a way to enable them to drink.
* Do not confuse the cup with the water.
* It is not the cup that saves, but the water.
If Jesus used different cups to share the gospel, shouldn’t we?
* Everyone needs water.
* The cup is just a way to enable them to drink.
* Do not confuse the cup with the water.
* It is not the cup that saves, but the water.
If Jesus used different cups to share the gospel, shouldn’t we?
REASONS WE DO NOT USE THE RIGHT CUP
* We become professional cup makers.
Look out when you talk more about cups than Jesus.
* We prefer our cups to new cups.
If our cups become only about us, we have missed the purpose of the cup.
* We allow our cup to become the message.
* We become professional cup makers.
Look out when you talk more about cups than Jesus.
* We prefer our cups to new cups.
If our cups become only about us, we have missed the purpose of the cup.
* We allow our cup to become the message.
HOW WE CAN FIND THE BEST CUP FOR THOSE THAT STILL NEED WATER
* Focus on Jesus and the thirsty person, not the cup.
* Follow the nudges of the Holy Spirit.
* Sometimes, it’s just a conversation.
* Celebrate the small wins.
We need to become new cups so more people can drink the water.
How do we create the best cup for the next generation and for people in Springfield who need to drink the water and never thirst?
* Focus on Jesus and the thirsty person, not the cup.
* Follow the nudges of the Holy Spirit.
* Sometimes, it’s just a conversation.
* Celebrate the small wins.
We need to become new cups so more people can drink the water.
How do we create the best cup for the next generation and for people in Springfield who need to drink the water and never thirst?
Response/Application
Is there a cup you have been holding on to too tightly?
What cup do you need to become?
Who can you bring living water to?
Is there a cup you have been holding on to too tightly?
What cup do you need to become?
Who can you bring living water to?