Sermon: River of Life

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Today's sermon concludes our look into John chapter 7. I focus on verses 37-39 where Jesus announces to the crowd at the temple during the Festival of Shelters that he can give living water to everyone who believes.

There is no children's story today because the whole sermon, or at least 95% of it, is a story. It's a story of an imaginary Jonathan who is attending this feast at the time of John 7. We explore some of the Old Testament passages that the festival-goers would have associated with the festival, and their longings triggered by the prophecies.

The sermon explores some of the ceremonies and events that would have occurred, and how that brings into even greater focus and importance what Jesus said in John 7:37-39.

I conclude with why the theme of the River of Life is so important and applicable to 21st century followers of Christ, today and here.