I'm going to ask that you turn in your Bibles this morning to John chapter 4 and we're going
! to multitask. What I'm going to do is ask that as I read the passage that you pray with your eyes open.
Can you do that? How many of you pray while you're driving? I'm just kind of check with me. So I'll just say how many of you do that. Okay, you drive and pray. So you can probably listen to me.
A little bit and pray. And here's what I want you to pray. I want you to pray that the Spirit of God would use his word to touch our hearts with the glory and the supremacy of Christ. That our affection and our interest would be in the Lord Jesus this morning.
And so as I begin reading and I'm going to pick up in verse 4 and read forward. Are we okay? Okay. And I don't mind stopping at all.
We are going to stop and pray for something else. I don't know anything about how faith is at this time, but let's pray together for her well-being.
Precious Father,
we are so thankful that you know us.
As the psalmist says, you know our down-sitting and our uprising.
You know our thoughts before we think them.
There's not a moment of our life that is not weighed carefully by your loving hands.
And you, loving us as you do,
have given to us all that we need for life and godliness.
And our hearts this morning are quiet before you as we
we pray for faith, our sister and friend.
We pray for Greg and Connie and the family.
Lord, that faith would be okay.
That whatever is the momentary affliction would pass
and that you would strengthen and encourage her at this time.
Thank you for those that
are present
to provide practical medical care.
And we pray, Lord, that she receives the attention that she needs
to allow for a quick recovery.
So thankful, Lord, that we can pray together
and that our hearts are knit together in oneness.
For the fact that in the midst of the uncertainties
and the troubles that sin has brought into the world,
that we who know the Lord Jesus Christ
have the abiding confidence
that our story because of Jesus ends well.
And, Lord, we ask that this morning,
as we think about the woman at the well,
that we would be overcome
with the sweetness of a Savior
that loves broken people
and we're all broken
and loved us enough to come to this earth
and live and die on the cross and rise again.
That we, who know Christ,
have no need to be afraid
of anything.
And so let Christ be the one that is glorified
in our moment of uncertainty
as we consider the power
and the promise of the gospel.
In Jesus' name.
Amen.
Ah, Kleenex.
I had planned to read from verse 4
all the way through to 19
and I'm going to amend that just for a moment
and remind you that in verse 4
what it tells us is that
Jesus in his journey to leave the area
that he was in there
in the proximity of Jerusalem
and go up to Galilee,
that it says there in verse 4
that he had to pass through Samaria.
And it was at Samaria
or in Samaria
at the well in Sychar
that he stopped
and had a conversation with a woman
who had come at noon
to draw water.
And so I want you to pick up with me
if you will
in verse 13
Jesus says this
everyone who drinks of this water
will be thirsty again.
But whoever drinks of the water
that I will give him
will never be thirsty again.
The water that I will give
will become in him
a spring of water
welling up to eternal life.
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.
Jesus said to her
Go, call your husband
and come here.
The woman answered
him and said
I have no husband.
Jesus said to her
You are right in saying
I have no husband
for you have had five husbands
and the one you now have
is not your husband.
What you have said is true.
The woman said to him
Sir, I perceive
that you're a prophet.
As we look at this passage
this morning
and we are going to take
our time to study it carefully
we find a very, very important
Bible truth here
that we can't overlook.
It is something that
is at the foundation
and at the base
of all of our conversions.
As we were singing this morning
I couldn't help but think
of the day
when as a young boy
in the process
of our family devotions
I remember being
completely overwhelmed
with the reality
of my sin.
I knew
I was a sinner
that had offended
the holiness of God
and I stood
justly condemned
before him
and I had every reason
to fear
what the prospect
of my eternity
would be.
and I remember
breaking down
and beginning to cry
as I thought
about the reality
of my condition
and my mom
said to me
hey
what's wrong?
I said
I just feel bad
about me
and she had the wisdom
to say
why don't you come
with me
and we went into
another room
and she refreshed
the gospel truth
in my hearing
and I remember
praying
and asking Jesus
to save me
and I was
wonderfully delivered
from the burden
and the curse
of sin
and I was given
a new home
and I was given
a new hope
and as we look
this morning
we recognize
here in this story
that what we find
here is that
there's really
no hope
of true salvation
apart
from coming
to the grips
with the reality
of sin
and that's
what takes place
in this part
of the story
of the woman
at the well
so as we
pay attention
to this evangelistic
account
and I want you
to understand
that it's not
the first evangelistic
effort that Jesus
was engaged in
actually
the first one
was with Nicodemus
and Nicodemus
really didn't get it
in this case
we find a woman
meets with Jesus
and Jesus
ministers to her
by drawing attention
to what her
real need
was
but as we
work our way
through this
there are a couple
things that I want
you to zero in
on and understand
first of all
we just don't
get it
and what I mean
by that is that
mankind has a
sin problem
and really
doesn't know
it
if you would
talk with most
of the people
that you bump
into
the truth of
the matter
is that
they are really
not overly
sensitive
and aware
of how serious
the sin problem
is in their
life
I mean
they understand
that some people
sin
and most of the
people that
they're concerned
about that sin
are other people
because it
affects them
and so I want
you to understand
that as we look
at this passage
we find here
that Jesus
in working
to bring
the sweetness
of the gospel
into clear focus
in this person's
life
wants us
all of us
to understand
the nature
of the human
heart
and really
what is
at risk
in this issue
I want you to
look just for a
moment if you
would at verse
15
Jesus is there
at the well
and having this
conversation
with the woman
and just imagine
the scene
here she is
she's a little
curious
because after all
here is a Jew
a man
who's having
conversation
with her
and she finds
it
intriguing
at least
if you go back
you look there
in verse 15
it says
the woman said
to him
sir
give me this
water
so that I
may not be
thirsty
or have to
come here
and draw
water
her heart
was not
the least bit
touched
with the
reality
of what
her spiritual
condition
was
in the
presence
of Christ
there he
was
the one
who was
promising
her
living
water
namely
the indwelling
spirit
that is
the gift
to a
believer
and she
had no
idea
of what
was going
on
if you
look back
just for a
moment
to verse
9
the Samaritan
woman said
to him
how is it
that you
a Jew
asked for
a drink
from me
a woman
of Samaria
and if you're
wondering
what really
was going
on in her
life
you'd have
to say
that what
she understood
was that
she thought
Jesus was
hitting on
her
and she
was finding
it a little
entertaining
what are you
doing
talking to
me
a woman
and a woman
of Samaria
and asking
me for a
drink
you see
in that
day
men
just
did not
strike up
conversations
with women
they did
not know
and she
was picking
up on that
and playing
it for all
she was
worth
even after
Jesus
pushed back
a little
bit
in verse
10
Jesus
answered
and said
if you
knew
the gift
of God
and then
again
in verse
13
where he
speaks
about
the fact
that he
was the
one
who had
the ability
to give
to her
the gift
of eternal
life
and the
spirit
in particular
in both
cases
she didn't
get it
the truth
of the matter
is that
that woman's
thinking
was not
the least
bit
on
spiritual
matters
and she
certainly
wasn't
thinking
that her
sin
was a
problem
how do
we know
that
you look
there
at verse
11
and her
conversation
is all
about
physical
things
that really
were not
at the
heart
of the
issue
in verse
11
she says
hey
you're
talking
about
water
but
she says
you don't
understand
you have
nothing
to draw
water
with
and the
well
is deep
75
some
feet
and how
in the
world
was he
going to
get water
without
a rope
you find
out that
her response
really is
focused on
nothing other
than her
personal
comfort
and she
really
didn't
understand
what
was at
risk
and yet
Jesus
made that
statement
I'm going
to give
you living
water
and you
won't be
thirsty
again
and she
said
well
okay
let's
do
that
thing
give me
the water
that you
speak
of
so I
don't have
to come
hiking
down here
and get it
and as you
stop and think
about this story
the thing that I
trust is very
very clear to you
is that this
woman
in the midst
of this
conversation
with the
Lord of
glory
with the
creator of
the universe
in no way
shape or
form
understood
what was
going on
there she
was in the
presence of
the only
one who
could make
a difference
the only
one who
could do
anything about
the mess
in her
life
and yet
she was
entirely
dead
spiritually
to what
was taking
place
and as a
matter of
fact what
we find in
this passage
is an
indication
of the
reality that
all mankind
is spiritually
dead by
nature
we're all
spiritually
dead
apart from
grace
and the
Samaritan
woman wasn't
the only
person who
didn't get
it
we shouldn't
be surprised
because apart
from the grace
of God
the truth of
the matter
is is that
the Bible
is very
very clear
on the
condition
of the
person
who has
not come
to faith
in Christ
and there
is a clear
recognition
that apart
from God
doing something
spectacular
we're dead
let me have
you look at
a couple
passages
so that this
is not just
kind of
hearsay
evidence
but you
can see
it with
your own
eyes
take your
Bible
and turn
in it
to Ephesians
chapter 2
how bad
off is
anyone
prior to
conversion
prior to
the grace
of God
getting a
hold of
a person's
life
and bringing
them
to that
point
where they
recognize
they're
convicted
of the
reality
of the
darkness
and the
blackness
of their
heart
Ephesians
chapter 2
verse 1
let me read
it to you
it says
this
and you
were dead
in the
trespasses
and sins
I
as a
pastor
have spent
many years
well for one
growing up in a
medical home
where my father
was a surgeon
and I saw
death firsthand
in India
but then as a
pastor
I've been at
the graveside
and in funeral
homes
and one of the
things I've always
found a little
troubling to me
is when a person
says standing
at the casket
oh doesn't she
look good
I have
never seen
any corpse
that look
good
now
pancake
makeup
and some
other things
may make it
tolerable
but the fact
of the matter
is dead
and here
is the
bible
telling us
that prior
to conversion
individuals
are dead
Colossians
chapter 2
verse 13
we find a
very similar
statement
and I want
you to turn
there if you
would
Colossians
chapter 2
verse 13
it says
this
it says
and you were
dead
you were dead
in your
trespasses
and in the
uncircumcision
of your
flesh
God
made
alive
together
with him
in 2nd
Corinthians
chapter 4
verse 4
and I'll just
make the
reference
and draw
the piece
out of it
it speaks
of the fact
that prior
to conversion
we're blinded
I mean
it's bad
enough
to stagger
around at
night
when you
think you
know your
environment
and you've
got a
night light
right
we all
want to
be sure
that we
don't
get tripped
up by
something
left on
the floor
but blind
is blind
blind people
can't see
what's in
front of
them
and what's
really
going on
I want
you to
turn
furthermore
back to
John
chapter 3
19 and
20
and understand
that this
business
of the
condition
of the
person
prior to
conversion
is not
just a
matter of
dead
and blind
but it
also is
one of
a clear
rejection
of what
gives
hope
John
chapter 3
verse 19
and this
is the
judgment
the light
has come
into the
world
and people
love the
darkness
rather than
the light
because their
works were
evil
listen to me
and I
want you to
pay attention
to this
when people
are doing
something that
is wrong
and you
turn on the
light
they do
what
they react
against it
hey
turn that
off
don't bother
me
don't let
me know
what's going
on in my
life
don't tell
me that
that's wrong
because I've
decided it's
what I want
to do
and Jesus
says this
hey don't be
surprised
they hate
the light
because their
deeds are
evil
verse 20
for everyone
who does
wicked things
hates the
light
and does
not come
to the
light
lest his
works be
exposed
you know
I think
Christians
in many
cases are
just flat
irritating
by
not living
godly
holy lives
and the
thing that
is irritating
is that
we go
around and
talk about
the fact
that we
are his
examples
and his
illustrations
but people
got it
figured out
that we're
not really
what we
say we
are
on the
other hand
when you
live a
godly
holy life
guess what's
going to
happen
surprise
people are
not going
to like
the fact
that you
make the
truth
clear
so you
have a
choice
being
disliked
by the
world
for being
hypocritical
on your
faith
or being
disliked
by the
world
because you
are what
you say
you are
as you
look at
this woman
going back
to john
chapter 4
i want you
to understand
that when i
make the
statement to
you that
she didn't
get it and
for that fact
all men
apart from the
grace of god
don't understand
the sinfulness
of their heart
we should
recognize that
the bible is
very very
clear
that all
have sinned
and come
short of
the glory
of god
men
women
boys
girls
stand
condemned
before a
holy god
because they
have chosen
willfully
live in
sin
and rebellion
against god
the very
easiest
doctrine
in the bible
to prove
is the
doctrine
of the
depravity
of man
do you
understand
that
you don't
have to
look very
far outside
your own
heart
to recognize
that hey
sin is a
nasty
and unbelievable
problem
and it's
one i can't
solve myself
and yet we
see this woman
at the well
and that's what
i want you
to recognize
she had a
problem in her
life that was
greater than
her physical
thirst
and the truth
of the matter
is she
really didn't
get it
when jesus
was there
present
with her
so how is
jesus going
to draw her
to faith
well i want
you to
recognize
second the
law and the
truth is what
helps us
when jesus
instructed
there you
are in
john chapter
four i want
you to look
at verse 16
she makes
that statement
hey i'll take
that water
i don't have
to make this
hike i'd
appreciate having
that jesus
then makes a
very little
interesting statement
that opens up
the door and
brings conviction
in her life
and what is the
statement
she he says
this go call
your husband
and come here
now question
was jesus
uncertain
about her
marital state
and what's
the answer
no we
know
in fact all
you would
have to do
is kind of
look back
to john
chapter 2
verse 25
where it
says this
that he
knew the
hearts of
all men
he knew
exactly what
her condition
was
he knew
the sordid
details of
all that had
taken place
in her life
and so when
he asked
her this
question
he knew
exactly
what she
was going
to do
next
it's very
interesting
if you kind
of read
between the
lines here
this woman
who prior
to this
moment
had been
quite
chatty
now what
do we
mean by
chatty
you know
jesus said
give me a
drink
and she
kind of
launched
off on
hey
yeah
what are
you
doing
smacking
on me
and do
you know
how deep
the well
is
blah blah
blah
and when
he says
go call
your husband
she's
right to
the point
I have
none
I don't
have
one
I'm
done
let's
step
away
from
this
how many
of you
ever found
that to
happen
when you're
witnessing
somebody
and you're
just kind
of carrying
on a
conversation
and lo
and behold
something
related to
the subject
of sin
comes to
the table
and by
accident
you stumble
into something
they're
struggling
with
and it's
like
oop
let's not
talk about
that
I'll never
forget the
moment I
was out
here on
the south
on the west
side
helping
a guy
unload lumber
for a project
we were
going to be
involved in
here at the
church
and as
you can
imagine
a pastor
I was
there in
blue jeans
and that
kind of
thing
and helping
this guy
and we
were unloading
the lumber
and stuff
like that
and we
get in
conversation
and I
ended up
talking about
you know
what I talk
about right
gospel
opportunity
and we're
talking about
so what's
going on
in your
life
and he
was telling
me he
was a
pretty good
person
and he
went so
far as to
tell me
that he kept
the ten
commandments
I mean
he figured
that anybody
that was
helping at
a church
probably had
some relationship
with it
and so
he you know
smack talk
with me
and we're
doing pretty
good
and as
this thing
kind of
plays out
I kind
of let it
pass
and we're
going on
about lumber
and other
things like
that
and I
said so
what's
really
happening
and he
said well
my girlfriend
and I
we're living
together
and we're
having
trouble
and that
just
dawned
on me
they told
me
they kept
the ten
commandments
and he
was living
with this
girl
suddenly there
here's
Jesus
he says
to this
woman
hey
go call
your husband
I don't
have one
so in
directing
this woman
to call
her husband
what Jesus
did was
actually put
her on the
spot
with her
sin
and I
want you
to recognize
that as you
look at
Jesus'
ministry
what you
understand
is this
is before
we see
our need
of salvation
we have
to see
our need
of sin
we have
to understand
that sin
is the
problem
in our
life
you see
the reality
of the
matter
was
in this
particular
case
with this
Samaritan
woman
she had
a long
history
of trading
her sexuality
for security
that's what
she'd been
doing
the sin
of sexual
relationships
apart from
that
monogamous
relationship
in marriage
between a man
and a woman
a covenant
something that
God had
clearly
defined
as an
offense
against
his
holiness
and here
was this
woman
who by
virtue of
whatever the
circumstances
were
had decided
that it was
appropriate for
her to play
the situation
to her own
advantage
and so here
she was
middle of the
day
when most
other women
did not come
down to draw
water
and she showed
up to draw
water
to kind of
avoid the
crowd
probably the
rest of the
girls didn't
like her
and so
there she
was
now we
find out
and look
at verse
17
the woman
answered him
and said
I have no
husband
Jesus said
to her
you are
right in
saying
I have no
husband
now I
bet you
she'd
wish that
he'd
left it
at that
but he
does
for you've
had five
husbands
and the
one
you now
have
is not
your
husband
I want
you to
recognize
that what
Jesus did
at this
point
was draw
her
attention
to what
God's
view
of her
behavior
was
you see
I want
you to
understand
that marriage
is not
just a
social
convention
or something
that culture
stumbled upon
and decided
that it
might not
be a bad
idea to
try this
kind of
relationship
no
the fact
of the
matter
is
that
marriage
is
something
God
had
ordained
and she
had
violated
God's
plan
and
God's
law
God
ordained
marriage
to be
the union
between
one man
and one
woman
for life
I want
you to
see this
actually
in the
Bible
so that
you don't
take it
on
hearsay
evidence
but you
can kind
of put
your finger
on it
and say
that's
what
God
has
decided
turn in
your
Bible
if you
would
keep
your
finger
there
in
John
because
we're
coming
back
but go
to
Matthew
chapter
19
Matthew
chapter
19
verse
4
through
6
let me
give you
the
background
a large
crowd
had been
following
Jesus
because
he was
doing
these
miracles
and
healing
people
and
the
Pharisees
came up
to him
and
tested
him
now
what
they
were
trying
to
do
was
kind
of
drive
a
wedge
between
Jesus
and
the
crowd
that
was
paying
attention
to him
and
was
interested
in
his
ministry
they
hoped
that
they
would
catch
Jesus
on
the
horns
of
a
dilemma
so
to
speak
and
they
came
to him
and
say
is it
lawful
to
divorce
one's
wife
for
any
cause
and
that
statement
any
cause
kind
of
played
into
one
of
the
kind
of
the
flavors
of
Jewish
thinking
at
that
time
where
a
man
could
divorce
his
wife
for
really
any
reason
that
he
found
and
women
in
that
culture
were
not
given
the
prerogative
of
divorce
more
or less
the
man
decided
well
tired
with
this
one
I'm
moving
on
and
they
came
and
it
was
very
popular
it
happened
a lot
they
come
to
Jesus
and
say
hey
is
this
appropriate
very
interesting
how
Jesus
responded
instead
of
getting
into
the
nitty
gritty
of
what
their
answer
was
he
drew
their
attention
back
to
what
God's
plan
was
where
did
this
start
what
was
God's
plan
he
answered
have
you
not
read
that's
kind
of
like
a
slap
in
the
face
to
the
Pharisees
have
you
not
read
he
who
created
them
from
male
and
female
what
was
God
saying
at
that
point
marriage
is
something
between
a
man
and
what
a
woman
that's
God's
that's
God's
word
that's
not
mine
that's
his
plan
he
says
man
God
made
them
this
way
and
he
says
he
made
them
male
and
female
therefore
a
man
should
leave
his
father
and
his
mother
and
hold
fast
to
his
wife
and
the
two
shall
be
one
flesh
so
let
no
man
separate
and
so
here
as
we
go
back
to
John
we
find
that
Jesus
in
his
ministry
to
this
woman
when
he
calls
her
to
bring
her
husband
his
purpose
in
doing
that
was
to
draw
attention
to
the
sin
that
was
part
of
her
heart
and
her
life
and
that
was
the
thing
that
she
needed
to
be
saved
from
you
see
I
want
you
to
even
in
the
midst
of
calling
this
woman
to
come
to
grips
with
her
sin
Jesus
displayed
a
tenderness
that
I
think
should
characterize
all
of
our
lives
and
our
ministry
I
want
you
to
look
if
you
will
again
at
the
verse
where
he
says
to
her
in
verse
16
go
call
your
husband
and
the
last
little
thing
that
he
says
and
come
here
come
here
go
call
your
husband
but
come
here
you
see
his
ministry
to
her
was
not
just
the
matter
of
indicting
her
and
helping
her
recognize
the
sin
of
her
heart
the
very
purpose
of
his
being
was
to
draw
sinners
to
himself
that
he
might
redeem
them
and
he
might
bring
everlasting
life
into
their
lives
and
so
it
wasn't
just
hey
I
want
to
embarrass
you
and
drive
you
away
I
want
you
to
see
your
need
that
only
I
can
answer
and
I
want
you
to
recognize
as
we
look
at
the
statement
that
Jesus
made
call
your
husband
we
see
sin
in
the
light
of
God's
law
and
its
truth
let
me
tell
you
something
a
culture
that
removes
God's
light
and
God's
truth
and
I
say
this
carefully
I
want
you
to
recognize
it
because
it's
what's
going
on
in
our
culture
when
you
turn
down
God's
light
and
you
resist
God's
law
you
also
strip
away
the
opportunity
people
have
of
recognizing
their
sin
and
coming
to
grips
with
their
need
for
a
savior
you
see
God's
holy
law
which
ordained
the
blessing
of
sexual
union
to be
something
that
happened
only
within
the
covenant
bonds
of
marriage
between
a man
and
a
woman
was
what
this
Samaritan
woman
had
violated
willfully
and
while
her
sin
of
fornication
should
not
really
be
thought
in
any
way
to
be
more
offensive
than
any
other
sin
that
an
individual
would
commit
against
God
I
want
you
to
understand
that
what
every
sin
is
an
offense
against
the
holiness
and
the
authority
of
God
it's
saying
God
I
don't
care
who
you
are
I
want
to
do
it
my
way
thank
you
leave
me
alone
and
here
was
Jesus
stepping
into
the
middle
of
the
situation
and
saying
listen
you've
got
a
need
and
you
can't
solve
it
yourself
and
I
am
the
one
who
can
answer
that
need
and
help
it
I
want
you
to
understand
in
bringing
the
law
into
the
picture
and
that's
what
Jesus
did
in
this
case
he
didn't
bring
it
in
just
to
crush
this
woman
but
to
help
her
understand
the
need
that
her
heart
had
for
the
savior
apart
from
coming
to
grips
with
the
reality
of
our
brokenness
there
is
no
hope
in
salvation
there's
none
and
in
every
case
the
purpose
of
the
law
is
not
to
give
God
a
set
of
standards
that
he
can
beat
us
down
with
but
to
allow
us
to
come
to
grips
with
the
reality
of
the
bankruptcy
of
our
soul
and
our
desperate
need
for
Christ
I
want
you
to
turn
your
Bible
if
you
will
to
Romans
chapter
7
as
we
see
the
apostle
there
kind
of
play
out
what
the
value
of
the
law
is
in
convicting
us
of
our
sin
Romans
chapter
7
verse
7
through
9
what
shall
we
say
that
the
law
is
sin
in
other
words
hey
is
it
a
bad
thing
that
the
law
exists
!
that
people
remind
you
of
the
law
no
by
no
means
yet
if
it
had
not
been
for
the
law
I
would
not
have
known
sin
for
I
would
not
have
known
what
it
is
to
covet
if
the
law
had
not
said
you
shall
not
covet
and
here's
Paul
putting
it
this
way
he
says
hey
I
was
just
sailing
along
really
loving
stuff
that's
what
he
was
say
it
the
ancient
equivalent
of
Pinterest
Amazon
browsing
on the
internet
spending
all
kinds
of
time
looking
at
catalogs
and
there
was
Saul
just
kind
of
eating
this
up
and
he
was
covetous
and
he
enjoyed
things
and
along
comes
the
law
and
says
don't
covet
and
suddenly
he's
convicted
that's
wrong
you see
what
God
wants
is
to
be
loved
in
place
of
things
isn't
that
right
and
he
says
I
want
you
to
love
me
and
not
the
things
and
Paul
says
man
the
law
came
along
and
let
me
know
that
all
this
stuff
that
I
was
all
wrapped
up
in
was
an
offense
to
God
and
as
a
result
Saul
came
to
grips
with
his
desperate
need
for
salvation
and
his
recognition
that
he
couldn't
save
himself
so
I
want
you
to
know
that
it's
the
law
that
helps
us
understand
that
we
need
the
Savior
it's
the
we
have
and
recognize
that
apart
from
grace
we
have
no
ability
to
rescue
or
ransom
ourselves
and
so
when
Jesus
relied
upon
the
law
to
touch
this
woman's
heart
and
he
instructed
her
to
call
her
husband
his
intention
was
to
help
her
see
her
sin
so
that
she
would
be
drawn
to
him
in
whom
alone
is
salvation
and
the
only
remedy
for
the
condition
that
she
had
and
so
in
a
word
let's
put
it
this
way
there
are
three
kinds
of
people
sitting
here
this
morning
there
are
those
of
you
that
are
sitting
here
this
morning
that
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
that
you've
never
really
come
to
grips
with
the
darkness
of
your
heart
and
the
moral
bankruptcy
of
your
soul
oh
you're
kind
of
playing
through
a
little
bit
like
remember
Josh
I
like
that
you know
done
good
things
and you
think
well
I hope
my
good
outweighs
my
bad
the
reality
of
it
is
the
scripture
says
very
clearly
all
have
sinned
and
come
short
of
the
glory
of
God
and
you
may
be
sitting
here
this
morning
and
you
still
remain
at
this
point
a
little
indifferent
to
the
reality
that
God's
law
makes
sin
clear
and
yet
this
morning
the
spirit
of
God
is
tapping
!
the
blackness
of
your
heart
has
no
remedy
apart
from
Christ
and
Jesus
this
morning
is
calling
you
to
safety
he
is
saying
hey
listen
you
can't
solve
this
problem
but
I
can
I
came
into
the
world
to
be
the
savior
of
lost
mankind
and
the
beginning
point
of
coming
to
grips
with
the
condition
that
you
have
is
to
recognize
I
am
a
sinner
who
justly
stand
justly
condemned
before
God
there
are
some
of
you
that
are
here
this
morning
who
have
come
to
Christ
but
the
reality
of
it
is
that
over
the
last
year
or
two
maybe
there's
a
secret
sin
that
has
crept
into
your
life
and
you
have
allowed
that
old
life
to
snare
you
again
and
you
find
yourself
burdened
and
guilty
and
ashamed
and
God's
word
is
here
to
help
you
understand
that
sin
offensive
as it
is
to
him
is
something
that
he
can
care
for
by
bringing
forgiveness
into
your
life
and
I
would
plead
with
you
if
you're
sitting
here
this
morning
and
you
are
snared
by
Satan
as
a
child
of
God
you
need
to
rescue
yourself
this
morning
by
humbling
yourself
and
saying
I
have
sin
that
has
bound
me
there
are
others
of
you
here
this
morning
that
know
the
complete
forgiveness
the
freedom
that
you
have
in
Christ
you
know
what
it
is
to
say
to
people
listen
I
want
to
take
you
to
the
one
person
I
know
that
can
help
you
have
complete
forgiveness
and
can
completely
turn
your
life
around
and
that's
to
Jesus
let
me
tell
you
something
when
we
who
have
been
redeemed
are
reminded
of
the
blessing
of
our
salvation
and
what
it
means
to
have
complete
forgiveness
guess
what
the
natural
outcome
of
that
is
we
like
to
talk
about
it
wouldn't
you
agree
about
that
we
like
to
remind
ourselves
I
sat
down
here
I
was
thinking
about
probably
the
two
most
important
moments
in
my
life
were
number
one
when
I
came
to
know
Christ
as
my
personal
Savior
I
can
remember
that
today
the
second
one
was
when
the
doors
of
the
church
opened
up
and
I
saw
Judith
at
the
far
end
that
was
good
I
wonder
about
you
how
precious
and how
fresh
is the
thought
of your
salvation
today
if
Christ
is your
Savior
and he
has
redeemed
you from
the
fallen
broken
condition
that you
were once
in
then
that
is
something
that
should
light
the
fire
in
your
life
and
give
you
reason
to
be
joyful
and
happy
in
the
midst
of
the
messiness
we
live
in
amen
and
when
we
step
out
and
leave
this
place
other
people
ought
to
look
at
us
and
say
what's
the
deal
with
you
what's
going
on
what do
you
have
and
it's
not
essential
oils
the
thing
is
it's
Jesus
that
makes
a
difference
wouldn't
you
agree
with
that
and
should
we
display
that
I
can't
guilt
you
into
that
I
can't
cajole
you
into
that
but
I
can
lift
up
the
beauty
of
Christ
who
is
the
only
one
who
can
redeem
you
from
the
fall
and
I
can
let
you
know
this
that
the
one
who
saved
you
intends
for
you
to
spend
the
rest
of
your
life
making
him
look
good
I
live
in a
neighborhood
where
everybody
I
know
needs
Jesus
I
actually
like
living
there
by
the
way
the
last
neighborhood
I
lived
in
everybody
needed
Jesus
too
I
usually
don't
let
them
know
I'm
a
Baptist
pastor
until
after
they
know
I'm
a
good
neighbor
and
I
want
to
encourage
you
this
morning
you
who
know
Christ
I
want
the
gospel
sweetness
to
radiate
from
your
life
so
that
the
woman
at
the
well
and
the
people
that
you
live
around
the
people
that
work
next
to
you
would
have
a
reason
to
ask
you
what's
the
difference
what
do
you
have
how
is
it
that
you
can
get
along
with
other
people
and
are
not
a
sour
unhappy
individual
well
I
used
to
be
there
until
I
met
Jesus
and
he's
made
a
difference
you
think
about
where
you
are
in
that
business
of
being
his
example
his
representative
and
you
get
things
right
with
him
so
you
can
do
the
job
he's
called
you
to
do
would
you
agree
with
that
let's
close
in
prayer
our
father
God
this
morning
as
we
think
about
the
woman
at
the
well
and
we
think
about
the
sweetness
!
of
our
savior
we
recognize
their
savior
today
they
sit
here
and
they
are
under
the
cloud
and
the
burden
of
their
sin
and
they
know
in
their
heart
that
there's
no
remedy
apart
from
Christ
draw
them
to
the
cross
help
them
understand
that
you
have
regard
to
the
broken
and
the
humble
and
you
will
certainly
hear
their
plea
for
salvation
and
respond
and
grant
them
everlasting
life
I
pray
also
for
those
who
are
here
today
that
are
believers
whose
lives
are
snared
by
secret
practices
and
attitudes
that
are
so
ill
fitted
to
the
ministry
that
we
have
of
reconciliation
that
this
morning
as
they
consider
the
joy
of
their
salvation
that
you
would
rekindle
in
their
heart
a
love
for
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
and
a
willingness
to
be
contrite
and
broken
and allow
you to
use them
as an
instrument
of
righteousness
to
draw
sinners
to
the
cross
and
we
who
know
Christ
that
as
we
leave
this
place
we
would
leave
with
a
clear
understanding
of
the
fact
that
you
have
saved
us
for
your
glory
and
we
step
out
into
a
broken
world
to
let
them
know
that
there
is
hope
and
that's
our
job
that's
our
calling
we
ask
this
in your
precious
name
amen
as
John
leads us
in our
closing
song
let me
have
you