Walk On Water

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SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 2:1-19 / Hosea 14:9

SHOW NOTES: Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, was given a difficult assignment – share God’s message of judgment with the wayward people of Israel. Israel was chosen by God, set apart, and holy to the Lord. God rescued them from slavery in Egypt and He brought them “into a plentiful land to enjoy its fruits and its good things. But when you came in, you defiled my land.”

With privilege comes responsibility, God will discipline His children’s irresponsible behavior. God’s people have committed two evils – forsaken the One True God and created cisterns, broken cisterns. It is evil and bitter for you to forsake the Lord your God. You do not “fear Me” or “reverence me.” And that is why, Jeremiah is telling the Jewish people they will be taken into captivity by the Babylonians.

For the ways of the Lord are right, And the righteous will walk in them. (Hosea 14:9)

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SCRIPTURE: Matthew 3:1-17

SHOW NOTES: John the Baptist was preaching in the wilderness of Judea and people came from Jerusalem and all the region around the Jordan River to hear him. They confessed their sins and were baptized by him in the river. John’s message included, “Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.” He called people to repentance and a life that would bear fruit.

As people came to the Jordan River, they identified with John’s message of repentance in preparation for the coming King and His Kingdom. Their water baptism was an outward sign of their inward desire to live a different life. At the heart of the matter, it’s always a matter of the heart. Am I willing to humble myself and ask the Lord to reveal those areas – what actions, what thoughts, what words are sin filled?

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SCRIPTURE: John 4:1-42

SHOW NOTES: Jesus had a God-ordained appointment. He departed from Jerusalem, stopped at the town of Sychar, and sat down beside Jacob’s well. Then, a woman of Samaria came out to draw water in the middle of the day. She was surprised when a Jewish man asked her for a drink of water and this conversation, literally, changed her life. Yes, she came to fill her waterpot at the well but she had a much greater thirst in her life. She was truly thirsting for legitimate and authentic relationship.

Jesus was able to discern the real need of this woman’s heart and he offered living water that will satisfy her thirst and will spring up to eternal life. The woman ran back into Sychar and told everyone, “Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the Christ, is it?”

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SCRIPTURE: Matthew 8:23-27 / Mark 4:35-41 / Luke 8:22-25

SHOW NOTES: A famous body of water found in the pages of Scripture (and one of our favorite places to visit in Israel) is the Sea of Galilee. Matthew 11:20 says, “Jesus performed most of His miracles” in this area of Israel. Three of the Gospel writers include today’s story in their written accounts of Jesus’ earthly ministry.

As Matthew, Mark, and Luke share their accounts, readers gain insight into this powerful event experienced by Jesus and His disciples. These men have “worked” on this Sea for their entire lives. They are not afraid of the Sea but in this storm, they realize their lives are in danger! Yes, they might be the “men of the Sea,” but Jesus is “the Lord of the storm.”

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SCRIPTURE: Luke 5:1-11

SHOW NOTES: Jesus is teaching the crowd from the shoreline, and He gets into Simon’s fishing boat. He continues to teach from this floating pulpit as the crowd presses in to hear Him. Then, the Lord speaks to Peter, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” These men labored all night, and they are tired. Fishing is their livelihood and they caught nothing last night. Simon answered Jesus, “But at Your word I will let down the nets.”

When they dropped their nets, many fish were caught, and the nets began to break. Remember, it is daytime. It is not the time to fish. These professional fishing men were astonished at the catch. They KNEW it was more than a lucky day of fishing. Simon Peter fell down before Jesus and worshiped Him. This miracle proclaims Jesus’ power over fish and nature. He is worthy of our worship!

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SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 47:1-12 / Zechariah 14:1-9 / Revelation 22:1-2

SHOW NOTES: Water. As part of creation, a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden. And, in the book of Revelation, the river of the water of life will flow from the throne of God. The prophets, Ezekiel and Zechariah, speak words of hope and encouragement to the Jewish captives in Babylon. A day is coming when living waters will flow from the Temple Mount in Jerusalem – flowing down to the Dead Sea and the sea will be brought to life.

The hope is presented that everything lost in the Garden of Eden, due to man’s sin, will be reversed. God will reverse the curse on the earth! It is also His desire to reverse the curse of sin in your life and in my life. Jesus said, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them” (John 7:37-38).