* If you meet the need you’re paid for it may open a door for you to meet the need you’re not paid for, but the one you were made for!
* At the beginning of Christ’s ministry He announced who He was to a woman at a well.
* ** story **
* She came there with a physical need.
* She was unconscious of her spiritual need.
* Vs 28 - “she LEFT THE JAR.”
* Her physical need was no longer as important to her as her spiritual need.
* At work, people come to us with their physical needs - that’s what business is all about.
* The better we help them meet their conscious needs the better opportunity we’ll have to meet their unconscious needs.
* HOW do we do this?
* Vs 29-34 - You have to see your work as HIS work.
* When you see it this way it changes everything.
* Plumbing those toilets, closing those deals, teaching that class, wiping those rear-ends as a stay-at-home-mom, starting that business - that’s all HIS work.
* When you know your job isn’t just in the physical but the spiritual, you will be so much better at your job.
* WHY? Because you know your ability to touch a person spiritually is on the line.
* *** NOTE - Jesus at 29 years old.
* Jesus had the same assignment, but a different venue.
* Imagine the number of customers who never forgot what it was like to hire a carpenter like Jesus.
* If you meet the need you’re paid for it may open a door for you to meet the need you’re not paid for, but the one you were made for!
John 4:28-34 (5/14/20)
Finish HIS Work
May 14, 2020 • Benham Brothers
John 1:14 (5/11/17)
May 11, 2017 • Benham Brothers
* “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. * Our words reveal who we are. * God’s Word is a picture of Himself. * God’s Word became flesh through Jesus. * Every truth of God’s Word was embodied in His Son, Jesus. * So when God’s Word speaks about living powerfully, the picture is Christ’s life. * How does God’s Word become flesh for us? * When we live it out! * Our theology must become biography so others can see God in us. * The devil’s word can become flesh if we choose to disobey God. * Here’s the key - God’s Word became flesh but we often want to turn it back into words again. * We do this when we think religiously and no longer relationally - when we refuse to live it out. * So how do we live it out? * The end of the verse - we abide by grace and truth. * Jesus was all love and all truth - He didn’t err to one side or the other. * If we try to separate God’s love (grace) from His truth then we cease to make His Word flesh in our lives.
John 1:35-37 (5/11/17)
May 11, 2017 • Benham Brothers
* John the Baptist is the best example of what a true leader should be. * John had his own ministry with his own followers, but when Jesus showed up he deferred his following to Him. * John pointed to Jesus and lost his disciples. * John was more concerned with God’s kingdom than his own. * When he announced Jesus as the “Lamb of God” everyone understood he was making reference to the Messiah (passover). * John’s whole goal was to get people to follow Jesus. * One interesting point - one of those two disciples was John, the writer of the book of John.
John 1:38 (5/16/19)
May 16, 2019 • Benham Brothers
* Jesus first asked John’s disciples what they were looking for before He allowed them to follow Him. * He was forcing them to define their purposes and goals. * This is a great way to approach people we see every day. * But it’s also good to ask ourselves. * It keeps us following Jesus for the right reasons.