Living Water
Living Water 4: Thirsting for Life
June 26, 2022
We can find many things online which help us in life. But who will show us how to live an abundant life? Freed from condemnation by Jesus, the Holy Spirit helps us to live life in a new way. As we meet with Jesus in our everyday challenges, the Holy Spirit transforms us by flooding our heart and mind with the thoughts and feelings of Jesus. Guided by the Spirit, we intentionally form new habits and practices that help us to put on a new heart. As we do these things, in partnership with the Holy Spirit, we discover that life the Spirit gives us is filled with abundance. (Based on Romans 8:1-17.)
Living Water 3: Thirsting for a New Identity
June 19, 2022
One of the main tasks of being a human being is to discover who we are. We usually build our sense of self upon the things of this world: our work, our relationships, our possessions, or our looks. But what happens when we lose those things? We don’t know who we really are anymore. But the Holy Spirit helps us to see who we really are in Christ: beloved, forgiven children of God and heirs of the fullness of the Kingdom of God. That is an identity that can never be taken away from us. (Based on Galatians 3:23-4:7.)
Living Water 2: Thirsting for Forgiveness
June 12, 2022
Sometimes it is hard for us to face up to the fact that we are all sinners. We wish we could do better and would like to fix our sin problem with a DIY solution. But that never works. God’s solution for our sin problem is to trust in him and his goodness instead of our own. It was God’s goodness that propelled Jesus into this world to pay the full cost of forgiveness for all our sins. And it is the Holy Spirit who helps us to see our sin & trust in Jesus for our forgiveness. (Based on Acts 2:22-39.)
Living Water 1: Thirsting for Peace
June 5, 2022
We can become fearful when our life goals are frustrated or threatened. Our life can even be shattered when things don’t work out the way we want. That shattering can be a gift if we bring our broken life to Jesus. That’s when the Holy Spirit quenches our soul's thirst for shalom peace in Jesus. (Based on John 14:23-31.)