LIVING WATERS CHURCH

It is finished He is risen
Living Waters Church Talk
20th April 2014

John K. Baw

20 April 2014

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RECAP LAST WEEK'S TALK: Luke 15 11!"# ! P$r$%&e 'f The L'st S'n( In all of us there is a LOS SO! " an# also an $L%$& B&O '$&. he Lost Son trie# to li(e his own life) in his own wa*) with his own resour+es) far awa* fro, 'o,e-.ather he result was a /'0!1$&2 he el#er 3rother li(e# in the house) 3ut soun#e# ,ore li4e a sla(e than a son he result was a /Sa#ness2 he .ather ha# healing wor#s for BO ' O. '$5

IT IS )INISHE* + HE IS RISEN
'as so,eone e(er ,a#e *ou feel ali(e6 ,'hn 1- 1he thief #oes not +o,e e7+ept to steal) an# to 4ill) an# to #estro*. I ha(e +o,e that the* ,a* ha(e life) an# that the* ,a* ha(e it ,ore a3un#antl*.

here is a thief 'e O!L8 +o,es to9 Steal Gk. Klepto9 o ta4e awa* 3* stealth 'i##en6 Kill Gk. Thy9 o slaughter Pu3li+6 %estro* Gk. Apollymi: o put an en# to-a3olish-render useless .rustrate6 :an+el *our potential6

The thief works either in hidden ways / Public ways or to frustrate.

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But I ha(e +o,e9 hat the* ;0s-8ou-5e< 5a* ha(e life Gk. Zoe: Life= Possesse# of (italit* A3solute fullness of ethi+al-essential life 1enuine A+ti(e an# (igorous Blesse# hat the* ,ight ha(e it ,ore a3un#antl* Gk. Perissos: A3un#antl*= O(er an# a3o(e what is nee#e# Super>a##e# $7traor#inar* 0n+o,,on Bi3li+al A3un#an+e is not a3out ha(ing ,ore /S 0..2 'ouses - :ars - 5one* It is a3out ha(ing +ertain ?ualities of li(ing that 3u33le up insi#e of *ou ,'hn . 1. those who #rin4 of the water that I [Jesus] will gi(e the, will ne(er 3e thirst*. he water that I will gi(e will 3e+o,e in the, a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.@

A3un#an+e is RIVER of water GUSHING up insi#e of *ou o ETERNAL life

W !T "#$T % &' to ha(e this $%und$nt life6

John K. Baw

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Luke 1- #5

Just then a law*er stoo# up to test Jesus. B ea+her)@ he sai#) Bwhat (ust % do to inherit eternal life6@

Cestern so+iet* is o3sesse# with this notion Just gi(e ,e the se+ret for,ula Let ,e ha(e the 10>point plan to 3etter ,*self Chat #o I ha(e to %O in or#er to reall* LID$6 I nee# to 4now this infor,ation=

At the start of the 21st +entur*) Ethe self>i,pro(e,ent in#ustr*) in+lusi(e of 3oo4s) se,inars) au#io an# (i#eo pro#u+ts) an# personal +oa+hing) FwasG sai# to +onstitute a 2.4H>3illion #ollars>a> *ear in#ustr*E in the 0nite# States alone. B* 200I) resear+h fir, 5ar4et #ata esti,ate# the Eself>i,pro(e,entE ,ar4et in the 0.S. as worth ,ore than JK 3illion L in+lu#ing info,er+ials) ,ail> or#er +atalogues) holisti+ institutes) 3oo4s) au#io +assettes) ,oti(ation>spea4er se,inars) the personal +oa+hing ,ar4et) weight>loss an# stress>,anage,ent progra,s. 5ar4et #ata proMe+te# that the total ,ar4et siNe woul# grow to o(er J11 3illion 3* 200H. In 2012 Laura Dan#er4a, wrote of a turno(er of 12 3illion #ollars. In 201A Kathr*n S+hulN e7a,ine# Ean J11 3illion in#ustr*E !el"#$elp % Wikipe&ia'

/Chat ,ust I #o to ha(e life2 is a B%) B#$%*+$$= Against this ,ulti>3illion #ollar glo3al in#ustr*9 A +r* e+hoes throughout +T+,*%T-.......... ,'hn 10 "Chen Jesus ha# re+ei(e# the wine) he sai#) 1It is finished(2 hen he 3owe# his hea# an# ga(e up his spirit.

A wor#s :hange $D$&8 'I!1 It is finishe# I #o not ha(e to tr* an# .IO 58S$L. !o self.help for ,e= I a, not going to rel* on ,* own %OI!1 I a, going to trust that s'3e%'d4 e&se's 5'rk is suffi+ient=
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R'3 6 #.

O wret+he# ,an that I a,= Who will deli/er (e fro, this 3o#* of #eath6

I onl* ha(e to 7ELIEVE ,'hn 6 "8 e who belie/es in "e) as the S+ripture has sai#) out of his heart will flow ri(ers of li(ing water.2

So) where are we loo4ing for this life6 'a(e *ou e(er loo4e# for so,ething in the wrong pla+e6 I a, ALCA8S losing stuff ;K$8S-P'O!$-CALL$ < I alwa*s loo4 for the, in wrong pla+es 5* wife #espairs= he Lost Son ;last wee4< loo4e# for /the Life2 in all the wrong pla+es Ce +an easil* #o this as well Luke #. 1!9$ !ow on the first #a* of the wee4) (er* earl* in the ,orning) the*) an# +ertain other wo,en with the,) +a,e to the to,3 3ringing the spi+es whi+h the* ha# prepare#. 2 But the* foun# the stone rolle# awa* fro, the to,3. A hen the* went in an# #i# not fin# the 3o#* of the Lor# Jesus. 4 An# it happene#) as the* were greatl* perple7e# a3out this) that 3ehol#) two ,en stoo# 3* the, in shining gar,ents. P hen) as the* were afrai# an# 3owe# their fa+es to the earth) the* sai# to the,) 0Why do you seek the li/ing a(ong the dead1 I $e is not here( [ e] is risen=

he* were loo4ing for the li(ing ;LI)E< in the wrong pla+e= LI.$ is ,ore than a ?ualit* " LI.$ is a person ;John 149I< Jesus the CA8 - &0 ' - 2%3+ 'e was not there
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he other A>wor# Weapon of "ass $al/ation9 e is risen= %eath +oul# not hol# hi,

A:ts # #. But 1o# raise# hi, fro, the #ea#) freeing hi, fro, the agon* of #eath) because it was i(possible for death to keep its hold on hi(. Jesus +a,e>up on the other si#e of #eath= &esurre+tion ,eans that the last ene,* ha# 3ean #efeate#= 1 C'r 15 51!59 Listen) I tell *ou a ,*ster*9 we will not all sleep) 3ut we will all 3e +hange# " P2 in a flash) in the twin4ling of an e*e) at the last tru,pet. .or the tru,pet will soun#) the #ea# will 3e raise# i,perisha3le) an# we will 3e +hange#. PA .or the perisha3le ,ust +lothe itself with the i,perisha3le) an# the ,ortal with i,,ortalit*. P4 Chen the perisha3le has 3een +lothe# with the i,perisha3le) an# the ,ortal with i,,ortalit*) then the sa*ing that is written will +o,e true9 B%eath has 3een swallowe# up in (i+tor*.@FhG 44 5Where6 ' death6 is your /ictory1 Where6 ' death6 is your sting17[i] PI he sting of #eath is sin) an# the power of sin is the law. P7 But than4s 3e to 1o#= 'e gi(es us the (i+tor* through our Lor# Jesus :hrist.

/JesusQs resurre+tion is the 3eginning of 1o#Qs new proMe+t not to snat+h people awa* fro, earth to hea(en 3ut to +oloniNe earth with the life of hea(en. hat) after all) is what the Lor#Qs Pra*er is a3out.2 > NT Wri;ht

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See Gre$t C'33issi'n + <$t #8 <$t #8 18!#hen Jesus +a,e to the, an# sai#) BAll authorit* in hea(en an# on earth has 3een gi(en to ,e. 1K Therefore go an# ,a4e #is+iples of all nations) 3aptising the, in the na,e of the .ather an# of the Son an# of the 'ol* Spirit) 20 an# tea+hing the, to o3e* e(er*thing I ha(e +o,,an#e# *ou. An# surel* I a, with *ou alwa*s) to the (er* en# of the age.@

"isc /erse:

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21 herefore let no one 3oast in ,en. .or all things are *ours9 22 whether Paul or Apollos or :ephas) or the 5'r&d or &ife or de$th) or thin;s =resent or thin;s t' :'3eLall are yours. 2A An# *ou are :hrist@s) an# :hrist is 1o#@s.

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