February 22nd, 2026
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Worship Set
- Battle Belongs
- Sing With All Your Heart
- Nothing is Holding Me Back
- New Wine
John 7:37-52
37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” 39 By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.
40 On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.”
41 Others said, “He is the Messiah.”
Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee? 42 Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?” 43 Thus the people were divided because of Jesus. 44 Some wanted to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.
45 Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and the Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring him in?”
46 “No one ever spoke the way this man does,” the guards replied.
47 “You mean he has deceived you also?” the Pharisees retorted. 48 “Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him? 49 No! But this mob that knows nothing of the law—there is a curse on them.”
50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who was one of their own number, asked, 51 “Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?”
52 They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee.”
The Purpose of John's Gospel - John 20:30-31
“Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
“Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
“Zechariah and Ezekiel had visions of rivers flowing from the temple in a miraculous display of God’s blessing. In a drought-stricken land, it (this ceremony) was a spectacular vision of water, life-giving water flowing from God’s life-giving temple.
-Gary Burge
-Gary Burge
John 7:37-38 (NIV)
37 ...“Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
Gary Burge's More Literal Greek Translation
"If anyone thirsts, let him come to me - and if he believes, let him drink. As the Scripture has said, "Streams of living water will flow from his belly."
37 ...“Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
Gary Burge's More Literal Greek Translation
"If anyone thirsts, let him come to me - and if he believes, let him drink. As the Scripture has said, "Streams of living water will flow from his belly."
1 Corinthians 10:1-4
1 For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. 2 They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. 3 They all ate the same spiritual food 4 and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
1 For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. 2 They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. 3 They all ate the same spiritual food 4 and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
Summary of John 7:37-39
In Jesus, a new era is breaking in. Jesus is a new temple, offering new water, and even a new gift - the Spirit of God to all who believe Him!
In Jesus, a new era is breaking in. Jesus is a new temple, offering new water, and even a new gift - the Spirit of God to all who believe Him!
Deuteronomy 18:15 & The Prophet
15 The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.
15 The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.
Responses to Jesus
- Some People
- Other People
- Some Other People
- Temple Guards
- Pharisees
- Nicodemus
Two Big Questions
1. Who is Jesus to you?
2. Are you thirsty for the Spirit of God?
1. Who is Jesus to you?
2. Are you thirsty for the Spirit of God?
Sending Prayer
In our going, let us be with Jesus.
In our loving, let us become with Jesus.
In our living, let us do what Jesus did.
In our going, let us be with Jesus.
In our loving, let us become with Jesus.
In our living, let us do what Jesus did.
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