Sermon on
Thirst

1.1 The necessity of water for physical life:  Genesis 2:10

1.2 The discomfort and danger of physical thirst:  Exodus 17:3

1.3 God's provision of water in the wilderness:  Exodus 17:6

2.1 The human soul's innate longing for God:  Psalm 42:1-2

2.2 The emptiness and despair of spiritual thirst:  Psalm 63:1

2.3 God's promise to quench spiritual thirst:  Isaiah 55:1

3.1 Jesus' offer of living water to the Samaritan woman:  John 4:10

3.2 The promise of eternal life through Jesus, the living water:  John 4:14

3.3 The invitation to all who are thirsty to come to Jesus:  John 7:37

4.1 The blessedness of those who hunger and thirst for righteousness:  Matthew 5:6

4.2 The fulfillment and satisfaction found in pursuing righteousness:  Psalm 107:9

4.3 The call to seek first God's kingdom and His righteousness:  Matthew 6:33

5.1 The role of the Holy Spirit in quenching our spiritual thirst:  John 7:38-39

5.2 The Word of God as spiritual nourishment:  Jeremiah 15:16

5.3 The promise of God's presence and provision for those who seek Him:  Psalm 34:10

6.1 The promise of no more thirst in the new heaven and new earth:  Revelation 7:16

6.2 The invitation to the thirsty to take the free gift of the water of life:  Revelation 22:17

6.3 The assurance of eternal satisfaction in God's presence:  Psalm 16:11