John part 5-Are You Satisfied?
Key Verse of the Week: John 4:13-14 (ESV) Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” Our culture is obsessed with self-satisfaction. Feeling the emptiness of life without Christ, many turn to sex, beauty, food, academic accomplishment, wealth, power, or fame to feel complete. Those things cannot satisfy because we are not able to feel satisfied by idolatry. Idolatry is seeking anything besides God, hoping it will satisfy and bring peace. I’ve heard it said that sin always overpromises and underdelievers. This can be said for the craving inside to feel peace and significance. Think carefully, has it ever worked? Has the result of chasing after temporary things ever brought about meaning in your life? Or does it quic...