In this sermon, Pastor Rich explains that the church is built ON a Divine foundation, BY a Divine builder, AS a Divine possession, WITH a Divine promise, FOR a Divine purpose.

How is it that some people can encounter the word of God and yet never have a life-changing encounter with Jesus. This was indeed the case with the Pharisees. In John 5:30-47 Jesus presents five "witnesses" to prove the truth of his identity.

The trials we face in life presents us with a choice. Either we can pursue ultimate joy and satisfaction in God, or we can choose blame shifting and sinful desires which ultimately lead to death. In James 1:1-18 we see that in the midst of trials God is good and desires to use them in our lives to produce steadfastness and maturity.

Jesus provides unequivocal testimony that he is fully God and worthy of our honor. He defends this with two main propositions: (1) I will be worshipped as God, and (2) I will judge as God.

We need to trust Jesus enough to allow him to operate in whatever way he chooses. This kind of fruit-bearing faith believes God for things we cannot see. It is faith based on the word of God.

God calls us to lead thirsty people to living water, but what is our motivation? Our motivation is to understand that we share what naturally brings us joy! In order to lead people to living water, we must not be motivated by guilt by love for Jesus!

Scott grew up in a Christian home but rejected the faith of his parents. But an encounter with his dying Grandmother shook him to the core and helped him see Jesus clearly for the first time.

Every day our lives intersect with people who need to be lead to living water. But how do we direct conversations to spiritual things? In this sermon we see that Jesus left us a perfect example to follow.