Jesus
“He Quenches”
John 14:6

Jesus quenches our need to belong.

We belong to Jesus.
  	Jesus is preparing a place for us (v. 3).
	Jesus will return again to take us there (v. 3).
	Jesus has shown us the way (v. 4).
	Jesus has given us his peace (v. 27).
 
We are loved by the Father.
 	John 14:8-19, Hebrews 1:3, John 3:16
 
We are indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
	The Holy Spirit lives with you and will be in you (v. 15-17).
	The Holy Spirit will be your teacher (v. 26).
	The Holy Spirit will remind you of all that I have said (v. 26).
	The Holy Spirit will guide you through your daily life (16:13).
	The Holy Spirit will let you know when you're making a mistake (16:8).
 
Jesus quenches our need for a promise.
		Promise of well-being (v. 1) 
		“Do not let your hearts be troubled.
		You believe in God; believe also in me.”
 
		Promise of a future (v. 3)
		“And if I go and prepare a place for you,
		I will come back and take you to be with me
		that you also may be where I am.”
 
	Promise of God’s presence (v. 13) 
		“And I will do whatever you ask in my name,
		so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.”
Jesus quenches our need to understand.

Three key questions that all of us wrestle with from time to time:
1.	Who is God?
2.	What is God like?
3.	What does God want?
 
Jesus’ teachings answer: “Who is God?”
 
Jesus and Nicodemus (John 3)
1.	God is eternal.
2.	God is triune, he is Trinity.
3.	God loves his world.
4.	God is ruler of a divine Kingdom.
5.	God is self-revealing; he wants us to know (understand) him.
6.	God prefers to redeem, rather than to condemn.
7.	God is self-sacrificing in order to redeem his world.
8.	God bestows eternal life to those who believe.
 
Jesus’ actions answer: “What is God like?”

The Samaritan woman at the well (John 4)
	1.	God's not afraid to engage us wherever we are. 
	2.	God's a forgiving God. 
	3.	God’s an understanding God. 
 
Jesus’ raising of Lazarus from the dead (John 11)
	1.	God is moved by our pain.
	2.	God is not afraid of our questions. 
	3.	God is always working to deepen our trust in Him.
 
Jesus' actions reveal the nature of God.
They satisfy our need to understand what God is like.

Jesus’ prayer answers: “What does God want?”
 
Jesus' Priestly Prayer (John 17)
 
What does God want? That you would…
	Deeply know God, through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
	Experience oneness with the family of Christ-followers.
	Have joy.
	Be set apart.
	Be sent out.
	Be filled with God’s love.
 
Jesus reveals who God is.
Jesus reveals what God is like. 
Jesus reveals what God will is for you.

The Easter season is all about Jesus.
It’s all about us reminding ourselves of who Jesus is to me, to you.

We thirst to belong. Jesus quenches that thirst.
We thirst for a promise. Jesus quenches that thirst.
We thirst to understand God. Jesus quenches that thirst.

Jesus.