Salvation From The Waterless Pit Zechariah 9:11-12 The

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Salvation From The Waterless Pit

• Zechariah 911-12

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The Prophecy

• Zechariah prophesied that the nation of Judah
  would be released from the waterless pit

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Zechariah 911-12

• 11 As for you also, Because of the blood of your
  covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the
  waterless pit. 12 Return to the stronghold, You
  prisoners of hope. Even today I declare That I
  will restore double to you.

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The Prophecy

• Zechariah prophesied that the nation of Judah
  would be released from the waterless pit
• The prophecy included freedom from Babylon and
  freedom from sin

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A Dry And Thirsty Land

• Sin enslaves

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John 831-36

• 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed
  Him, If you abide in My word, you are My
  disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the
  truth, and the truth shall make you free. 33
  They answered Him, We are Abrahams descendants,
  and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can
  You say, You will be made free?

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John 831-36

• 34 Jesus answered them, Most assuredly, I say to
  you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. 35
  And a slave does not abide in the house forever,
  but a son abides forever. 36 Therefore if the Son
  makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

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A Dry And Thirsty Land

• Sin enslaves
• Sin is unsatisfying

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Psalm 631-2

• 1 O God, You are my God Early will I seek You
  My soul thirsts for You My flesh longs for You
  In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no
  water. 2 So I have looked for You in the
  sanctuary, To see Your power and glory.

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The Water Of Life

• Jesus is the Water of Life

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John 413-14

• 13 Jesus answered and said to her, Whoever
  drinks of this water will thirst again, 14 but
  whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him
  will become in him a fountain of water springing
  up into everlasting life.

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John 737-39

• 37 On the last day, that great day of the feast,
  Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If anyone
  thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who
  believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of
  his heart will flow rivers of living water.

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John 737-39

• 39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom
  those believing in Him would receive for the
  Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was
  not yet glorified.

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The Water Of Life

• Jesus is the Water of Life
• He provides the spiritual nourishment we need

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Psalm 232

• 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures He
  leads me beside the still waters.

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John 109

• 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will
  be saved, and will go in and out and find
  pasture.

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Everyone Is Invited

• The Spirit invites us to come and receive
  salvation

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Revelation 2117

• 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And
  let him who hears say, Come! And let him who
  thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the
  water of life freely.

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Everyone Is Invited

• The Spirit invites us to come and receive
  salvation
• Will you come?

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Is It Worth It?

• Three soldiers under David risked their lives to
  obtain physical water

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2 Samuel 2317

• 17 And he said, Far be it from me, O Lord, that
  I should do this! Is this not the blood of the
  men who went in jeopardy of their lives?
  Therefore he would not drink it. These things
  were done by the three mighty men.

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Is It Worth It?

• Three soldiers under David risked their lives to
  obtain physical water
• Are you willing to risk the family religion?

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Matthew 1037

• 37 He who loves father or mother more than Me is
  not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or
  daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

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Is It Worth It?

• Three soldiers under David risked their lives to
  obtain physical water
• Are you willing to risk the family religion?
• Are you willing to risk your time?

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Ephesians 515-16

• 15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as
  fools, but as wise, 16 redeeming the time,
  because the days are evil.

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Is It Worth It?

• Three soldiers under David risked their lives to
  obtain physical water
• Are you willing to risk the family religion?
• Are you willing to risk your time?
• Are you willing to risk the pursuit of the
  American dream?

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Matthew 624

• 24 No man can serve two masters for either he
  will hate the one and love the other, or else he
  will be loyal to the one and despise the other.
  You cannot serve God and mammon.

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Is It Worth It?

• Three soldiers under David risked their lives to
  obtain physical water
• Are you willing to risk the family religion?
• Are you willing to risk your time?
• Are you willing to risk the pursuit of the
  American dream?
• We should count all things loss!

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Fill My Cup

• The Lord will quench the thirsting of our souls
  if we lift up our cup to be filled

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Psalm 235

• 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence
  of my enemies You anoint my head with oil My
  cup runs over.

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Psalm 11613

• 13 I will take up the cup of salvation, And call
  upon the name of the Lord.

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Fill My Cup

• The Lord will quench the thirsting of our souls
  if we lift up our cup to be filled
• Will you lift up your cup today?

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1 Peter 321

• 21 There is also an antitype which now saves us
  baptism (not the removal of the filth of the
  flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward
  God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,