Well, if you hit start recording
and start... Okay. Don't hit it again because
that'll stop it. It says... Okay. It says stop
streaming on both of them. Okay, that's what you hit next
after I finish. Oh, okay. And the Robey family. Who? Robey family. Robey? That's Barbara. That's Barbara Robey and... Well,
she's the one that passed away. Yeah, she put her down. Okay, all right. Robey family
also. They lost a loved one. Alright, remember those in your
prayer also. Hymn number 228, My Faith Is
Found Not a Resting Place. My faith is found not a resting
place, not in Levi's store cream. Jesus died for me it is enough He died for me. My heart is leaning on the Word,
the written Word of God. through His blood. I need no other argument. I need no other plea. It is in hope that Jesus died
and that He died for me. Jesus died for me. Next page. I am not skilled to understand
what God hath willed, what God hath planned. I only know that
His right hand is one of His, I say no. I take Him at His word
indeed, Christ, I forsake. I find a need of him to be my
savior. That he should leave his place
on high, and a poor sinful man to die. You can't be strange,
nor was I before I knew my Savior. my soul from this The Agri-Bible is told to me
in John chapter 4. I'm going to read verses 27 through
34. After Jesus has told the woman
at the well that he is indeed the Messiah, verse 27 says, and
upon this came his disciples. and marveled that he talked with
the woman, yet no man said, what seekest thou, or why talkest
thou to her? The woman then left her waterpot,
and went her way into the city, and saith to the man, come see
a man which told me all things that I ever did. Is not this
the Christ? Then they went out of the city
and came to him. In the meanwhile, his disciples
prayed him, saying, Master, But he said, I have meat to eat that
you know not of. Therefore his disciples said
one to another, hath any man brought him off to eat? Jesus
said to them, my meat is to do the will of him that sent me
and to finish his work. Let us pray. Our Father, most gracious, merciful Lord, We approach in the name of Jesus
Christ. He who having purged our sins
sat at thy right hand, ever living to make intercession for the
saints. It is in that name that we do what we do. We preach in
that name and pray in that name. Give in that name and our conversation
is in that name. It is the name that is above
every name, the only name under heaven given among men, whereby
we must be saved. Father, we pray for those who
are sick and going through trials. Pray for the Panther families
that must minister to Alma. She's returning home. Pray for
Anne McCoy, the Robey families, the lost Robey ones. We ask Lord, It will be according to thy good
pleasure to turn their eyes to Jesus Christ. Pray for ourselves
tonight as we look at your words and open our hearts and minds
to receive and believe. We ask these things in the name
of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Now this account covers
a great deal of material in just a few verses. It begins just
after the Lord has revealed to this woman at the well that He
is the Messiah. I am the Lord over all." And
apparently the disciples had come back to the city where they
went to buy some supplies, and they came upon the scene when
the Lord was finished with his conversation with the woman.
And what they saw astonished them according to verse 27. It
says, and upon this came his disciples and marveled that he
talked with the woman, yet no man said, What seekest thou?
or, Why talkest thou? the marvel that he talked with
this woman. Now, what astonished them was
twofold. First of all, he was talking to a woman. I didn't
realize this, but in the Jewish religion, that's a very important
thing, especially at that time, and according to some of the
Orthodox Jews even today, that there were rules regarding a
man speaking to a woman, just speaking to a woman. There were
probably traditions that were considered as part of God's law
or God's teaching, the Jews were known for taking tradition and
calling them the doctrines of God. Our Lord said to them in
Matthew chapter 15 and verse 9, He says, you take the traditions
of men, that is something that man came up with, and you teach
them as if they were doctrines of God. Now this tradition held
that men should not speak, should not talk with women or even walk
with them in public, if you've ever seen That part of New York
that has the city Jews up there, you'll notice that women aren't
on the street in those cities. Just men on the street talking,
walking and talking. Public appearances and conversation
was to be only done among men. John Gill quoted the rule, and
a couple of them. The rule is, let not a man talk
with a woman in the streets, even with his wife. There's no
need to say with another man's wife. Do not multiply discourse
with a woman, with his wife, they say, much less with his
neighbor's wife. Hence the wise men say that whatsoever
time a man multiplies discourse with a woman, he is the cause
of evil to himself, and ceases from the words of the law, and
at last shall be cast down into hell. So it's pretty serious
rules they have. It's not in the law of God, but
they made it in the law of God. And another one said, let not
man talk with a woman in the streets, even with his wife.
And there is no need to say with another man's wife. Another said,
let him not talk with a woman in the street, though she is
his wife, or sister, or daughter. This was a restricted. Think
about that. This may seem harsh, and things
certainly have changed among most of the Jews. But generally
in the East, even today, women are still treated in the same
way. I saw an imam the other day saying
it's perfectly alright, in fact it's needed for a man to often
beat his wife. That's part of the Muslim religion. I saw a video the other day of
a man beating his wife in the street with a rod, and he was
beating her pretty good. And then two more cars pulled
up, and men got out of the cars, and they started beating the
woman, too, in the middle of the street. So this is going
on in still parts of the world where women are second-class
and third-class citizens, but it's not so with the children
of God. So we have an understanding of
why these disciples were astonished and marveled at the Lord speaking
to this woman. It was forbidden on several levels.
Secondly, the woman he was speaking with was a Samaritan. That's
the second thing. The Jews were to have no dealings
with the Samaritans. They were considered inhuman,
as dogs and infidels. Now being raised under that system,
one can understand the disciples' astonishment when they walked
up and here the Lord was, a Jew, speaking to a woman, first of
all, and speaking to a Samaritan woman, second of all. The disciples
did not ask the woman why she was talking to Christ. They didn't
say, what seekest thou? They did not ask the Lord why
he talked to her. This is recorded to let us know
that their reaction was no more than marveling. They were just
astonished. They kept their mouths shut. Things were happening and
changing at such a rapid pace at this time that the disciples
found themselves astonished and really didn't have anything to
say. This was the Lord after all, the one who had called them
out of their jobs and they were walking with him. Now the woman,
however, had an experience. She had a revelation that she
could not keep quiet. She couldn't keep it in. Barnard
used to say, if Christ is in you, it'll leak out of you. She came for water. But she left
her pot behind, that's what it says in verse 28. The woman then
left her water pot and went her way into the city and said unto
the men, this is a simple statement that alludes to the fact that
she had received the water of life and she would never thirst
again for she had received eternal life from the master. She left
that conversation and went to town with a message and the message
was come and see, come and see. Verse 29, she said this, come
see a man which told me all things that I ever did, is not this
the Christ? She was saying that this man
was more than a prophet. She thought first he might have
been a prophet. But she said he was more than a prophet, for
a prophet is one that foretold coming events or foretold the
future. But this one was Christ, the
anointed, the Messiah. God incarnate because he knew
all things about her and this speaks and honors God's omniscience
for he knows all things. She had met with Christ and could
not be silent about it and her words and her testimony found
hearers. It says in verse 29 that she
says come and see which A man which told me all things that
ever I did is not fit the Christ, or the anointed, or the Messiah."
Then they, the men of the city, went out and came unto him. They listened to what she said.
Evidently, though they couldn't speak to a woman, a woman spoke
to them, and they were astonished, so much so at her words and her
enthusiasm, that they went out to see what the heck she was
talking about, and we'll see the end of that in weeks to come. Her words, her testimony, found
here. As noted, the record says she
told the men of the city. The men of the city. This may
be a mere language application or further proof of the rule
that there were only men in the street at the time. But the results
of the word brought the men to come and see what she was talking
about. I've often said to folks when they said the word, invite
them to come to church, come and see. Come in here, sit down
and listen, see what you hear. Come and sit. And this, too,
is remarkable. The men listened and heeded the
words of a woman of ill repute. This woman, remember, was not
a woman that would fit well in polite society. She was a woman
who went to the well at the day and the midday rather than when
people usually grew water from the well in the morning or in
the late evening. She went at midday because she knew where
to be there because she had five husbands and the one man she
was living with at that time was not her husband. As this
was taking place, the disciples were concerned that the master
had not eaten. It had been a long journey. They had to go through
Samaria. The disciples had gone to town
to get food and were concerned for the Lord's physical welfare,
in verse 31. In the mean while his disciples
prayed, saying, Master, eat. Master, eat. Something marvelous
had just taken place. And they were about to learn
that what they were about to learn exceeded the natural realm.
They said, you must be hungry. Shouldn't you take some food
and eat? Though physical needs are important, a sinner has just
come to know the Savior. This woman of ill repute has
come and said, come, come and see, come and meet this man who
told me everything I know. Is not this the Messiah? Isn't
this the Christ? Remember, they said, she had
already said it with an understanding of Scripture, that when the Messiah
would come, he would tell her all, tell people all things.
And he had told her all things, and she knew this was the Messiah.
This is the meaning of the reply that the Lord made. He came and
He saved her that day. He revealed Himself to her and
she's all happy about it and rejoicing in Him. And they're
talking about feeding His belly. Now there was nothing wrong with
that. If you see somebody hungry, our
Lord said if you see somebody hungry, feed them. But in verse 32, He said this,
I have meat to eat that you know not of. That you know not of. They did
not yet understand his mission. They wouldn't for a long time.
In fact, most of them didn't really understand his mission
until after he had died and went to glory and the Holy Spirit
was given to them for many days to come as he reveals to them
that he is to suffer and die. They rejected his words and did
not wish to receive them. One time he told Peter, I'm going
to Jerusalem and I'm going to be tortured treated badly, and
I'm going to be put to death. Peter said, not so, Lord. Not
so, Lord. And he said, get thee behind
me, Satan. You love the things of the world, not the things
of God. They were reticent to understand. They didn't understand.
In fact, they really didn't understand anything until the Holy Spirit
was given at Pentecost. And that's what our Lord said
was going to happen. And an example, however, of that is in Luke chapter
24. Remember, after the resurrection of the Lord, two disciples are
walking on the road to Emmaus, and they're mourning over the
fact that Jesus Christ is not with them anymore, that he didn't
set up some earthly kingdom where they could overthrow the Romans.
They were upset about that. Saddles up, saddles up, saddles
up. He doesn't reveal who he is. He closed their eyes. That
is, he closed their understanding. They wouldn't understand who
he was. And then he says in verse 26 of chapter 24, all mock Christ
who has suffered these things and entered into his glory. Beginning
at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded to them all the
scriptures concerning the things concerning himself. Just on those
few hours on the cross, over 96 prophecies from the Old Testament
were fulfilled. Just another few hours on the
cross. There were 96 particular prophecies. All of the prophets
gave witness of the Lord Jesus Christ. Isaiah spoke of his death
in Isaiah 53. Jeremiah spoke of his death in
Jeremiah 31. Hosea, Joel, Amos, all of them
spoke of the death of the Lord Jesus Christ and what he was
going to accomplish in this world. He had come to seek and save
that which was lost, and this just happened. This woman has
just been saved. He has come to dine in the room
instead of his elect. They did not know that this was
his food. This is the food he's talking
about. His sustenance was this. When he said this, their responsibility
was what they understood. And what they understand at this
point is the flesh, remember? When he spoke to Nicodemus in
John chapter 3, he says, you must be born again, you must
be born from above. And Nicodemus said, what, shall
I go back in my mother's womb and be born all over again? He
was talking about the flesh, he didn't understand it. They
don't understand yet either. They'll understand, but they
don't understand yet. And they said, when he asked
them, they said, well, has he gone somewhere else to get some
food or somebody else fed him? Look at verse 32 back in our
text. John chapter 10, excuse me. But he said to them, I have meat
that you know not. And verse 33, therefore the disciples
said, hath any man brought him something to eat? Has somebody
else brought him something to eat? They had went into town to get some
food. They thought he might have already eaten. And it was because
the Spirit had not yet been given and there was much left to learn.
Over in John chapter 16, our Lord said this about the Spirit
coming. In John chapter 16, verse 12
and 13, He says, I have yet many things to say to you, but you
cannot bear them now. Howbeit when He, the Spirit of
truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth, for he shall
not speak of himself or whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he
speak, and he will show you things to come." They hadn't even had
the Spirit yet. It had not been given as it was
at Pentecost for the preaching of the Gospel and the spreading
of the Gospel throughout the world. They were followers of
Christ. They were believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. But they
didn't fully understand what was going on. They thought they'd
already eaten when they asked Him that. Then in verse 34, simply
a profound summation of why the Lord came to this world to begin
with. Why the Lord made flesh and blood
among us would be of His glory. It says in verse 34, my meat,
my food, my sustenance, the reason I'm here is to do the will of
Him that sent me and to finish His work. This is why He came. This is a lesson for them. They
didn't understand what had happened with that woman. And it didn't
make any sense to them what had happened. She had been revealed
the Lord of Glory and they didn't get it. And the natural world
will never get it when the Lord reveals Himself to you. And he
said, this is why I came. Why did He come? Ask men why
He comes and they give you all kinds of answers why He comes.
He said, this is my meat. This is what sustains me. This
is what keeps me going. I'm going to do the will of the
Father and finish the work and finish the work or finish his
work. This is the apostles doctrine
from this day forward or from the day forward after Pentecost.
It is the weight of the epistles as well as the gospel. Our Lord
says in John chapter 6 when he talked about the will of the
Father, he says this to the natural men who don't believe on him.
They don't believe on him. He said, I know you don't believe.
He said, I'm the man that come down from heaven. He don't believe
that. But he says, all that the Father hath given me shall come
to me in verse 37. And him that cometh to me, I
will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven not
to do mine own will. That does not say that Jesus'
will was opposite of the Father's will. It says that as a human
being, he was submitted the will of the Father. This is what a
human being is to be, is to be submitted to the will of the
Father. And He was. Not to do my will, but the will of Him
that sent me. And this is my Father's will. This is the will
that His meat and His sustenance and what He's going to do. This
is my Father's will which has sent me that all which He hath
given me I should lose nothing and raise it up again in the
last day. in the last day. Over in his
high priestly prayer, John chapter 17, in verse 4, the Lord says, I
have glorified thee on the earth, I have finished the work which
thou gavest me to do. In Romans chapter 9, verse 28,
it says, for he will finish the
work Cut it short in righteousness, because a short work will the
Lord make upon the earth." How short was that work? The true
finishing of that work was milliseconds. Our Lord gave up His life. Now
He lived perfectly to be the perfect sacrifice before God.
Then He gave Himself to endure the punishment of His elect.
And then in a moment, He finished the work. He died in the room
instead. of his people. Paul would say
in 1 Corinthians chapter 2 verse 4, I determined not to know anything
among you, saying Jesus Christ and Him crucified. This was his
will too. This is what he wanted. This was his sustenance. Over
in Hebrews chapter 10, our Lord speaks in reference to all the
Old Testament sacrifices that could never take away sin. All
they did was sting the conscience and make people realize because
they were offered once every year It had to be a reminder
that they were still sinners, that their sin had not been put
away. It had been atoned for, that is covered for a year, but
not put away. And then he said in verse 9 of
chapter 10 of Hebrews, lo, I come to do thy will. There he goes. My need is to do the will of
God. Lo, I come to do thy will, O
God. He taketh away the first, that is the old covenant, that
he may establish the second, that is the new covenant. By
the witch will, this will, the same will that he came to do,
we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus
Christ once." Notice that before all, he's in italics and can
be removed. He did it once. This is in comparison
to the multitude of sacrifices that were offered in the first
eight verses that he speaks of, that God was never once. For every priest standing
daily offering all times the same sacrifices which can never
take away sin. Many sacrifices. His was one
sacrifice. But this man after he had offered
one sacrifice for sins forever sat down on the right hand of
the Father. Why? Because the work is done.
The work is done. For from henceforth expecting
or waiting until his enemies have made it through by one offering
Now one offering he hath perfected forever them that are sanctified,
and one sanctified by the will of God. In verse 10, wherefore
the Holy Ghost also is a witness to it. For after it is said before
in Jeremiah 31 is where he said it is. This is the covenant that
I will make with them. After those days, saith the Lord,
I will put my laws, that is His word, in their hearts and in
their minds will I write them. And their sins and their iniquities
will I remember no more." Why? Because of this one sacrifice,
not because of the many sacrifices. Nothing to have to do with the
law. Now where remission of these is, there is no more. Sacrifice. No more sacrifice. What is it? Why did Jesus Christ come into
the world? To do the will of the Father and finish the work
that He gave Him to do. Over in John, chapter 19, this
is recorded. In John, chapter 19, verse 28
through 30, one word is used three times. Accomplish, fulfill,
and finish. The same word. Play, perfect.
Same word. John chapter 19 and verse 20.
And after this, Jesus Christ, knowing that all things were
now finished or accomplished, that the Spirit might be, or
that the Scriptures might be fulfilled, same word, fulfilled,
finished, accomplished. Now there was said a vessel full
of vinegar, and they linted a sponge with vinegar and put it upon
his, that was wine, to numb his pain. and put it to his mouth,
and Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, it is finished. It is finished. He said his disciples
early on in the ministry, this is why I came. This is my meat. This is my sustenance. This is
why I'm here on this earth, to do the will of God and finish
the work. over and over and over again. And finally, at Pentecost, they'll
get it. They'll understand. For the Spirit
of truth will come and reveal to them the glory of Jesus Christ
in finishing the work. And this is exactly how he glorified
God. And that's why he said, I've
glorified thee. I've finished the work. Father, bless us to
understand and pray Christ's name.