October 7, 2026
John 7:32-47

I. The religious lost leaders were confused about what Jesus said (vv. 32-36)
A. The religious lost leaders were threatened in their power and control over the people
B. The religious lost leaders wanted to get rid of Jesus because of the truths He taught
C. The religious lost leaders did not understand because they had hardened their hearts

II. The religious lost leaders were confused about who Jesus was (vv. 37-39)
A. Jesus invites any man to come to Him for their spiritual thirst to be quenched (v. 37; John 4:10-16)
B. Jesus invites any man to receive living water by believing on Him as Saviour (v. 38; John 4:23-26)
C. Jesus invites any man to be indwelt by the Holy Spirit to have eternal life (v. 39)
1. We receive the Hoy Spirit when we believe on Jesus as our Saviour
2. The Holy Spirit had not come to indwell believers in Jesus yet because Jesus had not died yet
3. The Holy Spirit could not be given by Jesus until Jesus was glorified in His resurrection and ascension
4. The Holy Spirit could not indwell believers in Jesus until Jesus had paid the debt of their sins so they could be cleansed in their soul so the Spirit could enter their cleansed soul to make their dead spirit alive
5. The gift of the Father could not come into them until the work of the Son was completed
6. This is what Jesus was talking about in vv. 33-34 also recorded in John 16
7. Before this in John 16:4-15, Jesus speaks of the benefit of the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit who would be sent later

III. The religious lost leaders were confused about where Jesus came from (vv. 40-47)
A. They thought He was from Galilee when He was truly from Heaven (vv. 40-41)
B. They thought He was born in Galilee, but He was truly born in Bethlehem (vv. 42- 43)
C. They thought He was a man like them, but He was truly the God-man (vv. 44-47)