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- To do this, our Lord worked upon her sense of curiosity and physical need. He said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water” (John 4:10).
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May 24, 2024 · Jesus uses the phrase living water in two instances in the Bible. The first is in John 4. Jesus and His disciples had traveled into Samaria. Jesus was tired and sat at a well while His disciples went into a nearby town to buy food. A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus asked her for a drink (verse 7).
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- John 7
- Jesus Seeks Sinners Who Aren’T Even Seeking him.
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John 4:4: “And He had to pass through Samaria.” This was the shortest route from Judea to Galilee that many Jews used, but it wasn’t the only route. Some strict Jews, who didn’t want any contact with the despised Samaritans, would take a longer route, crossing the Jordan River to the east, traveling north, and then going back west into Galilee. Sin...
So, have you asked Jesus for the living water of eternal life? Do you have the evidence of being satisfied with Jesus? You can continually drink from the world’s sources, but you’ll thirst again (4:13). But one drink from Jesus and you’ll never thirst again. So, why don’t you ask?
Do you know an “unlikely” convert that you think would not be interested in the gospel? How could you approach him/her?Jesus was willing to violate cultural taboos to talk with this sinful Samaritan woman. What cultural taboos do we face that may keep us from talking with sinners about Christ?How much about Jesus does a person need to understand to be saved? Can a person who holds heretical views about Jesus come to salvation?Why is it essential to understand that salvation is a free gift? Should we welcome as fellow Christians those who say we must add our works to faith to be saved? See Gal. 1:6-9.- Jesus crushed racial and gender barriers. Unofficial caste systems drive daily interactions in many cultures around the world. I saw it in Bangkok, but it’s much worse in some countries.
- We can’t serve Jesus until he serves us. Jesus bestows honor and dignity on this woman by asking her to serve him. But he immediately adds, “If you knew who it is that is saying to you ‘Give me a drink’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
- The truly saved will always serve: After encountering Christ, the woman leaves her water jug and runs to tell everyone about him, including the part about her own sin (John 4:39).
- He has made you worthy to serve him: Maybe you consider yourself disqualified from Christian ministry. You’re ashamed of your past. You think you’re too old or too young.
- Living Water. Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
- Call Your Husband. Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’; for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband.
- Worship in Truth and Spirit. Though she did changed the subject, Jesus doesn’t get mad at the woman at the well or condemn her, instead He answers her question with as much passion as his first statements.
- Can This Be the Christ? Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you seek?” or, “Why are you talking with her?”
Oct 5, 2023 · John 4:1–26 recounts the experience of Jesus talking with a Samaritan woman. After a long walk, Jesus sat to rest by a well when a Samaritan woman came to draw water. He opened the conversation by asking her, “Please give me a drink” (verse 7, NLT).
Dec 3, 2008 · He explains how Jesus reveals His identity as the Messiah and offers living water, which leads to the transformation of the woman’s life and her becoming a witness to her community. The sermon underscores the inclusive nature of Jesus’ ministry and the power of personal testimony in evangelism.
10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” 11 “Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep.
