‘Jesus Changed Her Life.’
John 4:4-42.
a) John 4:4. Jesus had to go through Samaria because it was His Father’s Will for Him to do so.
b) John 4:5-6. Jesus came to Jacob’s well at Sychar in Samaria.
c) John 4:6. Jesus was tired and it was around noon.
d) John 4:7. Jesus asked a lone Samaritan woman for a drink.
e) John 4:8. His Disciples had gone away into the village to buy provisions.
f) John 4:9. The Samaritan woman said to Him, "How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?" (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.)
g) John 4:10. Jesus answered her:-
1- If you knew the Gift of God.
2- If you knew Who it was that was saying to you “give Me a drink of water.”
3- You would have asked Him and He would have given to you Living Water.
h) John 4:11. The woman wanted to know how Jesus could get Living Water because the well was deep and He had no bucket.
i) John 4:12. Although she was immoral she knew culturally the history of her people.
j) John 4:13-14. Jesus spoke about the water He would give:-
1- Permanent satisfaction of thirst.
2- An internal spring of water.
3- Welling up to Eternal Life.
k) John 4:15. The woman wanted this water.
l) John 4:16. Jesus asked her to go and call her husband and come back to Him. He was opening a door for the change to her life.
m) John 4:17. The woman said that she had no husband.
n) John 4:17-18. Jesus knew her immoral and embarrassing situation exactly.
o) John 4:19-20. The woman recognised Jesus’ spirituality and said that he must be a prophet.
p) John 4:21-24. Jesus called her to be a Worshipper in Spirit and in Truth.
q) John 4:25. The woman knew of the Promise of the coming Messiah.
r) John 4:26. Jesus plainly said to her that He was the Messiah.
s) John 4:27. When the Disciples returned they were astonished that Jesus was crossing cultural boundaries.
t) John 4:28-30. The woman became a Witness for the Lord to her city.
u) John 4:31-34. The Disciples still had a secular mind set Jesus said that His food was doing the Will of the Father.
v) John 4:35-41. An instant harvest became evident because of the woman’s testimony.
w) John 4:42. The people confessed to the woman at the well that now they Believed in Jesus.
(This QT amazes me – Jesus Changed Her Life – it was an amazing change. She was called to be a Worshipper, became a Witness of the Lord and gave Him the Glory, wanting none for herself)
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‘A Time To Stop.’
a) Acts 21:32. Persecution and cruelty.
b) Luke 5:4. Speaking and start obediently doing.
c) Luke 8:24. The wind and calm to come.
d) Luke 11:1; Acts 5:42. Praying and start teaching.
e) Acts 6:13. Lying witnesses.
f) Acts 13:10. Perverting the True Ways of the Lord.
g) Acts 20:1. Discouraging True Believers and to encourage them.
h) Acts 20:31. Caring for one flock and moving on to the next.
i) 1 Corinthians 13:8. Spiritual manifestations that make us forget Love.
j) Ephesians 1:16; Colossians 1:9. A time to stop being negative and to pray Biblically and positively for other people.
k) 1 Peter 3:10. Speaking evil and telling lies then we can have a happy life and good days.
l) 1 Peter 4:1. Sinning and be ready to suffer for Christ.
(This Second one shows me very clearly there is A Time To Stop)
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Chris.
Lying witnesses are committing a crime in the laws of most Nations and yet we think it not serious when there are lying witnesses in the Church. Some Missionaries tell exaggerated stories from the Mission field so that they can raise more financial support. Some “charismatic” people exaggerate about their unbiblical experiences so as to impress other people. Let us stop lying witnesses.
