Life Giving Grace

Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
John 4:1-42

THEME:  That believers would know and live  like God can save anyone at anytime. 

 I.  Jesus gives the living water that satisfies us ___________  
Verses 1-15

STATEMENT OF TRUTH:

Whenever  you and I began to care more about the ____________ state of people and less about the _______________ state of people we will begin to win more people to the kingdom.

• Be Warned:   The behavior of Jesus inflamed the hatred of the Pharisees.  We can expect no different!

II.  Jesus is the prophet who makes true _____________ possible
verses 16-24

STATEMENT OF TRUTH:

It is possible to make a moral judgment without being ___________________!

III.  Jesus is the Messiah who sends us out on ______________ 
Verses 25-42

STATEMENT OF TRUTH:

The gospel comes ________ us in order that it might __________ through us

Own Your Own:

Describe what the Gospel is?

What does it mean to worship God in Spirit and in Truth?

Can worship be in spirit but not in truth?  In truth but not in Spirit?  
Why or why not?

Questions to Consider:

1. Can God save anyone? 
2. How often do you encounter foreign-born people?
3. How often do you encounter people not like you?
4. How is taking steps to reach foreign-born people and people not like us a sign that we believe God can save anyone?
5. When you think of people who are “BEYOND REACH” of God’s grace what often comes to mind?
6. How does the gospel speak to the forms of segregation and differences that our society has created?
7. What do you learn from Jesus's model of breaking down cultural barriers in His search for the lost?
8. What  are examples of earthly water that people drink from and are never satisfied?
9. How do we know that these  other sources of water do not satisfy?