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Intro: Good morning. If you have your Bibles, go ahead and grab those. John, chapter 4. We're going to look at the first 26 verses of this chapter in the gospel of John. You ever notice how great Jesus looks in all the pictures that you see of him? Like, you never see the grimy, beat up by the world…

One of the hardest parts in sharing a sermon is thinking about how to begin. How do I hold your interest in something so vitally important that if you really consider it, really deeply think about it, let it seek down in to your soul it will change your life. A new friend of mine, Austin, from Gravity…

Secular - An American man visits the Holy Land with his wife and mother-in-law. Sadly the mother-in-law died. When seeing the local Israeli undertaker, it was explained that they could ship the body home for $5,000. But if they buried her locally it would cost only $150. The man said to the undertaker…

Today we come to one of the most gripping stories of Jesus’ ministry. As Jesus is getting ready to leave Judea and make his way north to Galilee, he makes plans to pass through Samaria, which is a direct route, but Jews didn’t pass through Samaria. It isn’t until you get to verse nine that you get a…

Numbers 30:1-36:13 REVIEW So far we can summarize what we have studied about Bamidbar - in the wilderness / Numbers by this Summary b’Midbar Sinai, count the army. Count Levites separately, and Naso everyone for special tasks. b’Ha’alot’cha the lamps, shine as a light to the nations. Though spies Sh’lach…

Did you know that people will pretty much believe anything? For instance, the percentage of Americans who believe: That Elvis Presley is still alive: 10; In reincarnation: 30; In ghosts: 39; That aliens have visited earth in the past 100 years: 53; That the U.S. government is currently involved in cover-ups…

39 Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.” 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. 41 And many more believed because of his word. 42 They said to the woman, “It is…

Introduction Good morning it is great to come together as believers and celebrate together what God has done in our lives. In the next few minutes, I want to open the fourth chapter of the book of John and see what Jesus did in the midst of his disciples. When we look into this book I see that it has…

Introduction Introduce the series We want to return to the ministry of Jesus and look at the Gospel We live in a world that seems to be on fire about everything. Every person out there seems to be mad about something. In fact, nothing gets on TV or the news unless it is controversial in some way. This…

Intentional Jesus was very intentional in the things he did. John was very intentional in the things he wrote, recorded about what Jesus said and did. In this chapter, this is part I and we will focus on setting the stage so you can see the intentionality John used to make some important points about…

Living Water Introduction 1 When Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard he was making and baptizing more disciples than John 2 (though Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples were), 3 he left Judea and went again to Galilee. 4 He had to travel through Samaria; 5 so he came to a town of…

An Unlikely Missionary We are in the season we know as Lent, a 40 day journey to Easter where we will celebrate the resurrection of our Lord. And as I shared with you last week, you can’t get to the resurrection without first going to the cross. It was on the cross, in the midst of His crucifixion, Jesus…

Exegetical Point: Jesus reveals himself as the messiah to a semi-jewish/pagan woman. Homiletic Point: Jesus teaches us about himself so we can put our faith and trust in him. Intro Run around in the Sun? Thirsty What happens if we don’t drink water? Jesus offers us something like water, but better! He…

Man was walking along the beach in deep prayer with God. He was a devout man, devoted to the Lord. The skies opened up and the voice of the Lord came down and said, John, you have been faithful to me. And so like Solomon, I will grant you one request, what would that be. The man answered, I would like…

When Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard he was making and baptizing more disciples than John (though Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples were), he left Judea and went again to Galilee. He had to travel through Samaria; so he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar near the property…

Tired of trying to find something to satisfy your soul? Find lasting satisfaction through the living water Jesus offers to those who follow him.

Pharisees (Φαρισαῖος, Pharisaios ). Members of a Jewish party that exercised strict piety according to Mosaic law. The Pharisees were a sect within early Judaism, becoming active around 150 bc and enduring as a distinct party until being subsumed into the Rabbinic movement around ad 135. Introduction…

Last week we asked, “What is a local church?” A Definition: A local church is a group of Christians who regularly gather in Christ’s name to officially affirm and oversee one another’s membership in Jesus Christ and his kingdom through gospel preaching and gospel ordinances. Now I want to ask the question,…

Announcements – Building Project Wednesday Evening Services for Children and Youth Council Members Outreach thoughts/ideas Jesus who? Good morning… It is good to be in the house of the lord together today. It is good to be at Calvary Foursquare Church! I have titled my sermon this morning “Jesus Who?”…

Introduction It can be so satisfying. Problem: Eventually you’ll want another one, or eat another. It only satisfies for a brief moment, then you want another. Transition: Every person in the world want to know what will make him or her happy. We’re all desperately seeking for the person, place, or thing…

An Effective Ministry 1 Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John 2 (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), How important is Baptism? Baptism was an ++Expression of faith ++Embracing of a new reality Read…

From the Beginning to the End Last week while we were in Branson, MO, we went to a Sight & Sound production of Noah. We’ve seen two other productions at the same theater - Samson & Moses. All three of these productions reminded me once again that the Word of God contained in these Scriptures of the Old…

Belief: An opinion of judgment in which a person is fully persuaded. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.…

The verse all of us knows is John 3:16 which reads. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God - the creator of all things. So loved - had such a great affection for the world - all of the world, the land, the…

Welcome back to our devotions through the Gospel of John. Im very excited as we get into this lesson on the women at the well. Today we are going to look at the introduction of Jesus, and next we will look at here response. The Location Jacob’s Well. This is a very historic location that we see in the…