Personal Witness of the Woman of Samaria

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John 4:27–45 ESV

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?” So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?” They went out of the town and were coming to him. Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” So the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought him something to eat?” Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work. Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.” Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.” So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.” After the two days he departed for Galilee. (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.) So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast. For they too had gone to the feast.

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Preamble

Jesus and the Samaritan Woman

Samaritan woman at well

Living water

Told her about her life

condescending - coming alongside

Latin Literally: "to willingly lower oneself to another’s level”

To speak with someone as an equal

opposite of patronising

The Desciples Return

John 4:27 ESV

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?”

Disciples knew the rabbanical rule: “let no one talk with a woman in the street, no not with own wife”

Utmost respect for women

They had reverence for their master so asked no questions about it

Witnessing to Others

John 4:28–30 ESV

So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?” They went out of the town and were coming to him.

she left her water jar

she went to share the good news with others

she witnesses to how Jesus dealt with her

she shares an invite

she sows the seed in others to ask the question and to find out for themselves

They immediately leave to see Jesus

Spiritual Food

John 4:31–34 ESV

Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” So the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought him something to eat?” Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.

The disciples offer Jesus food

“I have meat (escential food) to eat that you do not know about”

“My (Satisfying) food is to do the will of Him who sent me, and to accomplish His work”

A Spiritual Harvest

John 4:35–38 ESV

Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”

Four Months between seed time and harvest

Jesus refers to the seed sown with the Samaritan Woman

saying holds true “One sows and another one reaps”

“I sent you to reap for which you did not labour”

“Others have laboured, and you have entered into their labour”

They believed because of the Woman’s Testimony

John 4:39 ESV

Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.”

Many believed because of her Testimony

Jesus stayed amongst them

John 4:40 ESV

So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days.

He stays with them for two days

They believed because of Jesus’ Preaching

John 4:41–42 ESV

And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.”

Many believed because of His Word

Jesus departs for, and is welcomed in Galilee

John 4:43–45 ESV

After the two days he departed for Galilee. (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.) So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast. For they too had gone to the feast.

After the two days he departs for Galilee

They welcomed Jesus

They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem

Summary

Jesus did not:

promise to solve her problems

promise her wealth

He promised:

A living water that wells up and leads to eternal life

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