TGP: The Living Water

Introduction:

What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without drinking water?

How often do you get hungry during the day?

Can we ignore hunger and thirst? At what point do they become impossible to ignore?

Needs

Body

Spiritual

Main Point: Jesus knows us fully and still loves us deeply.

Context:

Samaria

North of Jerusalem

Assyria attack on Northern Kingdom

Half-breeds

No interactions

Breaking barriers

Main Point: Jesus knows us fully and still loves us deeply.

Two Things that Love Does:

God’s love breaks barriers

Read John 4:7-14.

How does the woman react to Jesus speaking to her?

Surprise

Added miles to avoid

Jesus had to go through it (4:4)

Jesus sees and speaks

How does culture value some people more than others? What does Jesus’s interaction with this woman teach us about our worth?

Social status, cliques, material possessions, wealth, beliefs, etc.

Feeling like others matter more

Our great worth

Read Jeremiah 2:13. What is the difference between the well water and the water Jesus offered? How does the living water change our lives?

Dehydrating drinks

Signs of spiritual thirst:

Loneliness

Worry

Anxiety

Depression

Confusion

Lowering our buckets into the well of..

Relationships

Sports

Social media

Popularity

Good grades

approval

Spiritual needs cannot be satisfied by worldly pleasures.

Return to Jesus

God’s love satisfies

Read John 4:15-30.

In verses 19-24, what point was Jesus making?

Samaritan temple

Worship everywhere

Salvation for all

Living temples

Was Jesus’s attitude toward the woman condemning or something else? What does this show you about His heart?

Jesus offers life, not shame

Realized need

Recognize before reconciled

What did the woman do after Jesus exposed her sin? What does this help you realize?

Ran joyfully

Responding rightly

Christ Connection: Jesus told the Samaritan woman that a day was coming when worshipers would not focus on the physical location of their worship, but they would worship God in Spirit and truth. Because of Jesus’s death and resurrection, our worship is no longer confined by geography. We worship Jesus as the Savior of the whole world, wherever we are.

Wrap-Up: Who around you needs to hear that God loves and values them? How can you interact and share hope with people culture ignores?

Safe groups

Open our eyes

Jesus: found need, initiated conversation

Look for small ways to connect

PRAY