Reviving Diet / Superfood

Subject/Complement the text

7: Begins talking about water

8: Disciples go into city to buy food

9: Samaritan woman thinks Jesus is speaking of physical water

10: It’s not physical water, it’s living water

11: S.W. Where do you get it?

13-14: Everlasting quenchable water

15: S.W. Give me some of that!

16: J Introduces her sin issue

19: S.W. You must be a prophet

21: J talks about the hour to come, and now is (23)

25: S.W. The Messiah will eventually come

26: J I am He

27: Disciples return. surprised He’s talking woman. no one said anything

28: S.W. leaves pot, goes and tells men to come

30: The men leave the city and were coming to Jesus

31: D were (asking, requesting) Jesus to eat

32: J I have food you do not know about

33: D confused

34: J talks about the food

35: J talks about harvest and fields

36: J people are currently reaping for eternal life

37: J Harvest process takes two

38: J

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Observations/Questions

What did Jesus do in this text?

He crossed racial lines to offer the woman (lower class citizen) living water with everlasting quenching power - eternal life.

Jesus blows her mind with knowledge of her life and revelation that He is the Messiah

It results in the drawing of her people to Jesus

Jesus tells disciples that harvesting souls for eternal life is a two-person activity; both are refreshed/joyful when the process is completed (salvation).

This is the fulfilling/satisfying/refreshing food that is the Will of God.

It is refreshing being apart of the harvesting process of a person to eternal life.

Jesus is refreshed through harvesting (sowing&reaping) people toward everlasting life.

This is the reviving habit of Jesus

Applications

In what ways are you apart of the harvesting process of souls?

How do we get involved? How do we partake this reviving diet?

When do I start the diet? A: When you want to change the way you feel / need refreshing/reviving.

What do I need to get started?

This pericope encourages us to get revived/refreshed by harvesting (getting involved in the harvest process) the people in the place we normally avoid, following his example in this text. (powerful call to evangelism)

Diet that revives.

What is sermon about? A reviving Superfood every follower of Jesus is called to eat (harvesting people).

How often should I partake? As often as you desire to feel revived.

Listen to Black Berry recording

We need to know that God has been sowing around us. Look to reap what the Father has sown, and join in the joy (Father’s joy when the lost is found) of harvesting, and do the Will of God, and glorify God.

Introduction Ideas

Person goes to the doctor to feel better

Look at Robinson and Grant (sections on intros)

A person on horrible diet wants to feel better. Tell of our whole food raw diet process. Tell of a particular food and its outstanding benefits. Ask: Has your diet caused you to feel revived/good/refreshed/energized? If I told you there was one Superfood recommended in scripture that not only refreshes and revives your soul, but brings joy to your life, would you want know what it is? We’re going to learn of this reviving food in the very familiar text of John 4. This reviving food was probably his most frequent / or favorite.

Sermon Layout (use Grants)

Outro Story

A person who participates in evangelism regularly and its effect on their life.