By tracing His steps, will we learn to follow? The 1st Year By tracing His steps, will we learn to follow?

John 4:1-3 Jesus knew the Pharisees had heard that he was baptizing and making more disciples than John 2(though Jesus himself didn’t baptize them—his disciples did). 3 So he left Judea and returned to Galilee.

John 4:4-6 Now he had to go through Samaria. 5 So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. 

It was part of Israel at one time. The Assyrians conquered Judea Samaria It was part of Israel at one time. The Assyrians conquered Judea

2 Kings 17:22-29 The Israelites persisted in all the sins of Jeroboam and did not turn away from them 23 until the LORD removed them from his presence, as he had warned through all his servants the prophets. So the people of Israel were taken from their homeland into exile in Assyria, and they are still there.24 The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Kuthah,

2 Kings 17:22-29 Avva, Hamath and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took over Samaria and lived in its towns. 25When they first lived there, they did not worship the LORD; so he sent lions among them and they killed some of the people. 26 It was reported to the king of Assyria: “The people you deported and.

2 Kings 17:22-29 resettled in the towns of Samaria do not know what the god of that country requires. He has sent lions among them, which are killing them off, because the people do not know what he requires.” 27 Then the king of Assyria gave this order: “Have one of the priests you took captive from Samaria go back to live there and teach the people what the

2 Kings 17:22-29 god of the land requires.” 28 So one of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria came to live in Bethel and taught them how to worship the LORD. 29 Nevertheless, each national group made its own gods in the several towns where they settled, and set them up in the shrines the people of Samaria had made at the high places.

It was resettled with foreigners They were ½ Jew and ½ something else Samaria It was resettled with foreigners They were ½ Jew and ½ something else

John 4:7-8 Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Please give me a drink.” 8 He was alone at the time because his disciples had gone into the village to buy some food.   

John 4:9 The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, “You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?”   

2 things that were big in the culture they were living in I’m a Samaritan I’m a women

John 4:10 Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.”

What is the water Jesus is offering? Spiritual life Jesus is opening the way for Samaritans to be saved

John 4:11-12 “But sir, you don’t have a rope or a bucket,” she said, “and this well is very deep. Where would you get this living water? 12 And besides, do you think you’re greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he and his sons and his animals enjoyed?”   

Asking a question about ability & authority Did Jesus have the ability to do this? Did He have the authority to offer it to a Samaritan?

John 4:13-14 Jesus replied, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. 14 But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.” 

Now He says she has to drink His water “Pineto” – present imperative tense This act of drinking wasn’t a momentary or single experience

Salvation is offered to everyone All we have to do is take a drink What does this show us? Salvation is offered to everyone All we have to do is take a drink

Are we still taking a drink?