1. The Life of Christ Lesson 5 – From Judea to Galilee
Retiring to Galilee – Matthew 4:12, 17; Mark 1:14-15; Luke 3:19-20; Luke 4:14-15; John 4:1-54
Preaching in Capernaum – Matthew 4:13-16, 18-25; 8:14- 17; Mark 1:16-39; Luke 4:31-44; 5:1-11

2. Jesus passes through Samaria
John 4:1-54
Jesus passes through Samaria
What news prompted Jesus to depart for Galilee through Samaria? John 4:1-2
Why would Jesus leave? John 7:1-8
The history of the Samaritans. 2 Kings 17
Jesus’ history with the Samaritans. Luke 9:51ff; 10:33ff; 17:16; John 4:39- 40

3. Jesus comes to Sychar in Samaria
John 4:1-6
Modern city of Askar
Near the field Jacob bought and gave to his son Joseph (Genesis 33:19; 48:22)
Goes to Jacob’s well “wearied from His journey” – the sixth hour
The humanity of Jesus. John 19:28; Matthew 21:18; 8:24; John 11:35

4. A woman of Samaria comes to draw water …
John 4:7-9
What would invariably happen if Jesus sat by the well long enough?
Would this woman have ever initiated the conversation with Jesus? (John 4:9)
Many Jews would not even travel through Samaria so as to avoid social contact.

5. A woman of Samaria comes to draw water …
John 4:7-9
Jesus asks for a drink.
The disciples go into the city to buy food. We read of their return in verse 27.
What does this opportunity represent to Jesus? See John 4:31-34.
What sustains us?
Did this seem like a “huge” moment? Zechariah 4:10; Colossians 4:5

6. A woman of Samaria comes to draw water …
John 4:7-9
The woman questions why Jesus would ask a Samaritan woman for water?
Expectations re: Jews and Samaritans interacting in a beneficial way toward each other? Note: Luke 10:30-37; Luke 17:16-18
John’s parenthetical statement: “For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.”
“Dealings” – to use jointly.
Where such attitudes came from? Ezra 4:3-6

7. Jesus introduces “living water”
John 4:10-14
Jesus introduces “living water”
Turning the fleshly conversation into the spiritual.
“If you knew the gift of God …”
Jesus Himself (John 3:16), or
That which Jesus would provide … His sacrifice and salvation (Romans 6:23; 2 Corinthians 9:15; Galatians 1:4; Ephesians 5:2; 2:8; James 1:17; Hebrews 6:4)
You can’t separate the two – Luke 19:10

8. Jesus introduces “living water”
John 4:10-14
Jesus introduces “living water”
“If you knew the gift of God …”
Conditional or unconditional?
God said He would “give this land” to the descendants of Abram … (Genesis 12:7; 13:14-17; Numbers 13:2; Joshua 1:6-8; 1 Kings 8:33-34)
Is it still a gift if something is required of us? Is grace still unmerited favor if we must do something?

9. Jesus introduces “living water”
John 4:10-14
Jesus introduces “living water”
“If you knew … who it is who says to you, ‘give Me a drink’”
Do we know Jesus and what He offers? Philippians 3:7-11
What can we learn about talking to others about the gospel from Jesus’ opening words to this woman?

10. Jesus introduces “living water”
John 4:10-14
Jesus introduces “living water”
Jesus said if you knew who I was, you’d be asking Me for a drink of “living water”. Jeremiah 2:13; 17:13
Just like Nicodemus, this woman is having a difficult time understanding spiritual concepts with a fleshly mindset.
“You have nothing to draw with … where then do you get that living water?”