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 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?”

3. Jesus introduces “living water”
John 4:10-14
Jesus introduces “living water”
Her logic is that “our father Jacob” needed something to draw out the water, are You “greater” than him?
Interesting; the Greek word for “greater” means “larger (literally or figuratively, specifically in age).” (Strong) See John 8:53

4. Jesus introduces “living water”
John 4:10-14
Jesus introduces “living water”
Jesus’ response:
John 4:13-14, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again …”
How long do the blessings of this life satisfy? The same can be said of our food.
Ecclesiastes 6:7; Isaiah 55:1-2

5. Jesus introduces “living water”
John 4:10-14
Jesus introduces “living water”
Jesus’ response:
John 4:14, “… but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him …”
“Shall never thirst”
“Will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life”
Man has needs far beyond just food and water! Psalms 107:9; Isaiah 49:10; John 6:27, 35, 48-51, ; 7:37-38; Revelation 21:6; 22:17
There’s something more to life. Luke 12:23

6. Jesus introduces “living water”
John 4:15
Jesus introduces “living water”
The woman’s response:
Still with a fleshly mindset, she seeks the water Jesus offered so she wouldn’t have to:
Be physically thirsty. John 6:34
Come to this well to get her water.
Are we looking to the Lord to simply make this life easier?

7. Jesus introduces Himself
John 4:16-19
Jesus introduces Himself
Jesus speaks of her marital situation and in so doing:
Proves who He is by knowing things about her that He shouldn’t know.
Points out her sinful condition and her need for such living water. Luke 5:8; John 8:11. – Address the need this living water was designed for.