1. Copyright © Simon G. Harris Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission.

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3. A fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ On the Step - getting to know Christians The Discovery Step - getting to know the Gospel The Questioning Step - exploring the Gospel THE GREATEST STEP - becoming a Christian Step in - with Baptism & Membership Step on - towards Maturity Step out - into Ministry Step up - to Leadership Unbeliever         A thriving church is where everybody is moving up the staircase A thriving church is where everybody is moving up the staircase

4. We'll build a world of our own that no one else can share “ “ All our sorrows we'll leave far behind us there And I know you will find there'll be peace of mind When we live in a world of our own ” ”

5. The Samaritan Woman John 4:18 The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. … John 4:18 The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. … 5 shattered dreams

6. “I wasn’t happy, …I want someone I can be at peace with all the time. “ “ ” ”

7. Today we demand vastly more from our relationships compared to the 1950’s like addicts searching for the fix of intensity & intimacy. Ironically it is the broken bonds of love that are the greatest single cause of despair. “ “ ” ”

8. The Samaritan Woman John 4:18 The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. … John 4:18 The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. … 5 shattered dreams We must look elsewhere for ultimate fulfilment & meaning We must look elsewhere for ultimate fulfilment & meaning

9. John 4:7 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” John 4:7 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” The Samaritan Woman We must look elsewhere for ultimate fulfilment & meaning We must look elsewhere for ultimate fulfilment & meaning

10. John 4:10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” The Samaritan Woman We must look elsewhere for ultimate fulfilment & meaning We must look elsewhere for ultimate fulfilment & meaning

11. John 4:13 - 14 … whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” The Samaritan Woman We must look elsewhere for ultimate fulfilment & meaning We must look elsewhere for ultimate fulfilment & meaning

12. John 4:15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.” John 4:15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.” The Samaritan Woman We must look elsewhere for ultimate fulfilment & meaning We must look elsewhere for ultimate fulfilment & meaning

13. John 4:13 - 14 … whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” The Samaritan Woman We must look elsewhere for ultimate fulfilment & meaning We must look elsewhere for ultimate fulfilment & meaning

14. John 4:3-4 When the Lord learned of this, he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee. 4Now he had to go through Samaria. The Samaritan Woman A bit odd …

15. John 4:6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. John 4:6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. The Samaritan Woman A bit odd …

16. John 4:7 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” John 4:7 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” The Samaritan Woman … unless you remember he was determined to meet people A bit odd …

17. Yet, I say to you, and beg you to believe me, multiply these tiny triumphs by millions, add them all up together, and they are nothing, less than nothing. Indeed a positive impediment measured against one drop of that living water Christ offers to the spiritually thirsty, irrespective of who or what they are. “ “ ” ”

18. John 4:15 “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty …. John 4:15 “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty …. The Samaritan Woman