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Jesus Encounters The ThirstyJesus Encounters The ThirstyJohn 4:1-26John 4:1-26

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John 4:1-6John 4:1-61 1 Now when Jesus learned that the Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples making and baptizing more disciples than John than John 2 2 (although Jesus himself did (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), not baptize, but only his disciples), 3 3 he he left Judea and departed again for left Judea and departed again for Galilee. Galilee. 4 4 And he had to pass through And he had to pass through Samaria. Samaria. 5 5 So he came to a town of So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 6 Jacob’s well was there; so Jesus, Jacob’s well was there; so Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well. It was was sitting beside the well. It was about the sixth hour. about the sixth hour.

John 4:6b-9John 4:6b-9It was about the sixth hour. It was about the sixth hour. 7 7 There There came a woman of Samaria to draw came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” drink.” 8 8 (For his disciples had gone (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.) away into the city to buy food.) 9 9 The The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?” (For Jews me, a woman of Samaria?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)have no dealings with Samaritans.)

John 4:10-12John 4:10-1210 10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” given you living water.” 11 11 The woman The woman said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Where do you get that living water? 12 12

Are you greater than our father Jacob? Are you greater than our father Jacob? He gave us the well and drank from it He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his himself, as did his sons and his livestock.”livestock.”

John 4:13-14John 4:13-1413 13 Jesus said to her, “Everyone who Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty drinks of this water will be thirsty again, again, 14 14 but whoever drinks of the but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never water that I will give him will never be thirsty forever. The water that I be thirsty forever. The water that I will give him will become in him a will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to spring of water welling up to eternal life.”eternal life.”

John 4:15John 4:1515 15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.”or have to come here to draw water.”

John 4:16-18John 4:16-1816 16 Jesus said to her, “Go, call your Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” husband, and come here.” 17 17 The The woman answered him, “I have no woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’; right in saying, ‘I have no husband’; 18 18

for you have had five husbands, and for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.”husband. What you have said is true.”

John 4:19-20John 4:19-2019 19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. perceive that you are a prophet. 20 20 Our Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.”place where people ought to worship.”

John 4:21-24John 4:21-2421 21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. you worship the Father. 22 22 You worship You worship what you do not know; we worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. Jews. 23 23 But the hour is coming, and is But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. people to worship him. 24 24 God is spirit, God is spirit, and those who worship him must and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” worship in spirit and truth.” 2525

John 4:25-26John 4:25-2625 25 The woman said to him, “I know The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.” will tell us all things.” 26 26 Jesus said Jesus said to her, to her, “I who speak to you am “I who speak to you am he.”he.”

Where do you draw Where do you draw water?water?•You were created as a vessel to You were created as a vessel to

be filled. be filled. John 7:38-39, 10:10, John 7:38-39, 10:10, 14:16-19…14:16-19…

•Where are you drawing water? Where are you drawing water? Jeremiah Jeremiah 2:9-132:9-13

Revelation 22:17Revelation 22:1717 17 The Spirit and the Bride say, The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of one who desires take the water of life without price.life without price.