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Dr “insert name” talks about the benefits of water to our physical health, what about our spiritual? I would love to invite you to famous story .

John 4:14 NKJV

but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

Context:

Jesus is talking to a Woman at the well.

This was socially unacceptable because;

Samaritan

Woman

Jesus asks the woman to “Give” Him a drink.

Jesus transitions the talk from physical to spiritual.

Key words:

Why? and What was his purpose?

What was his purpose?

Water - hydor

I think it is found in the conversation…lets take a quick look.

Mentioned 3 times in one verse

Never -

“I shall give”

The gift comes from God

Become - ginomae

With 667 occurrences, it is one of the most commonly used words.(1)

With 667 occurrences, it is one of the most commonly used words.

become

John 1:6 NKJV

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

John 1:5 NKJV

And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

John 1:8 NKJV

He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

John 1:1 NKJV

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:3 NKJV

All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

John 1:2 NKJV

He was in the beginning with God.

John 1:4 NKJV

In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

John 1:12–14 NKJV

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

Horst Robert Balz and Gerhard Schneider, Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1990–), 247.

The Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament γίνομαι

It means in the literal sense become, originate, come into existence. In the NT the following meanings are found: (1) happen, occur; (2) become, originate; (3) attain to or arrive at (something); (4) be made, be created

It means in the literal sense become, originate, come into existence. In the NT the following meanings are found: (1) happen, occur; (2) become, originate; (3) attain to or arrive at (something); (4) be made, be created. Horst Robert Balz and Gerhard Schneider, Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1990–), 247.

It means in the literal sense become, originate, come into existence. happen, occur; become, attain, be made, be created. (1).

Something new

The sentence that it is written in suggest that it does not exist within, but given by Christ alone. Hence the giving from Christ “Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give”

Springing up into

Will leap up

Come up to the brim

Everlasting life - aionios zoe

life = being alive, healthy & happy

Forever

The conversation

Jesus: Asks for a drink (7)

Samaritan woman: She makes an excuse saying you are a Jew and I am a samaritan woman (9)

Jesus: almost ignores her statement by saying “if you knew” (10)

Samaritan woman: doesn’t ask Jesus for a drink, but wants to know where He got it from. (11-12).

Because the only Well there was Jacobs Well.

Samaritan woman: then asks the question about Jacob if Jesus is greater than Jacob. (12).

Jesus: avoids the Jacob question, redirects and goes back to the water.

I love the response of our saviour, for he does not answer her question about being greater than Jacob, but goes to the core question about the living water.

One scholar suggests that;

The New American Commentary: John 1–11 6. The Witness to the Samaritan Woman: A Lesson for the Disciples and a Crucial Confession (4:1–42)

In replying to the woman, Jesus did not challenge her tradition about the well by drawing attention to her poor understanding of biblical texts. He did not even mention Jacob again. Such an approach would be an evangelistic tangent that might appeal to those of us who love to argue. Instead, Jesus returned to the core question of water and thirst on two levels.

Samaritan woman: finally ask “Sir give me this water”

Jesus: then Jesus does strange thing, and talks about something else;

get your husband.

Samaritan woman: tries get around the question, by answering and saying “I don’t have one”

Jesus: doesn’t let her go that easy, and says thats right you have 5 husbands.

Samaritan woman: Sir you must be a prophet, then she talks ask a question that has probably been on her mind since she was a child. “What place should we worship?”.

She had resurfaced the conversation, avoiding talking about her personal life.

rather than talking about her husbands she changes gears

Jesus: avoids talking about surface things, and brings the conversation back down to that deep level.

The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: John The Glory is Revealed Among the Despised: A Samaritan Woman (4:1–42)

The image of water is also used in both Jewish and Samaritan sources as an image of God’s revelation, the Torah, as well as of the Spirit.

Rather than focusing on the place of worship, He focuses on the nature of worship “spirit and truth”

God will look for those who worship in only spirit and in truth.

The New American Commentary: John 1–11 6. The Witness to the Samaritan Woman: A Lesson for the Disciples and a Crucial Confession (4:1–42)

The issue was clear. If Jesus had entered the age-old argument of which was the “right” temple (like our arguments about the “right” church), the woman would not have had to face herself and her sin.

The New American Commentary: John 1–11 6. The Witness to the Samaritan Woman: A Lesson for the Disciples and a Crucial Confession (4:1–42)

The issue was clear. If Jesus had entered the age-old argument of which was the “right” temple (like our arguments about the “right” church), the woman would not have had to face herself and her sin

The New American Commentary: John 1–11 6. The Witness to the Samaritan Woman: A Lesson for the Disciples and a Crucial Confession (4:1–42)

The issue was clear. If Jesus had entered the age-old argument of which was the “right” temple (like our arguments about the “right” church), the woman would not have had to face herself and her sin.

So what was it that Jesus was trying to accomplish?

The New American Commentary: John 1–11 6. The Witness to the Samaritan Woman: A Lesson for the Disciples and a Crucial Confession (4:1–42)

The issue was clear. If Jesus had entered the age-old argument of which was the “right” temple (like our arguments about the “right” church), the woman would not have had to face herself and her sin

W

Jesus was breaking down the walls of excuses. Jesus leading the conversation, he was able to knock down her walls, and get into a place of truth with her. It was then, she was able to see God. It was then she was able to ask for a drink and taste thr living water

Spirit and truth - for the person

Jesus was moving her physical needs to spiritual needs. It was always his purpose to move her from drinking the bitter water, to the everlasting water of life.

Well it seems that He was trying to get her to come to a real place, a place of Spirit & Truth.

Opening Up John’s Gospel A Samaritan Woman (4:1–26)

Jesus was telling the woman that he was able to give her the joy, peace, satisfaction and meaning to her life that she so desperately craved. The trouble was, this woman was looking for that satisfaction in her own way, not God’s way. Like the rest of humanity, she had rejected the spring of living water (that is, God) and had dug her own well, which was totally unable to hold the water she was thirsty for.

Did Jesus avoid move away from water?

So why bring up water?

Historical fact: Did you know that; according to the Jews and Samaritans, that water was strongly associated with life.

Historical fact: Did you know that;

The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: John The Glory is Revealed Among the Despised: A Samaritan Woman (4:1–42)

The image of water is also used in both Jewish and Samaritan sources as an image of God’s revelation, the Torah, as well as of the Spirit.

Jesus journeyed

The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: John The Glory is Revealed Among the Despised: A Samaritan Woman (4:1–42)

On one level to worship in spirit could mean to worship not just with words or thoughts or mere emotion but with one’s innermost self, at one’s center, one’s heart. Such worship engages the mind, emotions and body, but it is centered deeper, in the spirit. And to worship in truth could mean to worship as who one really is, with no hypocrisy, falseness, deception. Such a reference to the human spirit and integrity develops thoughts already introduced in the Gospel (for example, 1:47; 3:6).

Rodney A. Whitacre, John, vol. 4, The IVP New Testament Commentary Series (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999), 103.

The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: John The Glory is Revealed Among the Despised: A Samaritan Woman (4:1–42)

On one level to worship in spirit could mean to worship not just with words or thoughts or mere emotion but with one’s innermost self, at one’s center, one’s heart. Such worship engages the mind, emotions and body, but it is centered deeper, in the spirit. And to worship in truth could mean to worship as who one really is, with no hypocrisy, falseness, deception. Such a reference to the human spirit and integrity develops thoughts already introduced in the Gospel (for example, 1:47; 3:6).

What does this have to do with water?

Jesus

The bible speaks of

Psalm 23:1–3 NKJV

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.

Opening Up John’s Gospel A Samaritan Woman (4:1–26)

Jesus was telling the woman that he was able to give her the joy, peace, satisfaction and meaning to her life that she so desperately craved. The trouble was, this woman was looking for that satisfaction in her own way, not God’s way. Like the rest of humanity, she had rejected the spring of living water (that is, God) and had dug her own well, which was totally unable to hold the water she was thirsty for.

The issue was clear. If Jesus had entered the age-old argument of which was the “right” temple (like our arguments about the “right” church), the woman would not have had to face herself and her sin

12. Samaritan woman:

The image of water is also used in both Jewish and Samaritan sources as an image of God’s revelation, the Torah, as well as of the Spirit. Rodney A. Whitacre, John, vol. 4, The IVP New Testament Commentary Series (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999), 103.

The New American Commentary: John 1–11 6. The Witness to the Samaritan Woman: A Lesson for the Disciples and a Crucial Confession (4:1–42)

The issue was clear. If Jesus had entered the age-old argument of which was the “right” temple (like our arguments about the “right” church), the woman would not have had to face herself and her sin

Historical fact: Did you know that; according to the Jews and Samaritans, that water was strongly associated with life.

Jesus was talking in context the whole time.

It may have seemed Jesus was transitioning to different places, but He always had a goal with his conversation with the Samaritan woman, which was to get her to start drawing water from Him.

John 7:37 NKJV

On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.

Jesus

He had an agenda, what was it?

Psalm 23:1–3 NKJV

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.

Opening Up John’s Gospel A Samaritan Woman (4:1–26)

But as well as drawing this contrast, John is also illustrating the satisfaction that Jesus brings to empty, disappointed people. It was precisely that feeling that Jesus addressed when he talked to this Samaritan. She’d gone there at noon to draw water and met Jesus taking a rest from his journey, feeling tired and thirsty. So naturally their conversation turned to the theme of water, and Jesus made a remarkable statement (vv. 13–14).

At first, the woman didn’t understand what he was getting at. She thought he was still talking about some strange water that you could drink, but as the story continues it becomes obvious that Jesus was using the picture of water to represent that eternally satisfying life that only God can provide.

Gerald L. Borchert, , vol. 25A, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1996), 207.

The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: John The Glory is Revealed Among the Despised: A Samaritan Woman (4:1–42)

The image of water is also used in both Jewish and Samaritan sources as an image of God’s revelation, the Torah, as well as of the Spirit.

He lead her, not by force, but had given her every opportunity to take for herself a cup of water for Jesus, and we know the rest of the story, she was so restored that she became an extravert, spreading the word to the town.

Jesus was in the business of restoring souls.

Desire of Ages Chapter 19—At Jacob’s Well

His words to the woman had aroused her conscience, Jesus rejoiced. He saw her drinking of the water of life, and His own hunger and thirst were satisfied. The accomplishment of the mission which He had left heaven to perform strengthened the Saviour for His labor, and lifted Him above the necessities of humanity. To minister to a soul hungering and thirsting for the truth was more grateful to Him than eating or drinking. It was a comfort, a refreshment, to Him. Benevolence was the life of His soul.

Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations 1586 Water Prolongs Fast

A man lying quietly in a cool room could live at most 12 days without water, but given water he could fast for more than two months.

How important and valuable is water to our physical health, Jesus says that the living water is greater. We cannot live a full life without drinking from the living water, which is Christ.

John 7:37 NKJV

On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.

Lets pray...

Horst Robert Balz and Gerhard Schneider, Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1990–), 247.

Water (2)

Intro: Water 01

Body: Fill it up to the brim

Conclusion Ellen White

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