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INTRODUCTION
Parable of the fishing trip video
TRANSITION
If everyone did their part, imagine the fish that could be caught.
If everyone did their part in the church, imagine the people who could come to know Jesus.
We talked about loving Jesus first, praying.
We cannot stay here, sitting on our pews, hoping for lost people to come to us.
We are called to reach the world.
Title of message- REACH
How do we do that?
Where do we begin?
We’re going to see how Jesus set an example for all of us, in a shocking encounter.
He reaches out to an individual in a way that is totally unexpected.
EXPOSITION
This story paints a picture of how Jesus looks at evangelism, missions, racism, prejudice, worship, forgiveness, acceptance, and other key issues for our church and society.
Read John 4:1-6
1. Reach All Places.(vv.
1-6)
EXP: “Jesus baptizing more” (People were being drawn to Jesus, John the Baptist was pointing people to him).
“Had to travel through Samaria”- talk about travel routes by typical Jews and their long standing hatred of Samaritans.
Show map of Israel
ILL: Avoiding people in high school.
Went the long way to class.
Why did Jesus have to travel through Samaria?
Perhaps fast travel to get away from the Pharisees, but I believe there is something more.
Jesus knew that he was about to meet someone who needed to find his love, grace, and forgiveness.
“Worn out from his journey” showed Jesus’ humanity.
He can relate to us in many ways.
But this also shows to Jesus, not only did he think it was important for the Gospel to be taken to an area that was looked down upon.
He thought it was worth it to the point that it physically wore him out just getting there.
APP: So many of us are willing to serve Jesus or do something for him so long as it doesn’t inconvenience us or get us out of our comfort zones.
But the minute we think about doing something that seems socially awkward, physically draining, or mentally exhausting we tap out.
Jesus understood something about His message that we must understand as a church.
For everyone else, this would have been something that would have been avoided.
This woman would not have been worthy to talk to a Jewish Rabbi, let alone about spiritual matters.
But Jesus knew something about his message that we must learn as a church.
We must… SAY POINT 1...with His message.
And His message is the Gospel.
APP:
ILL:
Explain the Gospel.
APP: Many Christians think that the church building is where the Gospel is preached, and that is true.
However, the Gospel must go forth from within these walls to the surrounding streets.
It must be taken to homes.
It must be taken to work places.
It must be taken to this city.
And it must be taken by you.
Yes, the labor will have a price; but the reward will be priceless.
2. Reach All People.
(vv.
7-30, 39-42)
Read
EXP: “A woman of Samaria came to draw water.”
Another level of awkward.
Jesus was a Jew, a Rabbi, and a man.
She was a Samaritan woman.
The time of day this was would lend us to believe that she had a bad reputation.
Came in the hottest part of the day, perhaps to avoid the other women?
For everyone else, this would have been something that would have been avoided.
This woman would not have been worthy to talk to a Jewish Rabbi, let alone about spiritual matters.
Jesus knew that someone’s reputation didn’t matter when it came to his message.
He is showing us that we must...
Say point 2. Read .
For everyone else, this would have been something that would have been avoided.
This woman would not have been worthy to talk to a Jewish Rabbi, let alone about spiritual matters.
But Jesus knew something about his message that we must learn as a church.
“Jesus simply asked her for a drink.”
This shocked her that he would even talk to her.
He used a simple sentence with intent on getting his message across.
So many of us think it’s very difficult to bring up spiritual things in day to day conversations.
There are many opportunities all around us to share if we would just open our eyes.
Example:
Instead of saying “It’s a beautiful day,” say “The Lord gave us a beautiful day today didn’t He?”
When someone tells you of a hard time they are going through, instead of simply saying “I hate to hear that,” you could say “I hate to hear that.
I went through something similar years ago.
Let me tell you how I got through it...” and share what God did for you.
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Jesus knew her past sins.
He didn’t say you need to go clean yourself up or clean up your reputation and come back to me.
He loved her and showed compassion.
He gave her information about himself before anyone else had it.
This is the first time Jesus plainly stated that he is the Messiah.
We should look to Jesus’ example, to learn what we should do for others.
Instead of putting ourselves in the place of the Holy Spirit and trying to convict people of their sin, we need to introduce them to Jesus and let the Spirit do His own work in their lives.
Look at this woman’s response...
Read John 4:27-30.
We have professionalized everything in Western culture.
If we need medical attention, we go to a professional doctor.
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