Homiletics Study
of John
Lesson 5 Passage:
John 4:1-30
Content (List of Topics or Events)
Samaritan woman learns of
living water as gift of God (John 4:1-18)
a. Jesus
travels to Samaria to Jacob’s well (1-6)
b. Jesus asks for a drink of water from Samaritan woman (7-8)
c. Jesus, gift of God, asks for drink and tells of
living water (9-10)
d. Samaritan woman wants to know how to draw living
water. (11-15)
e. Jesus asks for woman to get husband; knowing her
situation and hears her confession (16-18)
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Samaritan woman listens
to Jesus describe true worship is in Spirit and truth; declaring Himself as
Messiah (John 4:19-26)
a. Samaritan
woman recognizes Jesus as prophet asks about place of worship (19-20)
b. Jesus
discusses worship location and tells that salvation comes from the Jews (21-22)
c. Worship in
Spirit and truth is what God seeks (23-24)
d. Woman states
that Messiah will explain and Jesus declares “I am He” (25-26)
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Samaritan woman leaves
things behind to tell the town of Jesus (John 4:27-30)
a. Disciples see and don’t ask about why Jesus is
talking to woman (27)
b. Woman leaves water jar and goes back to town to share
Jesus (28)
c. Woman shares about Jesus knowing her and her
activities (29)
d. The people respond and come toward Jesus (30)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
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Scripture
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Samaritan woman learns of
living water as gift of God
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John 4:1-18
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Samaritan woman listens to
Jesus describe true worship is in Spirit and truth; declaring Himself as
Messiah
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John 4:19-26
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Samaritan woman leaves
things behind to witness to the town of Jesus
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John 4:27-30
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No
more than 10 words)
Samaritan
Woman learns of living water, true worship and witnesses
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Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL that living water leading to eternal life comes from
Jesus and that true worship must be in Spirit and truth.
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Specific Application Questions
1.
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Jacob’s well provided life to those who drank, Jesus
provides life for those who come to Him; have you come to Him for living
water?
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2.
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How do you come to Jesus and Worship?
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3.
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What do you need to leave behind to so you can tell of
Jesus?
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Principles to Remember
1.
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The gift of God is Living Water through Jesus
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2.
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God is Spirit and worship must be in Spirit and Truth
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3.
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Everybody needs to know who Jesus is
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Characteristic of God:
Giver of Eternal Life
Theme: Living Water and true worship brings excitement to
tell others about the giver of eternal life.
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