Part 4 of a 5 part series on the Samaritan Woman
Jesus has been talking in private to the Samaritan woman. He has told her that he is the Messiah...
John 4:27-30 27 Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, "What do you want?" or, "Why are you speaking with her?" 28 Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, 29 "Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he?" 30 They left the city and were on their way to him...
John 4:39-42 39 Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman's testimony, "He told me everything I have ever done." 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. 41 And many more believed because of his word. 42 They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world." The headline might read: "Woman finds living water and brings her friends to the well!"
She runs off - leaving her water jar behind - to find her friends and bring them to see the Messiah. When was the last time you brought someone to the well? She risked people thinking she was nuts. But it was too important to keep to herself.
The whole town comes... and they judge for themselves... "this is truly the Savior of the world." Practically speaking, what would it look like in your life today if you brought someone to the well?
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