Journey to Renewed Hope: Lessons from John 4
Between
God’s House
& Your House
John 4:1-42
(EVS)
“Passing Through”
& “Beside The Well”
•
Jesus was “wearied” at the hottest part of the day
•
The disciples were shopping / getting needs met
•
This place wasn’t friendly towards God’s people
•
The disciples only saw it as a place of business
“Passing Through”
& “Beside The Well”
•
Jesus was “wearied” at the hottest part of the day
•
The disciples were shopping / getting needs met
•
This place wasn’t friendly towards God’s people
•
The disciples only saw it as a place of business
•
Jesus saw it as a harvest field
•
Jesus “MADE ROOM” & “MADE A
DIFFERENCE
”
#1 BROUGHT A GIFT
“
If you knew
the gift of God [I’m
offering]
. . . you would have asked
him and he would have
given you
living water”
(4:10)
“For God so loved the world,
He
gave
…” (3:16)
#1 BROUGHT A GIFT
“For it is by grace you have been
saved, through faith—and this not
from yourselves,
it is the gift of God
”
(Eph 2:8)
Where ever you are
“stuck in life”,
a “gift of life”
needs to happen!!!
#2 OFFERED HOPE
“Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again
[temporary answers], but whoever drinks the water
that I give him will never be thirsty again” (4:14)
“true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and
truth, for the Father is seeking such people.” (4:23)
“I who speak to you am he [the savior]” (4:26)
“Praise be to God . . . In his great mercy he
has given us new birth into
a living hope
through the resurrection of Jesus”
(1 Pe 1:3-4)
“you were
redeemed from the empty
[hopeless] way of life handed down to you
from your forefathers . . .[and now] your
hope is in God. (1 Pe 1:18-21)
“For in this hope we were saved. But
hope that is seen is no hope at all.
Who
hopes for what he already has
? But if
we hope for what we do not yet have,
we wait for it patiently.”
(Ro 8:24-25)
#3 LISTENED WITH GRACE
(Jn 4:17) “You are right in saying, ‘I have
no husband . . . What you have said is
true.”
(Jn 3:17) “For God did not send His Son
into the world to condemn the world . . .”
People who are personally
close, obedient & thankful to
God are gracious people
The way you deal with another person’s
sin says more about what is going on in
you than them
#4 LIVED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
(
34f)
“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will
of him who sent me and to finish his work
.
Do you not say, ‘Four months more and then
the harvest’?
I tell you, open your eyes and
look at the fields!
They are ripe for harvest.
Even now the reaper draws his wages, even
now he harvests the crop for eternal life”
Between God’s house & your house each
of us should see His harvest and
1.
Bring a gift
2.
Offer hope
3.
Listen with grace
4.
Live to make a difference
Our Easter Business/Community Outreach
“Bucket Of Love”
1.
Get a bucket & materials
2.
Choose a business/school/place
3.
Fill it with goodies
4.
Write an encouraging note
5.
Deliver it March 10-12
6.
Post a FB pic
#MakingRoom
Between God’s house & your house each
of us should see His harvest and
1.
Bring a gift
2.
Offer hope
3.
Listen with grace
4.
Live to make a difference
Good Morning – it is so great to see you
Life is this amazing combination of victories and joy that come from a lifetime of hard work AND victories and joy that come this week because you step out in faith.
Today we are going to read about one of the greatest joys that can happen to you this week if you will step out in faith.
John 4 in your Bible & Page 10 in your newsletter
Read John 4:1-42
Jesus is leaving the Jerusalem temple and the religious capital of His faith.
He is leaving all the religious people who arguing over who is winning
(who has more disciples)
Like church people who care about is their church larger than their friends
– instead of the people who aren’t going anywhere
He is leaving a place where people are spending all their time comparing themselves to each other – and worried about who has more of the same people (how sad)
Jesus was leaving the religious capital – and going home
Going from God’s house (TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM) to His (Peter’s) house (Galilee)
And between his worship and his home – Jesus sees a harvest
His disciples don’t see it.
Jesus sees a holy moment and mission and a holy place to make room
They don’t see this place as a place to make room for the gospel
But Jesus does!
So many times you and I, as his disciples,
are so busy with comparing ourselves & comparing our churches that we miss
God’s mission and holy miracles in where we shop, we play, we do business.
“Comparison is the thief of joy”
The joy of how valuable and loved you are in the Kingdom
The thief of mission (focusing on others’ instead of yours)
Discover the transformative journey from weariness to hope through the encounters at the well in John 4:1-42. Explore the themes of grace, redemption, and the gift of new life as seen in the interactions between Jesus and the Samaritan woman. Be inspired to seek and offer the life-giving water that brings eternal satisfaction and a renewed sense of purpose.
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Between God s House & Your House John 4:1-42 (EVS)
Passing Through & Beside The Well Jesus was wearied at the hottest part of the day The disciples were shopping / getting needs met This place wasn t friendly towards God s people The disciples only saw it as a place of business
Passing Through & Beside The Well Jesus was wearied at the hottest part of the day The disciples were shopping / getting needs met This place wasn t friendly towards God s people The disciples only saw it as a place of business Jesus saw it as a harvest field Jesus MADE ROOM & MADE A DIFFERENCE
#1 BROUGHT A GIFT If you knew the gift of God [I m offering] . . . you would have asked him and he would have given you living water (4:10) For God so loved the world, He gave (3:16)
#1 BROUGHT A GIFT For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God (Eph 2:8)
Where ever you are stuck in life , a gift of life needs to happen!!!
#2 OFFERED HOPE Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again [temporary answers], but whoever drinks the water that I give him will never be thirsty again (4:14) true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people. (4:23) I who speak to you am he [the savior] (4:26)
Praise be to God . . . In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus (1 Pe 1:3-4) you were redeemed from the empty [hopeless] way of life handed down to you from your forefathers . . .[and now] your hope is in God. (1 Pe 1:18-21)
For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. (Ro 8:24-25)
#3 LISTENED WITH GRACE (Jn 4:17) You are right in saying, I have no husband . . . What you have said is true. (Jn 3:17) For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world . . .
People who are personally close, obedient & thankful to God are gracious people The way you deal with another person s sin says more about what is going on in you than them
#4 LIVED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 34f) My food, said Jesus, is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. Do you not say, Four months more and then the harvest ? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. Even now the reaper draws his wages, even now he harvests the crop for eternal life
Between Gods house & your house each of us should see His harvest and 1. Bring a gift 2. Offer hope 3. Listen with grace 4. Live to make a difference
Our Easter Business/Community Outreach Bucket Of Love 1. Get a bucket & materials 2. Choose a business/school/place 3. Fill it with goodies 4. Write an encouraging note 5. Deliver it March 10-12 6. Post a FB pic #MakingRoom
Between Gods house & your house each of us should see His harvest and 1. Bring a gift 2. Offer hope 3. Listen with grace 4.Live to make a difference
