The Miraculous Encounters of Jesus in John 4
The Messiah is Coming
John 4
The Build Up
•
Goes the Jerusalem for Passover
•
Quickly gaining new followers in Jerusalem
•
While Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Passover Festival, many
believed in his name because they saw the miraculous signs that he
did – John 2
•
Nicodemus (Late at night)
•
Surpasses John the Baptist
•
H
e must increase and I must decrease -
John
3
•
On his way back home to Galilee
•
When he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him because they
had seen all the things he had done in Jerusalem
- John 4
The Way Back Home
•
Unknown
•
Performs no miracles
•
Jesus said to him, “Unless you see miraculous signs and
wonders, you won’t believe.” –
John 4
•
Samaritan woman is not prominent Individual
The Samaritan woman asked, “Why do you, a Jewish man, ask
for something to drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (Jews
and Samaritans didn’t associate with each other.)
Jesus responded, “If you recognized God’s gift and who is
saying to you, ‘Give me some water to drink,’ you would be
asking him and he would give you living water.”
The woman said to him, “Sir, you don’t have a bucket and the
well is deep. Where would you get this living water?
You aren’t
greater than our father Jacob, are you? He gave this well to us,
and he drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock.”
Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty
again, but whoever drinks from the water that I will give will
never be thirsty again. The water that I give will become in
those who drink it a spring of water that bubbles up into
eternal life.”
The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will
never be thirsty and will never need to come here to draw
water!”
- John 4:7-15
Water
L
ORD
, the hope of Israel,
all who forsake you will suffer disgrace;
those who turn away from you in the land
will be written off,
for
they have abandoned the
L
ORD
,
the fountain of living water.
Heal me,
L
ORD
, and I’ll be healed.
Save me and I’ll be saved,
for you are my heart’s desire.
- Jer. 17:13-14
Jesus said to her, “Go, get your husband, and come back
here.” The woman replied, “I don’t have a husband.”
“You are right to say, ‘I don’t have a husband,’” Jesus
answered.
“You’ve had five husbands, and the man you
are with now isn’t your husband. You’ve spoken the
truth.”
•
John 4:16-18
Husband
God who saves me,
don’t neglect me!
Don’t leave me all alone!
Even if my father and mother left me all alone,
the
Lord
would take me in.
Lord
, teach me your way;
...
But I have sure faith
that I will experience the
Lord
’s goodness
in the land of the living!
Psalm 27:9-10, 13
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About 2 years ago we went through the whole book of John as a fellowship
John is beautifully written and presents Jesus in a very different way than Matt, Mark & Luke
Has fewer narrative stories than the synoptic
A lot more dialogues and monologues with and by Jesus
Highly symbolic language and dualism:
Light/darkness
Life/Death
Freedom/slavery
Spirit/Flesh
There are also a lot of ‘Multiple meanings’ of things Jesus says which leads to misunderstanding. It’s unclear if the misunderstanding is intentional or just consequential
John chapter 4 captures the familiar story of the “Samaritan Woman” or the “Woman at the Well” where we have one of the popular multiple meanings statements.
Where Jesus has a solo encounter with a woman while he’s in transit A lot of focus on the story starts from who she is… A Samaritan… a woman…. Unmarried… This is the longest recorded conversation of Jesus we have in the New Testament.
Traditionally a lot of time has been spent on who the woman was, who the Samaritans are and some of the why’s and wherefore of the scene. But today I want to spend more time on what it is they were talking about.
As the conversation proceeds, it seems like they each up the ante and take the conversation deeper and deeper and speaks to a long standing theological dialogue/disagreement between Jews and Samaritans.
Jesus encounters various individuals in John 4, including gaining new followers in Jerusalem, conversing with a Samaritan woman about living water, and revealing truths about her life. These encounters showcase his divine nature and teachings on eternal life.
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The Messiah is Coming John 4
The Build Up Goes the Jerusalem for Passover Quickly gaining new followers in Jerusalem While Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Passover Festival, many believed in his name because they saw the miraculous signs that he did John 2 Nicodemus (Late at night) Surpasses John the Baptist He must increase and I must decrease - John 3 On his way back home to Galilee When he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him because they had seen all the things he had done in Jerusalem - John 4
The Way Back Home Unknown Performs no miracles Jesus said to him, Unless you see miraculous signs and wonders, you won t believe. John 4 Samaritan woman is not prominent Individual
The Samaritan woman asked, Why do you, a Jewish man, ask for something to drink from me, a Samaritan woman? (Jews and Samaritans didn t associate with each other.) Jesus responded, If you recognized God s gift and who is saying to you, Give me some water to drink, you would be asking him and he would give you living water. The woman said to him, Sir, you don t have a bucket and the well is deep. Where would you get this living water? You aren t greater than our father Jacob, are you? He gave this well to us, and he drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock. Jesus answered, Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks from the water that I will give will never be thirsty again. The water that I give will become in those who drink it a spring of water that bubbles up into eternal life. The woman said to him, Sir, give me this water, so that I will never be thirsty and will never need to come here to draw water! - John 4:7-15
LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you will suffer disgrace; those who turn away from you in the land will be written off, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water. Heal me, LORD, and I ll be healed. Save me and I ll be saved, for you are my heart s desire. - Jer. 17:13-14
Jesus said to her, Go, get your husband, and come back here. The woman replied, I don t have a husband. You are right to say, I don t have a husband, Jesus answered. You ve had five husbands, and the man you are with now isn t your husband. You ve spoken the truth. John 4:16-18
God who saves me, don t neglect me! Don t leave me all alone! Even if my father and mother left me all alone, the LORD would take me in. LORD, teach me your way; ... But I have sure faith that I will experience the LORD s goodness in the land of the living! Psalm 27:9-10, 13
