Lessons from the Samaritan Woman!

Prepared by: Rev: Juanito D. Samillano Jr.

““Give Me a Give Me a

drink.”drink.”

““How is it How is it

that You, that You,

being a being a

Jew, ask a Jew, ask a

drink from drink from

me, a me, a

Samaritan Samaritan

woman?” woman?”

John 4; 5- 11John 4; 5- 115 So He came to a city of Samaria which is called

Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour. 7 A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” 8 For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. 9 Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.

10 Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” 11 The woman said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water? 12 Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?”

Theme; Lessons from the Theme; Lessons from the samaritan womansamaritan woman

Today, indeed it is a great privilege and blessings for us to live in the year 2014. Many People wished and desired to reach 2014 and yet their physical conditions stopped them.

Many people died and not able to reach 2014 by natural and accident death. Perhaps, this message will be a great reminders for us so that we will be encourage to live a good life being a disciple of Christ this new year.

From this text we are From this text we are reminded by God of the things reminded by God of the things that we should consider as we that we should consider as we

start to live this new year.start to live this new year.

I: The Perfect time!II: The small request!III: The gap!IV: The comparison!

Perfect timePerfect time

5 So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being

wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth

hour

Six HourSix HourThis was about noon time. This Samaritan woman flees from the women in

the village because she was immorally sinners. Even though she made an effort to escape yet she was caught by Jesus and it was a perfect time.

God has a perfect time to each one. He has a time table to use us effectively. God didn’t mind our sin. As long us we are willing to confess and ask forgiveness, He will use us again. Imagine this sinful woman was the reasons that the people in the village heard the gospel of christ.

Small requestSmall request

7 A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”

Give me a drinkGive me a drink

This was an amazing phrases. Jesus asked a small portion of water from this samaritan woman. Just a small portion.

Today, God still asking a small portion from us!

Income- Out of 100% He asked the 10%.Days- Out of 7 days a week He asked one day.Month- Out of 31 days in a month he asked the 4 days (Sunday’s).Year- Out of 362 days in a year he asked 48 days. (Sunday’s)

Will you give him this small request?

The gapThe gap

9 Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.

Jews have no dealings with Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.Samaritans.

Jews disregard for the Samaritans was increased by the Samaritans’ lack of resistance to Antiochus Epiphanes’ campaign (c. 167 bc) to promote Hellenistic worship in the area. While part of the Jewish community resisted the transforming of the Jerusalem temple to a temple for Zeus.

the Tyndale Bible Dictionary “Relations between the Samaritans and the Jews”…

This hatred was passed on to their siblings until today. Christ intention was to destroy the gap that happened in the past and bring reconciliation.

The comparisonThe comparison

12 Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?”

Are You greater than our father Are You greater than our father Jacob?Jacob?

These are the major problems of the couples, parents, society, schools, businesses and even churches today.

People today are aiming to be famous. They will not allow somebody to surpass them.

Comparison is common. Even in Christ disciples in Mark 9:33-37.

Conclusion!Conclusion!

Will you allow Will you allow

me to be your me to be your

driver?driver?

No, leave No, leave

me alone me alone

Jesus.Jesus.

If not now, If not now,

when?when?