Changing from outcast to evangelist is possible because of the transformation that takes place through the work of the Holy Spirit. When the Samaritan woman encountered Jesus, she was an outcast in the community. She came to the well to draw water in the heat of the day to avoid conflict with people who looked …
Leaving the old life behind is what happens when the Lord begins to transform us through the work of the Holy Spirit. When Jesus encountered the Samaritan woman, her life was filled with regret and shame. She went to the well in the hottest part of the day to avoid other women who disapproved of …
The woman at the well discovered that Jesus is the Messiah. John 4: 26 Then Jesus told her, “I Am the Messiah!”[1] Jesus will not declare this openly again until the week before His death. The Jewish leadership found this frustrating. John 10: 24 The people surrounded him and asked, “How long are you going to keep …
Jesus stated facts about the woman at the well, which exposed shame. Jesus knew the woman needed to deal with her immoral life to drink His living water. Women usually came to get water in the morning or evening when it was cooler and not in the middle of the day when it was hot. …
When Jesus met the Samaritan woman, He talked about living water, but what does that mean? While Jesus was traveling through Samaria on the way to Galilee, He stopped and rested by a well. While Jesus was resting, a woman approached the well in the heat of the day to fill her bucket. Then Jesus …
Receiving God’s gift of salvation is the greatest gift we will ever receive. A Samaritan woman approached the well to draw water in the heat of the day. It was then she saw Jesus, who was resting by the well. Being a woman who had been married five times and living with another, she went …
We in the 21st century may miss Jesus breaking down barriers in the story of the woman at the well. We think nothing of women and men conversing in public. It was very different for the Jewish community of Jesus’ time. Jewish men did not talk to women in public. One of the rabbinical teachings …