“ON THE ROAD WITH JESUS:

“PRETEND” (3)

Brian Kenning

7^th March 2010

Water

Zutswa             (Pictures:  ‘Watertank’ and ‘Church & Dancers’)

A story about:             

·         Spiritual water

·         Conversations at different levels

·         Pretence, evasion, confession, honesty

·         No place to hide

·         Witness

Reading:  John 4:1-9

Crossing barriers of race, religion, gender

Reading:  John 4:10-12

“living water”

Identified with the Holy Spirit

Reading:  John 4:13-15

Deliberately evasive or Spiritually unaware?

Reading:  John 4:16-18

·         An example of Jesus engaging a person by starting where they are at, then moving to heart issues

·         God will meet us where we are – but for us to grow and change, we must acknowledge who we are, where we are, what needs fixing

Reading:  John: 4:19-24

Reading:  John: 4:25-26

·         An acknowledgement of Jews Messiahship

Reading:  John 4:28-30 and John 4:39-42

(Picture)  -  ‘women at the well’

Come and see a man …..

Despite the cracks in her life, she’s prepared to be a witness to Jesus

·         One thirsty person telling another thirsty person – “come and see”

·         “they make their way towards Jesus”

·         “Sir”  →  “Prophet”  →  “Messiah”  →  “Saviour of the World”

 

 

For personal reflection and group studies, see:  “On the Road with Jesus” study guide

 

 

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