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Scripture: John 4:25 (ESV) – The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.” At this point in the conversation, the Samaritan woman acknowledges her belief in the coming Messiah, expressing her hope that He will reveal all truth.Continue reading “The Expectation of the Messiah”

Scripture: John 4:24 (ESV) – “God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” Jesus continues His teaching on true worship by explaining that God is spirit. This means that He is not confined to any physical location, temple, or ritual—He is infinite, invisible, and present everywhere. Because of this,Continue reading “God is Spirit—Worship in Spirit and Truth”

Scripture: John 4:23 (ESV) – “But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.” Jesus now shifts the focus from where worship happens to how it must be done. He tells the SamaritanContinue reading “Worship in Spirit and Truth”

Scripture: John 4:22 (ESV) – “You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.” Jesus continues His response to the Samaritan woman by addressing the difference between Samaritan and Jewish worship. He tells her that the Samaritans worship what they do not know, meaning their worshipContinue reading “True Worship and Salvation from the Jews”

Scripture: John 4:21 (ESV) – “Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.’” In response to the Samaritan woman’s question about the proper place of worship, Jesus shifts the focus from where worship happens to how and whom weContinue reading “A New Era of Worship”

Scripture: John 4:20 (ESV) – “Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.” After Jesus reveals her past, the Samaritan woman redirects the conversation to a long-standing religious debate between Jews and Samaritans. Instead of focusing on her personal need for salvation, sheContinue reading “Worship in Spirit and Truth”

Scripture: John 4:19 (ESV) – The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.” In this moment, the Samaritan woman realizes that Jesus is no ordinary man. Having just heard Him reveal details about her past that no stranger could possibly know, she acknowledges Him as a prophet—someone with divine insight.Continue reading “Recognizing the Presence of God”

Scripture: John 4:18 (ESV) – “For you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.” In this verse, Jesus fully reveals His divine knowledge of the Samaritan woman’s life. She had spoken partially but not fully truthfully about her marital status, yet Jesus,Continue reading “Christ Knows and Still Invites”

Scripture: John 4:17 (ESV) – The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’;” In response to Jesus’ command to bring her husband, the Samaritan woman offers a half-truth—she does not have a husband at that moment, but she does not reveal theContinue reading “Honest Confession Before Christ”

Scripture: John 4:16 (ESV) – Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” At this moment in His conversation with the Samaritan woman, Jesus shifts from offering living water to addressing her personal life. By asking her to call her husband, He is not simply making conversation; rather, He is gently exposingContinue reading “Confronting Sin to Reveal Grace”