The Living Well

​The Living Well

How does it feel?

​Have you ever experienced that you are very thirsty?

Multiple Choice

Which of these drinks will give you true satisfaction when you are thirsty?

• Juice
• Soda
• Water
• Coffee

John 4:1-30 recounts the story of Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well, a significant moment in the Gospel of John that emphasizes themes of spiritual thirst.

​John 4:1-30

Read John 4:1-6

Multiple Choice

What did the Pharisees hear about Jesus?

• The Pharisees heard that Jesus made a chaos in the Temple.

• The Pharisees heard that Jesus had twelve disciples.

• The Pharisees heard that Jesus was baptizing people and did miracle with John.

• The Pharisees heard that Jesus was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John.

Multiple Choice

Who were using Jesus' name to baptize people?

• Jesus' disciples

• Pharisees
• Followers of John the Baptist
• Roman soldiers

Multiple Choice

Where did Jesus go after He left the Judea?

• Bethlehem
• Jerusalem

• Samaria
• Galilee

Multiple Choice

Why did Jesus sit down on the well at Sychar?

• He sat on it to pray.

• He sat on it for He was tired.

• He sat on it to wait for His disciples

• He sat on it to wait for the woman who would come to draw water.

​Context (Verses 1-6)

• Jesus learns that the Pharisees are aware of his growing number of followers, which may stir conflict. To avoid this, He departs Judea and heads to Galilee.

• On his way, Jesus passes through Samaria, a region where the people (Samaritans) were generally despised by the Jews due to historical and religious conflicts.

• Jesus rests at Jacob’s well, tired and thirsty, as His disciples go to buy food.

Read John 4:7-15

Multiple Choice

Whom did Jesus meet while resting by a well?

• A Samaritan woman
• A Pharisee
• A Roman soldier
• A tax collector

Multiple Choice

How did the woman initially respond when Jesus requested water?

• She ignored him and continued walking.
• She laughed and said she had no water.
• She was surprised and questioned why he asked her for water.
• She immediately offered him food instead.

Multiple Choice

What conflict happened between the Jews and the Samaritans?

• The conflict was over land ownership disputes.
• The conflict was primarily about trade routes.
• The conflict was due to territorial expansion.
• The conflict was primarily over religious and cultural differences.

Multiple Choice

What did Jesus offer to the Samaritan woman?

• Physical water
• Living water
• Bread of life
• Healing power

​Conversation (Verses 7-15)

• As they talked, Jesus revealed knowledge of her life, including that she had been married five times and was currently with a man who was not her husband.

• Jesus was pointing out that this woman was not satisfied with her life. Jesus has living water to offer that would completely satisfy her. Jesus explained that those who drank this “living water” would never thirst again, pointing to the soul's satisfaction through faith in him.

• She could only think of temporal satisfaction, showing that she still did not understand Jesus.

Read John 4:16-24

Multiple Choice

Why could the Samaritan Woman not bring her husband?

• She had no husband to bring.
• She was waiting for her husband to arrive.
• She wanted to keep her husband a secret.
• She was afraid of her husband.

Multiple Choice

How did the Samaritan woman change her view of Jesus when

He told her about her past life?

• She recognized Him as a prophet.
• She dismissed Him as a stranger.
• She believed He was lying.
• She thought He was a magician.

Multiple Choice

What does the Samaritan woman’s past tell us about how satisfied was she with her life?

• She was completely satisfied with her life.
• Her past had no impact on her happiness.
• The Samaritan woman was likely dissatisfied with her life.
• She was content with her relationships.

​Conversation (Verses 16-18)

• Remember what Jesus had said about giving the Samaritan woman living water. He was offering true satisfaction that would lead to eternal life because He knew that she had sought fulfillment or satisfaction from sources (wells) that could not ever satisfy her thirst for fulfillment in life.

Multiple Choice

What divisive issue did the Samaritan woman bring up even after she called Jesus a prophet?

• The role of women in society
• The location of worship (Mount Gerizim vs. Jerusalem)
• The importance of prayer rituals
• The nature of the Messiah

​Conversation (Verses 19)

• Deuteronomy 12:5 specifically says that God would choose a place for the Israelites to worship in the Promised Land. The Jews believed the account given in 1 Kings 8:16 and 29, in which Solomon dedicated the temple in Jerusalem as that special place of worship. The Samaritans claimed that Mount Gerazim was that special place. The Samaritan woman is bringing this up to pick a

  fight with Jesus about the right place to worship.

​What does worshiping in spirit and in truth mean?

• It is necessary to worship Jesus in Spirit because He is the one who causes the baptism of the Holy Spirit to arrive. Jesus promised that, after His ascension, the Spirit would dwell in His followers. To worship in the Spirit, one must be a true disciple of Jesus, which means a person is indwelt by the Spirit.

• Jesus is also the truth. He is the one who brings in the New Testament or Covenant. This means in one sense that He established the New Covenant as an agreement, but it also refers to the truth that comes through Him. The Gospels tell about Jesus’ life and work, and the rest of the New Testament gives us the truth that Jesus taught His disciples.

Read John 4:25-30

Multiple Choice

What did Jesus tell the Samaritan woman about the Messiah?

• Jesus told her that the Messiah would come soon.
• Jesus said He was not the Messiah.

• Jesus told the Samaritan woman that He is the Messiah.

• Jesus claimed the Messiah was already among them.

Multiple Choice

How could Jesus as the Messiah meet the Samaritan woman’s needs?

• Jesus provided forgiveness of sin to the woman.

• Jesus offered her material wealth and prosperity.
• Jesus met the Samaritan woman's needs by providing the spirit and truth

• Jesus ignored her struggles and focused on others.

​Conversation (Verses 25-30)

• Jesus reached out to this woman despite her resistance. Even the disciples were surprised that Jesus talked to her. Jesus helped this woman identify her needs. She had spent her life trying to find satisfaction in relationships, and Jesus helped her understand that she could only be truly satisfied through a right relationship with God.

• Jesus as Messiah came to pay for her sins. Jesus was God’s truth to mankind and soon the Spirit would baptize all who were true disciples of Jesus.

Open Ended

Mention several things that you usually look for to get satisfaction.

Why?

​True Satisfaction

• Sports

• TV

• Video games

• Relationships

• Books.

Are these things truly satisfied your soul?

True Satisfaction

• Repenting of sin and trusting in Christ will lead to a changed life and heart and true satisfaction through a relationship with God.