Whatever It Takes

03. June 2016 John 0
Text: John 4:43-54 Theme: Sometimes Jesus did signs and wonders to help people believe in Him. Key verses: “…There was a government official in nearby Capernaum whose son was very sick. When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Jesus to come to Capernaum to heal his son, ...

Two Stages of Belief

24. May 2016 John 0
Text: John 4:39-42 Theme: There’s hearing about Jesus; then there’s hearing from Jesus. Key verses: “Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, ‘He told me everything I ever did!\'” (v. 39). “So he stayed there for two days, long enough for many more to hear his message and believe. ...

Planters Matter Too

14. April 2016 John 0
Text: John 4:35-38 Theme: Harvesters reap the benefits of the planters who’ve gone before them. Key verses: “The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike! You know the saying, ‘One plants and another harvests.’ And it’s ...

The Best Meal

11. April 2016 John 0
Text: John 4:26-34 Theme: Jesus’ food was doing his Father’s will. Key verses: “Just then his disciples came back. They were shocked to find him talking to a woman…” (v. 27). “Meanwhile, the disciples were urging Jesus, ‘Rabbi, eat something.’ But Jesus replied, ‘I have a kind of food you know nothing about.’ ‘Did someone ...

Explaining Worship

01. April 2016 John 0
Text: John 4:19-26 Theme: Who better to explain worship than The Messiah? Key verses: “Jesus replied, ‘Believe me, dear woman, the time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem…But the time is coming–indeed it’s here now–when true worshipers will worship the Father in ...

Honesty is the First Policy

29. March 2016 John 0
Text: John 4:15-22 Theme: Jesus looks for honesty when confronting our sin and leading us to wholeness. Key verses: “‘Go and get your husband,’ Jesus told her. ‘I don’t have a husband,’ the woman replied. Jesus said, ‘You’re right! You don’t have a husband–for you have had five husbands, and you aren’t married to the ...

Fountain of Youth

19. March 2016 John 0
Text: John 4:13-15 Theme: The life Jesus gives us should always bubble inside us and refresh us. Key verses: “Jesus replied, ‘Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal ...

Jesus Had To

04. March 2016 John 0
Text: John 4:1-10 Theme: Jesus allowed his inconvenient circumstances to provide opportunities for ministry. Key verses: “Jesus knew the Pharisees had heard that he was baptizing and making more disciples than John. So he left Judea and returned to Galilee. He had to go through Samaria on the way. Eventually he came to the Samaritan ...

Light Judges Darkness

17. February 2016 John 0
Text: John 3:17-20 Theme: When we walk in the Light, there’s nothing left to judge. Key verses: “God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has ...

You Can’t Explain It

10. February 2016 John 0
Text: John 3:4-16 Theme: Just no explaining God’s life and love Key verses: “Jesus replied, ‘I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit…So don’t be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can ...