True Spiritual Witness

I. EXPOSITION FOR SCRIPTURAL CONTEXT, Jn 4:1-42
The Woman at the Well in Samaria
A. event timing (late June 29 AD)
B. event context (after Pentecost)
1. holy command, Exo 23:14-17
2. hinted reference, “feast of weeks”, v35
C. example misplaced

II. EXHORTATION FROM THE SERMON TEXT, Jn 4:42
The Word of Christ, vv7-9
A. a command from Christ, v7
1. a curious absence, v8
2. a curt response, v9

The Wonder of Christ, vv10-15
A. meek, heavenly truth, v10
1. misunderstood, fleshly arrogance, vv11-12
2. more spiritual explanation, vv13-14
3. more temporal misunderstanding, v15

The Work of Christ, vv16-26
A. meaningful personification, vv16-18
1. modified conversation, vv19-20
2. magnified exposition, vv21-24
3. messianic revelation, vv25-26

The Witness of Christ, vv27-42
A. encountering Christ, v27
1. engaging others, vv28-30
2. eating Christ’s eternal food, vv31-38
3. embracing Christ’s eternal truth, vv39-42

The Way of Christian Being
1. search for Christ, Jn 5:39
2. spend time with Christ, Jn 15:5
3. see Christ in all things, Col 3:11
4. submit to Christ in all things, Jas 4:7