Session 6 John 4:11-26
Jesus repeatedly used the word “thirsty.”
11 “Sir,” said the woman,
“you don’t even have a bucket, and the well is deep.
So where do you get this ‘living water’?
12 You aren’t greater than our father Jacob, are you?
He gave us the well and drank from it himself,
as did his sons and livestock.”13 Jesus said, “Everyone who drinks from this water will get thirsty again.
14 But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again.
In fact, the water I will give him will become
a well of water springing up in him for eternal life.”
15 “Sir,” the woman said to him, “give me this water
so that I won’t get thirsty and come here to draw water.”
John 4:11-15
consider ways Jesus’s encounter with the Samaritan woman
went against societal norms of the day.
comparing and contrasting the water the woman was looking for
and the water Jesus was offering.
cite evidence from the text that the woman was not on the same page as Jesus.
Share Isaiah 12:1-3,
1 Then you will say on that day,
"I will give thanks to You, O LORD;
For although You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away,
And You comfort me.
2 "Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid;
For the LORD GOD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation."
3 Therefore you will joyously draw water From the springs of salvation.
water is a metaphor for salvation.
Talk about other places in Scripture where water is compared to life.
Encourage the group to memorize John 4:14 this week.
Jesus used a physical need to open the door to this conversation.
Once He had engaged the woman, He could take the next step
in helping her realize that her problems went beyond thirst and water.