JANUARY 23, John 4:39-42 

Convinced that Jesus was the promised Messiah, the Samaritan woman became evangelistic! She went straight to the city centre and told the people about Jesus. What was the result? Many of the Samaritans were saved. In fact, the Samaritans pleaded with Jesus to stay longer and Jesus obliged for 2 days. During this time, many more believed.

The Samaritan woman was a ‘big-time’ sinner before she met Jesus. Why do we say she was a ‘big-time’ sinner? John 4:18 tells us that she was living with a man who was not her husband, and she had 5 husbands in the past. Such a woman would be despised today. In those more conservative times, in the time of Jesus, she was certainly frowned upon. But Jesus was compassionate and knew that the woman, like all of us, needed God’s love and forgiveness.

What we can learn from this woman after she accepted Jesus as her Saviour and Lord, is her transformed life.

From this passage, we learn from the Samaritan woman:

1. She wanted to know more about the __________ water that Jesus gives. We should be interested in what Jesus says too.

2. She listened carefully and believed what Jesus said, in particular that He was the __________. Believing in Jesus, she had simple __________.

3. She promptly went to tell people about Jesus, showing that she was a good __________ for the Lord.

(Helping words: witness, listener, living, Messiah, faith, love, joy)

Thought: Share the good news of salvation!

Prayer: Heavenly Father, keep me active and zealous in sharing the good news of salvation to my friends too. I may not have done it in the past as I have been shy, or afraid of not knowing what to say. Teach me to know that if I am faithful in my life as a Christian, that would be the best message for them! In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.