encounter

Pilate replied, “You are a King!” “You say that I am a king and you are right,” Jesus said. “I was born for that purpose. And I came to bring truth to the world. All who love the truth will recognize that what I say is true.” >> John 18:37

53% say Jesus committed sins while on the earth. 61% say if a person is generally good, they will earn a place in heaven. 62% say the Bible is totally accurate. 65% say the Devil is not a living being, only a symbol of evil. 75% say they are familiar with Christian teachings, and those beliefs are not likely to change. >> George Barna

He had to go through Samaria on the way . . . and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime. >> John 4:4-6

Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who I am, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.” >> John 4:13

Jesus says, “You’re right! You don’t have a husband – for you have had five husbands, and your aren’t even married to the man you’re living with now.” >> John 4:18

. . . were astonished to find Jesus talking to a woman . . . The woman left her water jar beside the well and went back to the village and told everyone, “Come and meet a man who told me everything I ever did! Can this man be the Messiah?” So the people came streaming f rom the vi l lage to see him. >> John 4:27-30

TRUTH #1< i can’t hide my past from God >

INEFFECTIVE WAYS TO DEAL W/SIN:>> Ignore it

>> Sheer determination

>> Indulge it

TRUTH #2< Jesus knows all about me, and still loves me >

TRUTH #2

Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. >> John 4:21

< Jesus knows all about me, and still loves me >

TRUTH #3< my sin has consequences >

TRUTH #4< Jesus is the only one who can

satisfy my deepest need >

TRUTH #4

If you only knew the gift God has for you and who I am, you would ask me, and I would give you living water. >> John 4:10

< Jesus is the only one who can satisfy my deepest need >

TRUTH #4

But the water I give them takes away thirst altogether. It becomes a perpetual spring within them, giving them eternal life. >> John 4:14

< Jesus is the only one who can satisfy my deepest need >

TRUTH #4

If you are thirsty, come to Me! If you believe in Me, come and drink! >> John 7:37

< Jesus is the only one who can satisfy my deepest need >