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Sunday, October 3, 2010

"Give Me a Drink": Sermon Outline for October 3, 2010

“Give Me a Drink”
John 4:7-15

Proposition:  The encounter between a believer and a lost person is a meeting of eternal significance.

Transition:  Let us be better prepared for such meetings in the future by examining 6 aspects of Christ’s initial exchange with the Samaritan woman.

I.  Let Us Learn From the Circumstances (vv. 6-8)
A.  We See the Electing Hand of God
B.  We See the Providential Hand of God

II.  Let Us Learn From the Confrontation  (vv. 7,9)
A.  Hear His Command
B.  Hear Her Comeback

III.  Let Us Learn From the Claim (v. 10)
A.  The Woman Has Spiritual Needs
B.  The Woman Has Evidence of Her Needs
C.  The Woman Has Hope

IV.  Let Us Learn From the Criticism (vv. 11-12)
A.  She Doubts He is Equipped to Perform His Claim
B.  She Doubts He is Equal to the Patriarch Jacob

V.  Let Us Learn From the Clarification (vv. 13-14)
            A.  Negatively, You Will Never Satisfy Yourself
            B.  Positively, I will Satisfy You Now and Forever

VI.  Let Us Learn From the Conclusion (v. 15)
            A.  Positively, She Asks.
            B.  Negatively, She Asks Amiss

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