Do You Take The Road Less Traveled

DO YOU TAKE THE ROAD

LESS TRAVELED??

JOHN 4:3-39

The road to Samaria was less traveled!!

But our reading said He must needs go through

Samaria!!

This was both a city and a region in the heart

Of Palestine

It was close to the Jordan River and the

Mediterranean Sea.

The Holy Spirit sent Jesus through this way

For a reason and were gonna find out this reason!

Just as we must be born again just like we

Must appear before the judgment seat of Christ

So He must needs go through Samaria!!

Many times while they traveled, the Jews went

miles out of their way in order not to go through

Samaria!

They had hatred in their hearts for the Samaritans

But HE MUST.

SO YOU see,

Jesus walked the paths ordained by GOD!!

The road less traveled

This is the kind of church we need today

In our falling world

One that’s willing to take the road less traveled!

DO YOU TAKE THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED?

Romans Chap 5 says:

And the Gift by Grace which is by one man

JESUS CHRIST hath abounded unto many!

HE OBEYED GOD!!!

How many of us are obeying God Tonight??

Jesus even told his disciples not to go to Samaria

He told them not to preach there

And further told them not to enter into any

City of the Samaritans!

Our scripture tells us Jesus was weary from

His journey!!

He sat on the well in the sixth hour which was

In the heat of the day!!

He was tired, He was Thirsty!

Isaiah 12:3 says:

Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out

Of the wells of Salvation!

Our scripture tonight shows us the growth of a

Soul in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Here at the well came a Samaritan woman

Who was in need of the water of Salvation

And what did she call Jesus first in VS 9

JEW She said

If we were there we could probably see

Her sneering at Jesus!!

But with love Jesus offered her up

LIVING WATER didn’t he?

Jesus said in Matthew 7;13

Enter ye in at the strait gate;

For wide is the gate, and broad is the way

That leadeth to destruction, and many

There be which go in thereat

7;14

Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way

Which leadeth unto life, and few there

Be that find it

BUT DOES ANYONE CARE?

There are so many people in today’s world

That don’t know how to care

They are wandering about searching for

The real meaning in their lives

And what they are really searching for

Is Jesus Christ in their lives!!!

AMEN?

We as Christians are the ones who are

Supposed to get out the good news tonight

We are the ones that have to act on this

But today the Church that shares the good

News about Jesus has become

THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED!!!!

I CHALLENGE YOU CHURCH

Are you gonna get the good news out

JESUS IS THE GREAT EXAMPLE FOR US

And this woman He met at Jacob’s well!!

As we read on to VS 11 the woman had

A new respect entering into her dark Heart

As you can plainly see that Jesus with His

Loving way begins to pierce Satan’s armor

Of her soul!!!

She called Jesus Prophet

Aaaahhhhh were doin better now ain’t we?

Then in VS. 25 she calls Him Messiah

Ooooohhhhhhh I can begin to see the light

Breaking through

And finally She Cries Christ in VS29 and

Carries her testimony back to her home town!

This is exactly how the lord operates in us

If we will let him!!

He chose Her!!

Then He Challenged Her!!

Then HE CHANGED HER!!

THANK YOU JESUS FOR CHANGING ME

AND MY FAMILY TOOO!!!!

CAN SOMEONE GIVE GOD PRAISE

IN THIS HOUSE TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!

GOD IS WORTHY OF OUR PRAISE!!!!

If you have read the book of John

Which I’m sure you have

You’ll find FOUR approaches or suggestions

For us to get the good news out!!!

First we have to be GOING, AND NOT WAITING

AS WE READ Jesus took the road less traveled

He didn’t go the popular way

He didn’t go the easy way

But The Holy Spirit was leading him through

Samaria

There were religious barriers that had been there

For over 400 years and had only got worse

Through the centuries

Jesus is teaching us a lesson here

And that’s WE SHOULD BE ON THE MOVE

WE SHOULDN’T BE STILL

WE HAVE TO BE MOVING FORWARD

AND SURELY BETTER NOT BE MOVING

BACKWARD

To often we become stagnant with our testimony

We get tired and thirsty and we fall behind

In our prayer life!!!!

The Lord will make everything fresh everyday

If only we will just let Him!!!