Sermons on It Is Well:

Finish Well Series

Contributed by La Juana Morris on Feb 7, 2007

Conclusion of Series on Perseverance

Finish Well 2 Timothy 4:6-8 6 It will soon be time for me to leave this life. 7 I have fought a good fight. I have finished the work I was to do. I have kept the faith. 8 There is a crown, which comes from being right with God. The Lord, the One Who will judge, will give it to me on that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Denomination: Methodist

The Woman At The Well Series

Contributed by Derek Melanson on Feb 4, 2006

This message is about how Jesus’ example teaches us to willingly cross boundaries and encounter people with the news of eternal life and living water.

“The Woman at the Well” John 4: 1 – 26 Historical Background By the time of Jesus, Samaritans and Jews had been enemies for centuries. But the most intense rivalry began at around 200 BC. The source of the conflict was a dispute over the correct location for the center of worship. The Samaritans ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

Illness And Wellness Series

Contributed by Ed Wood on Nov 2, 2006

This message is the first in a series of four on “Illness Through the Eyes of Faith.”

ILLNESS AND WELLNESS Romans 12:1 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 INTRO: In the sitting area of a hospital lobby, a plaque hangs on the wall. It is the hospital statement of purpose. One of the stated purposes is to offer a “positive Christian interpretation of disease, disability, and death.” A man who ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Denomination: Baptist

Finishing Well

Contributed by Gerald Woo Lao on Oct 21, 2006

Story about King Hezekiah that show us the importance of finishing well.

Finishing well James 4:7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Several actors will do charades and after each act, the kids will guess what the actors are playing and what he forgot to finish. - Dressing up, wearing pants but forgot to buckle up. - Cooking ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Finishing Well

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Mar 22, 2006

You know the Christian life is not a sprint, it’s a marathon. And having been a Christian now 54 years, coming to the Lord as a college sophomore, I don’t remember much except this life in Christ. And I would rather die today than not to finish well.

Dr. Falwell, speaker to Liberty University student body, faculty and staff Convocation in Vines Center – December 5, 2005 In the New Testament the apostle Paul had about finished his ministry and was bound for Rome to appeal his case before Caesar. He had been charged with preaching the gospel ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

"Well Educated"

Contributed by Chanon Mullens on Jun 12, 2007

Jesus, on the road home, in the midst of displaying human emotions, ministers in an ’unusual’ situation

• In John chapter 4 we see the fullness of the Gospel of Christ • We see from beginning to end, the completeness of Jesus’ arrival on earth • It is: o To give salvation regardless of Race, Creed, Ethnic or religious background o To encourage honesty and integrity before God o To indicate to us the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

Witness At The Well

Contributed by Charles Scott on Feb 25, 2008

Jesus ministry to the Woman at the Well shows how to bring the message of God’s healing love to individuals; his efforts in Samaria changed a life, then Samaria, then Ephesus and resonates today in every nation where the Gospel is preached.

JOHN 4__1-42 THE WITNESS FROM THE SAMARITAN WELL A cartoon pictures a medieval Crusader, standing in full armor and holding his shield. He also held his long sharp spear at the throat of a prisoner on the ground. The prisoner on the ground struggles to say, “Tell me more about your Christianity. ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-38

Denomination: Anglican

Finishing Well Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Abraham, Pt. 10 (Final)

FINISHING WELL (GENESIS 24:1-25:9) A month between February and March 2013 was not a good month for two of my seminary professors or me. Bible study guru Howard Hendricks, the author of “Iron Sharpens Iron” and “Living by the Book” who inspired more people in Bible study than anyone I know, passed ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Open The Wells

Contributed by Richard Francis on Mar 29, 2008

Our hearts can be wells of salvation, open by faith in Jesus Christ and allowing the waters of life to flow into the lives or all those we meet and know as we walk our lives on this earth, no better reason for being than that.

Wells We don’t tend to think much of wells these days do we We just turn a tap and there’s the water, who needs a well? Holes in the ground with a puddle of muddy water at the bottom, taking effort to draw the water up and potentially having a serious health risk if not looked after properly. But ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 12:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Finishing Well Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jun 8, 2008

Live in the present with no restriction so that you can have a past with no regrets as you long for a future where you will never be rejected.

Finishing Well 2 Timothy 4:6-8 Rev. Brian Bill 6/8/08 40 years ago, God led several people to start PBC. A lot of other things happened in 1968 like the Olympics that were held in Mexico City. It’s not the easiest place to have the Olympics because of the terrible pollution and the high ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:6-8

Denomination: Baptist

The Woman At The Well

Contributed by James May on Jul 13, 2008

We can all identify with that Woman at the Well. Jesus comes to each of us one-on-one to reveal himself to us so that we may have that Living Water.

The Woman at the Well Pastor Jim May The Feast of Passover had come to an end, and it was time to get back to the daily work of ministry and teaching so Jesus stepped out onto the dusty road leading from Jerusalem to Galilee, followed closely by his 12 disciples. This was to be one of many ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Finishing Well Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Aug 8, 2008

What it takes to finish the journey of life well

The Journey of life Finishing Well 2 Timothy 4:6-8 Hebrews 12:1-3 How is it that we can finish the Journey of Life well? Finishing well requires Fighting the Good Fight (2 Timothy 4:7a; Hebrews 12:1b) Finishing well requires Finishing your work (2 Timothy 4:7b) Finishing well requires ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Man At The Well

Contributed by J Bernard Taylor on Aug 12, 2008

The Samaritan woman found water from Jesus, the man at the well. She told all the people in town to come to see Jesus. If we have received water from the man at the well, we need to tell others.

The Man At The Well From our Sunday School days, many of us can remember the familiar story of the woman at the well. Some of us can remember the bare facts of her story. We can remember that she was a woman of Samaria, and that the Jews had nothing to do ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-29, John 4:1

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Woman At The Well

Contributed by Steven Haguewood on Aug 15, 2008

A lesson on how to evangelize using Jesus as an example

The Woman at the Well and Me A study of John 4:1-42 Introduction: 1. The background is following John the Baptist’s arrest. John’s followers get worked up because Jesus is baptizing more than John, and growing in prominence. 2. John’s response to all this is seen in 3:20, “He must increase, and I ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Go To The Well

Contributed by Domingo Reyes on Aug 8, 2009

When Life gets dry, miserable, we need to go to the well of life for a drink of living water.

In the Scriptures that we read in John chapter 4, we read a very familiar story of a Samaritan Woman and Her encounter with Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus was in Samaria – That alone would make the headlines of any Jewish newspaper of the day. You see Jews did not particularly like Samaritan’s. They ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ