Sermons on John 4:40:

Tearing Down The Walls

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Nov 27, 2005

overcoming through Christ

Intro: a new pastor decided to teach the young boys class to see where they were at Biblically. He asked them, who tore down the walls of Jericho? Not one of them knew. So he called a board meeting about the situation that no boys knew who tore down the walls of Jericho. One board member spoke up ...read more

Scripture: John 4:4-42

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Is It Live, Or Is It Memorex?

Contributed by Bobby Cagle on Dec 30, 2003

This sermon teaches saints to worship God with a sincere and true heart.

Title: Is It Live, or Is It Memorex? Text: John 4:1-29, 39-42 I. Natural Eyes Will Not See The Miracle! a. V. 10 says she did not recognize Him as the Messiah. b. Have you got natural eyes when you come to church, in your life, or do you see the Messiah? Do you see Jesus! Have you seen ...read more

Scripture: John 4:39-42, John 4:1-29

Denomination: Pentecostal

What If "The Woman At Well” Shows Up At Church Today?

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Aug 26, 2003

Do we want to be as evangelistic as Jesus, then we need to learn what it means to love and accept and give the good news to "the woman at the well."

What if “the woman at well” shows up at church today? John 4: 4-42 Love this story… 4 He had to go through Samaria on the way. 5 Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired from the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:4-42

Denomination: Evangelical Free

What If Jesus Moved Into My Neighborhood?

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Aug 31, 2003

If Jesus moved into my neighborhood how would he live?

Text: John 4:1-42 Title: What if Jesus moved into my neighborhood? Introduction Although every neighborhood is different there are some things that are common to almost all neighborhoods. 1. Our neighbors may know little or nothing about the bible “You worship what you do not know, we worship ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-42

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Personal Thing Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on May 8, 2006

4th in the series "Near to His Heart: The Gospel of John." Christianity is a personal experience.

I remember as I was growing up hearing my parents say to me on more than one occaision, "Just wait until you have kids of your own, then you’ll understand." I don’t suppose that any of your parents ever said anything like that to you, but mine said it regularly. The thing that is so frustrating ...read more

Scripture: John 4:39-42

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Becoming A Soul Winner

Contributed by Tim Parsons on May 27, 2006

This message deals with soul winning, and bring people to christ

.” Becoming a soul winner with Jesus. John 4:1 – 42. In the third chapter of the Gospel of John, we meet a man named Nicodemus. He was a lost religious Jew who wanted to talk to Jesus. He came to Jesus at night so no one would see him. In the fourth chapter of the Gospel of John, we ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-42

Denomination: Church Of God

Evangelism As A Lifestyle Series

Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Jun 12, 2006

From a series on our church’s Core Values

Trinity Baptist Church April 9, 2006 True Values Evangelism as a lifestyle John 4:1-42 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 ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-42

Denomination: Baptist

Live A Purposeful Life

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 8, 2004

Learn from Jesus, who live His life with a clear purpose, with the right priorities and with a godly passion.

We long to live a purposeful life. One Christian author Rick Warren wrote a book, "The Purpose Driven Life", with a subtitle, "What on earth am I here for?" It turned out to be a bestseller, because that’s the cry of the human heart. We want to live life with meaning and purpose. I want to make ...read more

Scripture: John 4:27-42

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Satisfaction Guaranteed Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Feb 23, 2004

Insight on how to experience a satisfying life is drawn from Jesus’ interaction with His disciples in this text.

Satisfaction Guaranteed Fortifying the Foundations # 10 John 4:27-42 6-22-03 Please follow with me as we read John 4:27-42 27Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, "What do you want?" or "Why are you talking with her?" 28Then, ...read more

Scripture: John 4:27-42, Matthew 9:9-12

Denomination: Charismatic

Jesus - Face To Face Series

Contributed by Ian Drucker on Nov 8, 2005

Gaining an understanding of the personality, priorities and power of Jesus Christ from his encounter with a Samaritan Woman (as indicated in the Gospel of John).

Jesus – Face to Face Jesus Talks With a Samaritan Woman People who care about and who are able to make others feel important stand out, because they are a rare commodity. A commodity is something that is useful, and it is usually considered to be of high value. I’m sure you know some people like ...read more

Scripture: John 4:4-42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Go Tell Your World

Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 25, 2011

We all need to be more faithful to witness for Jesus, and the Lord will help us do it. Jesus will help us overcome: 1. our inadequacies. 2. our inhibitions. 3. our inexperience. 4. our indifference.

Go Tell Your World John 4:24-42 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Oct. 26, 2008 *John 4 tells the great story of a Samaritan woman whose life had been broken. She had been married 5 times, and now was living with a man outside of marriage. This woman was scorned by her neighbors, ...read more

Scripture: John 4:24-42

Denomination: Baptist

Drawing From A Deeper Well

Contributed by Lyndon Marcotte on Jun 16, 2011

We must open ourselves to God’s love and grace, fully, and let His light illuminate the dark corners of our lives and bring healing and grace to our wounded places and reconciliation to our broken relationships.

“Drawing from a Deeper Well” – John 4:5-42 We began our Lenten journey with our Adam & Eve covered in fig leaves setting out from the Garden of Eden into the world of the unknown. Last week we saw Abraham answering the call to leave everything behind and set his heart toward the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:5-42

Denomination: Baptist

The Only Man Who Understood Women Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jun 22, 2011

The amazing encounter with Jesus and the woman at the well.

Jesus had been in Jerusalem, where he met with a religious fellow named Nicodemus. Nicodemus was a good man, yet Jesus told him that he needed to be “born again”. • Sometimes it was about the crowds…5,000 fed, women touching His hem while pushing through the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-42

Speaking The Truth Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 6, 2012

Jesus engaged in people's real life questions, issues and challenges. As followers of Jesus we are challenged to engage in caring conversations with others in order to share God's love and grace.

John 4:37-30, 39-42 “Speaking the Truth INTRODUCTION One of the gifs of the technological revolution is that of communication. We are now able to communicate over greater distances, with more people, in a shorter time, than has ever been possible. • No more five day mail ...read more

Scripture: John 4:27-42

Denomination: Lutheran

Be Contagious! (Week 4) Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jan 1, 2013

This is the third of a 4 part series adapted from Willow Creek's Contagious Christian Evangelism Training course.

BE CONTAGIOUS: WEEK 4 Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church (I was sick the week I wrote this message and didn't have time to write the full text, this is the outline I preached from). INTRO: (title slide)  Review  How are we doing so far?  God wired each ...read more

Scripture: John 4:28-42

Denomination: Christian Church