Sermons on John 4:16-27:

Encounter At Jacob's Well

Contributed by Lee Henry on Oct 16, 2006

The Samaritan woman’s encounter with Jesus at Jacob’s well changed her life. An encounter with Jesus can also change our life.

Encounter at Jacob’s Well John 4 In John 4:42 we read that many Samaritans came to Jesus and recognized Him as “Savior of the world.” What led to this great response of the Samaritans? It all began with an encounter at Jacob’s well between Jesus and a Samaritan woman. Jacob’s well is located ...read more

Scripture: John 4:7-42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Healthy Appetite

Contributed by Andrew Drummond on Oct 24, 2006

Often times we are driven by our hunger, which is probably why there are so many fast food joints. We have hunger for a great many things in this life, but are we most hungry for the things that permanently satisfy?

This morning I am going to talk about appetite. Now I know that some of you are already thinking about lunch, but my theme this morning is not food. Often times we speak about being hungry or thirsty for the Lord because they are terms that everyone can understand. Do you long for God like a cold ...read more

Scripture: John 4:4-26

Just Add Water Series

Contributed by David Selleck on Oct 26, 2006

Michael Yaconelli’s, "Messy Spirituality" God’s Annoying Love for Imperfect People

Template Oct 22, 2006 Messy Spirituality Series 4 Felt Need: I believe God forgives, but I am not sure He forgives me, am I too much of a loser for God? Hoped for Result: Listeners will understand and believe in their hearts that God Forgives our past and He loves and accepts, us in the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-26

Denomination: Methodist

"Love That Knows No Barriers!” Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Oct 30, 2006

# 10 in series. Points out four things about contact with Jesus.

A Study of the Book of John “That You May Believe” Sermon # 10 “Love That Knows No Barriers!” John 4:1-30 Our story today begins with Jesus on a journey. He has been traveling and has paused for a rest and some much ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-30

Denomination: Baptist

"What Is Worship?” Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Oct 30, 2006

Jesus met the woman at the well in Sychar he not only reached out to her with a love that was great enough to reach over all the barriers in her life and lead her to faith in Him as her personal Savior, He revealed to her some important truths about worsh

A Study of the Book of John “That You May Believe” Sermon # 11 “What Is Worship?” John 4:19-23 George Barna the church statistician in his research has found some very interesting things concerning worship. He found ...read more

Scripture: John 4:19-23

Denomination: Baptist

"A New Vision For The Harvest” Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Oct 30, 2006

# 12 in series. A look at the Samaritian woman’s encounter with Jesus and it changed her life and made her a witness for Christ.

A Study of the Book of John “That You May Believe” Sermon # 12 “A New Vision for the Harvest” John 4:27-42 It has been said there are few things in life as tragic as having missed an opportunity. May I ask you a ...read more

Scripture: John 4:27-42

Denomination: Baptist

Inviting Your Friends To The Fellowship

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 30, 2006

A sermon on witnessing preachied in conjunction with the observance of the Lord’s Supper.

Today we are celebrating the Lord’s Supper. One of the purposes of this observance is to remind us, as Christians, of that which makes possible our intimate fellowship with God and our shared fellowship with one another -the cross of Christ. As 1 John 1:7 (NIV) tells us, "we have fellowship with ...read more

Scripture: John 4:25-42

Denomination: Baptist

What Has Happened To Our Worship?

Contributed by Michael Fritz on Nov 12, 2006

We come to church and participate in all the schedule, but are we worshipping? What do we need to do to really worship?

What has happened to our worship? Text: John 4:21-24 John 4:21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 23 ...read more

Scripture: John 4:21-24

Denomination: Holiness

Share Christ Where You Live! Series

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Nov 13, 2006

Discover the importance of sharing Christ in the community where you live.

The next four weeks I am going to be doing a series on about missions. The title of this series is “Becoming A World Class Christian.” What does it mean to be a world class Christian? Look at Acts 1:8. "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-39

Denomination: Baptist

"Fish Don't Look At The Bottom Of Your Boat"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Nov 13, 2006

Fish are not checking out the potential beauty of the bottom of the boat and deciding by this measure by whom they would prefer to be caught. They are drawn in by what is on the hook?

Title: “Fish don’t look at the Bottom of the Boat.” Introduction: Jesus told his disciples that if they would follow him, than he would make of them “Fishers of Men.” In this text, Jesus is on a fishing expedition. You might find the title of this message a bit strange, so let me do my best to ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

Authentic Worship

Contributed by Dan Brown on Nov 28, 2006

A look at Christ’s teaching on worship with the woman at the well.

EG Service-Authentic Worship-Jn. 4:21-24 Hook: EPIC-4 core values, Encounter God, Passion 4 God and People, Invite seekers, Connect w/ His people. Encounter God-Authentic Worship- Key Idea: X calls us to Focus on the Big Picture. There is one way to God through X, and it is through Him (the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-24

Denomination: *other

Adore-Ation Series

Contributed by Paul Newell on Dec 14, 2006

In part three of Discover the REAL Christmas we discover ADORE-ation. Christmas is about our worship and adoration of Jesus Christ. It took on different forms for each of the characters of Christmas.

Song: We wish you a Merry Christmas... This week I started the third of four Christmas books that I will be reading this year. None of them are of any consequence, just fun little books to fill in the gaps between the study books I’m reading and other stuff that I’m doing. My favorite so far is ...read more

Scripture: John 4:24

Denomination: Baptist

Sharing Your Faith

Contributed by Miguel Pinell on Dec 14, 2006

John 4:1-10 teaches us a method used by Jesus to share the good news

If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, your life is a living testimony to the world. Through the scriptures we find several examples from which we can learn how we could share God’s message; in today’s reading we find a very good example from Jesus on sharing. Here we find many valuables lessons, ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

A Worshipping Community. Series

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 18, 2006

Another in the purpose driven series: Worship @ the center.

John 4: 1-26. The act of Worship can take many forms from the numerous religions aound the world - Satan worship, pagan and new age worship of nature - the secular worshippers of money, power, sport, fashion and show biz and the many world religions. As we look around the globe we see that human ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

The Joy Of Serving God Series

Contributed by Rob Willis on Dec 20, 2006

A different message on JOY (the theme of the third week of Advent) that focuses on joy that comes from serving God.

It’s the 3rd week of Advent – have you been keeping up at home? I hope so. Today’s topic is JOY. Just as in the past weeks with peace and hope, JOY is a huge subject that we will barely scratch the surface of today. But I want to use a great story from John 4 to show you one way that Jesus said you ...read more

Scripture: John 4:27-39

Denomination: Baptist