"A Heavenly Appetite"

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Sermon Notes
SERIES: Gospel of John
Sermon Scripture:  John 4:27-42​

The Woman Becomes a Witness (4:27-30)

• Notice the disciples’ _____________. (27)
• See the woman’s _____________. (28-29)
  • She left her water jar behind.
    • She forgot the water of Jacob’s well in her excitement at receiving living water from Jesus.
    • By faith in Christ, this woman went from immorality to ______________.

​The Woman Becomes a Witness continued

• She goes to speak to the very people she had tried to avoid.
  • A person who is genuinely saved will become a _____________. (John 7:37-38)
• Hear the gospel _____________. (29-30)
  • Come and see.
  • Repent and believe.

The Food of Christ is to Give Eternal Life (4:31-38)

• As the woman misunderstood about the water, the disciples misunderstood Jesus about _______. (31-33)
• Jesus was spiritually nourished by doing the Father’s will and finishing his work. (34)
  • How do we live on God’s word? (Deut. 8:3)
    • We live on God’s word by doing God’s __________.
    • Doing God’s will brings spiritual strength.
  • What is the Father’s will and work Jesus was sent to do?
    • God’s will is tied to God’s work of ____________ sinners. (John 6:38-40; Luke 19:10)
    • The strength to serve God comes by ____________ God.
• Jesus is Lord of the harvest. (35-38)
  • Jesus is both sower and reaper.
    • The time is ___________...
    • Because the harvest is _________. (35)
  • Everyone has a task in evangelism. (36-37)
    • Some sow the gospel __________.
    • Others harvest the gospel __________.
    • Both rejoice together and share in the ___________.
  • We are not working alone, but as part of a larger effort to bring souls to Christ. (38)
    • We benefit from the labor of those who have come __________ us.
    • Our work will be a blessing to those who come _________ us.

The Samaritans Believe in the Savior of the World (4:39-42)

• The Samaritans believed after hearing the woman’s testimony.
  • We should never be surprised at what God can do in unlikely ___________.
  • And we should never underestimate what God can do with unlikely ___________.
• Many more Samaritans believed after hearing Jesus.
  • Jesus is truly the Savior of the __________.
  • Saving faith does not depend on miracles, but on the _________ of God.​

One Final Question:

Are you _____________ to do God’s will?