Preacher: Jeremy Herbert
Theme: Gather, Grow, and Go
Text: John 4:1-26
Notes:
Jesus is a real Savior for real people–and that is good news worth talking about.
Book of John

* An evangelistic book

* God is an evangelistic God
* Jesus is an evangelistic Savior


* Worship

* Worship is about sharing  with those who do not deserve it the very best that He has–Himself
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* An apologetic book
* Key words in the book of John:

* signs
* belief
* life



 
John 4: The Woman At The Well

* Christ takes real time to talk to real people
* Christ moves toward needy people
* Christ cares about people on the fringe
* Christ isn’t afraid of the “wrong” kind of people

* Samaritans
* Publicans
* Those medically disabled or unclean
* “Jesus was a magnet for messed-up people”
* Christ still meets with messed-up people today
* 1 Peter 2:5-6
* Christ is not afraid to call us brothers


* Christ meets us where we are

* …and He takes us where we need to go



 
How Ought We To Apply This Passage?

* If Christ cares about messed-up people, He cares about you
* He loves you where you are
* He loves you too much to leave you there
* He always transforms those whom He calls