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Living Water to Live Sent Sermon

Heath Kendrick [Riverdale Students Minister]

Sermon Points & Scripture References: 

• Sermon Takeaway = Living Water to Live Sent

• Scripture Reference: John 4:1–15

• Sermon Point: Jesus Offers Living Water

• Scripture Reference: John 4:16-18

• Sermon Point: We Must Live Sent

• Scripture Reference: John 4:28-30

• Scripture Reference: John 4:39-42

Sermon Discussion Questions

Get to know me

The purpose of these questions is to generate responses that are self-revealing and informative. Feel free to ask all of these questions to your group or simply choose the one that best fits your group.

1. Reflect on a time when you experienced joy or relief after confessing or addressing a past mistake. How did this experience contribute to your personal growth?

2. In what ways do you think shame can hold individuals back from reaching their full potential or pursuing their goals?

3. How do you differentiate between healthy guilt that prompts positive change and toxic shame that hinders personal/spiritual development?

Into the Bible

The purpose of these questions is to draw group members into the Bible to discover the truth from passages that were not the primary text for the weekend message.

1. Read Romans 10:14-15. In these verses, the Apostle Paul is highlighting the sequential nature of the process of salvation: people must first hear the Gospel before they can believe in it, and someone must preach the Gospel for people to hear it. What is the relationship between hearing the Gospel and believing in it? How does the idea of "living sent" relate to the responsibility of sharing the Gospel?

2. Read Colossians 1:21-23. Paul highlights the past state of alienation, the current state of reconciliation through Christ, and the exhortation to continue in faith and not be swayed from the hope presented in the Gospel. What challenges or temptations do you think believers might face that could potentially lead them away from the hope presented in the Gospel? How can individuals actively continue in their faith and remain anchored in the hope of the Gospel in their daily lives?

Application

The purpose of these questions is to apply the main points from the weekend message.

1. Read John 4:1-10. The water that the woman at the well needed wasn’t from a hole in the ground, the water she needed was for the hole in her heart. She didn’t need another bucket of water, she needed a relationship with the living God. You see the well was great but it could not quench the greater thirst of her life. Day after day she would draw from it and as soon as the water ran out, she would be back, thirsting again. How does a relationship with the living God provide a solution to the insatiable thirst that the woman at the well experiences? How do you understand the difference between seeking temporary satisfaction in worldly things versus finding lasting fulfillment through a relationship with God?

2. Read John 4:11-26. Jesus drinking water at a well with an overlooked Samaritan woman is great — But it’s not the gospel. Don’t miss this – The gospel isn’t that Jesus gets us; it’s that Jesus changes us. It’s true that He meets us where we are, but He doesn’t leave us there. He changes us. And in order to change us, He has to confront us. How does the idea that Jesus changes us challenge the notion of a passive or static relationship with Him? What does it mean that Jesus meets us where we are but doesn't leave us there? In what ways does the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman serve as an example of Jesus confronting and changing someone?

3. Read John 4:27-30. Jesus demonstrates His deity by confronting her sin and shows her compassion by extending her salvation. She sees the emptiness of her life and the offer of eternity and goes all in. The mark of true repentance in her life wasn’t that she asked for water, but that she left her jar. When she saw who Jesus was, she couldn’t carry on like nothing ever happened. She had to tell someone about it. What does the Samaritan woman's immediate desire to tell others about her encounter with Jesus reveal about her response to salvation? How can the example of the Samaritan woman inspire believers to share their own experiences of encountering Jesus with those around them?