Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the womans testimony, He told me all that I ever did. So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there for two days. Jesus spoke to me through this article . 4 But He needed to go through Samaria. Why werent they going there already? Jesus believes the same for you. You cant just sweep your sins under the carpet and pretend that they never happened or worse yet, just keep on doing the same sins as if God doesnt care. The Samaritans began worshiping these false gods, and so, drifted farther and farther from the one true God Yahweh creator of the heavens and the earth. Amen . Maybe this is the day that you, like the woman in this story, will find eternal life through Jesus Christ. Jesus used the words living water to refer to eternal life, the gift that would satisfy her soul's desire: This living water was only available through him. It was love at first sight. Some call it anxiety or a lack of fulfillment, but what if this longing had a purpose for good and not for harm? It was about noon, the hottest part of the day, and a Samaritan woman came to the well at this inconvenient time to draw water. If you think about it, this woman at the well probably looked somewhat like that woman at the convenience store did: very rough, very ravaged by life, very much older than her years. In the meantime, the woman goes back to the village and tells everyone she meets whats happened. But not a marriage proposal. ' This is the story Ive prayed over for The Living Well. Jesus work transformed this woman. 6. Some may say, well, He didnt want her to be saved without her husband, He wanted them both to be saved together. Intro Verse 9 elaborates on this some: it calls her again: the Samaritan woman, and then she even says: How is it that you ask me for a drink since I am a Samaritan woman. For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. The woman herself even thought it was extraordinary that Jesus would speak with her! There are many similarities between water and God's gift of salvation: 1. No perfect diet, the fairy tale relationship, or getting to your goal weight will ever truly satisfy. Criswell John 4:28 9-20-70 7:30 p.m. On the radio you are sharing the services of the First Baptist Church in Dallas, and this is the pastor bringing the message entitled The Woman at the Well. THE OCCASION (John 4:1-4).