The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-02-16
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
Lesson In the International series fer
February II, iyO0--ss-0i NJ
jacob. Well.

& Then cometh he 10 a city OF Samaria.
which Is called sychar. near TO the parcel
II ground that Jacob gave TO his son Jo-
seph
s Now Jacobs we'll was there. Jesus
Therefore being wearied with Ills journey.
sat thus on the well. and II was about the
sixth hour
I. There cometh a woman OF samaria to
draw water; Jesus saith unto her; Give
me 10 drink
: IFor Ills disciples were gone away unto
the city 20 buy meat)
3 Then saith the woman OF Samaria unto
Him. How r. II that Thou. being jew.
askest drink OF me. which am woman OF
Samaria? for the Jews have 10 dealings
with the Samaritars-
10 Jesus answered and said unto her: II
thou knewest the gift OF God and who II Is
that saith TO thee: Give me TO drink. ttou
wouldesi have asked of Him. and lie would
have given thee living water.
IL The woman saith snto Him Sir. thou
hast nothing 10 d-aw with. and the well |
Is deep: from whence then hast thou that |
living watsrg
II Art Thou greater than our father ia |
cob. which gave Us the well. and drank |
thereof himself. and his children. and his
cattle2
la Jesus answered and said unto her:
whatsoever drinketh OF this water shall
thirst again:
IA But whatsoever dr.nketh OF VIE water
that shall give him shall never thirst:
but the water that shall give him shall
be In him well OF water springlng UP INTO
everlasting life.
GOLDEN TExT.-God is a Spirit; and
they that worship Him must worship Him
IN spirit and IN truth. John 4:1
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
This lesson takes US to ne close OF
Jesus first year of pubic ministry. De-
cember, A. ID. ~. This marks She close
Of that period known as the Judean
ministry. For convenience we will fol-
low in the study Of the text and context
the following outline:
Introductory ............John 3:s.-36. 41-3
Jesus and the Samaritan W oman. :. VS. 40
The Water OF Life .---.-...-,.,-...--vs VS.. io-5
Jesus Reads the Woman's Heart.vs. l6-1s
Jesus he Messiah ...................vs .5-n
Jesus and His Disciples. .--.....vs- =. 5l-ss
Preaching to the Samarieans.....vs .s-A
Introductory.-.All through tine early
ministry of Jesus thus far John the
BAPTIST had been preaching and baptiz-
ing n Judea. Jesus preaching attract
ed large crowds John observed this.
and said: He must increase, but must
decrease 1t was a noble self-renunci-
alton on the part Of John that he could
see that il was his measure OF success
that he could have helped attract the
people to Jesus. while his own follow
ing was falling off. But il opened up a
situation of which the pharisees TAI
WAYS bitter) were not slow in taking
advantage They tried TO awaken Jeal-
ousv and conflict between the disciples
OF John and those of Jesus. Johns
work. however. was not yet zone, so
Jesus. with practical wisdom disciples
q our later day would DO well TO study
and initiate departs from Judea and
turns toward Galiiee.
Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
Travelling through samaria Jesus came
TO Jacobs well just without the city OF
sychar. Here He stepped TO rest. send
ing His disciples on into the city 70 bu!
food. While they were gone there came
n woman 10 draw water from the well
The request OF Jesus for a drink sur
prised the woman. A strict jew would
not have asked any favor OF Samari
tan. Much less would strict jew have
made such request the way for open
irr q conversation. Undoubtedly Jesu
was tired and thirsty. Yet we may i'm
agine that He used just this emporium
itv in lust this way for winning tn
wonan's heart. How is il" she said
that thou. being n jew. askest drinl
Of me. which am n woman OF Samaria?
The Water Of Life.-The question no
only showed the woman's surprise. bu
indicated a willingness 10 talk with tn
stranger. 80 Jesus followed up His ad
fhon EupxTgS
the gift Of God. and who il IS that saitl
10 thee. Give me 10 drink. thou would
est have asked Of Him. and lie woul
have given thee living water. That eN
prss sion. Gift of God" is very signiii
, can't. meaning the Messiah rChrist an
!. His salvation. But the Samaritan won
an did not realize this hidden signif
canoe any more than she did the doubl
nearing Jesus put into those word
/. "li~ing water" She only thought 9
!, the water that is necessary TO sustai
r physical life
;, ..Sir." she exclaimed. 'thou hast notf
4 ing TO draw with, and the well is deep.
J,Sus had TO open to her Mid His res
ard hidden meaning. The water tina
/ shall give him." He said in repl,
. shall be in him a well of water spring
y ing up into everlasting life
n Jesus Reads the Woman's Heart
: Jesus would not have completed ii
g mission TO this woman had He stoppe
o with this truth. lie must convince II.
q OF her sinfu,ness. show her the need
II n change Of heart. This He did by I'll
'e very gentle reminder of her past III
y YES. and even of her present living
sin.
ie True Worship.-Naturally now can
N the idea OF worship: but where?
- the holy mount OF the Samaritan, or
;! Jerusalem? Jesus showed her that u
le infinite God is not confined by place I
q, circumstance. "God is a Spirit; M
they that worship Him must worsh
~ Him in spirit and in truth"
c Jesus the Messiah.-Tais Samarits
y. woman had heard Of the Messiah, nj
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