Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-01-23
Lesson for January "a
JESUS AND THE SAMARITAN
WOMAN


LESSON TEXT-John 4:4-42.
GOLDEN TEXT-With Joy shall -
draw water out Of the wells Of saliva
tion.-Isa. 1873.
PRIMARY ToPIC-Jesus by the Well.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Jesus by Jacobs
Well.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-A Sinful Woman Finds the Savior.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-How Jesus Deals With Sinners.
.. Jesus Must Needs Go Through
SamarIa wv. 4-6).
The growing popularity Of Jesus
aroused the envi0us opposition Of the
Pharisees, which obliged Him to leave
Judea and go into Samaria. There was
another way to reach Galilee, one used
by many Jews to avoid contact with
the despised Samaritans, on the east
ern side Of the Jordan. He must
needs 60 through Samaria" in order
to find this poor sinful woman and
the needy citizens Of Sychar. The
great necessity which was upon Him
was to seek and to save that which
was lost duke 10 :26).
u. Jesus Testimony to the Woman
wv. 1929.
This is a fine example Of personal
evangelism.
1. A Favor Asked wv. 7-9).
Jesus tactfully made request which
appealed to the woman's sympathy. Not
only did the thirst of the weary trav-
eler appeal to her. but the fact that
He being Jew asked a favor Of her,
showed His sympathy for her. In in
Producing the conversation, He re-
ferred to that which was uppermost In
her mind, namely, water. This was
the teachers point Of contact. He soon
passed from earthly water to the wa
ter Of everlasting life which was I'm
Himself. Every human mind has q
handle. Our success as Christian
workers depends upon our ability to
grasp and use It.
2. Jesus Tender Dealing With This
Woman wv. 1915.
He first appealed to her. curiosity
by declaring, IF thou NEWEST the
gift Of God" w. 10y. He knew the
deep unrest Of the soul Of the sin
full woman as she went on her way.
He knew if she really knew Him
she would believe on Him and be
saved from her sins, therefore the first
thing was to get attention. When we
can get one to give attention to the
claims Of Christ, there is good chance
Of winning him. He followed this ap.
peal to her curiosity by a promise
which directed her attention to her
deepest needs. There is q conscious
ness Of deep need In every soul. The
deepest need Of soul Jesus only can
satisfy. go
s. The Woman Convicted Of Her
Sins wv. 1919.
Jesus succeeded in arousing her in
terest, but she did not really under
stand Him. Before she coulA under
stand what the Water Of Life Ii, she
must be convicted Of her SIN. She
DID not agree with Him. but became q
humble inquirer. The soul mnst be
convicted Of sin before It can be con-
verted.
4. The Problem of Worship Submit
ted to Christ wv. 2O-24).
This she did as soon as she perceived
Him to DO q prophet. Jesus knowing the
inner life Of this woman, told her Of the
glad time even then present when true
wOrshipers could hold intercourse with
God anywhere. He showed her that
the place Of worship is unimpOrtant,
that the all-important thing Is to have
the true conception Of God as brought
through the Jews. Since worship IL
spiritual, only those who have been
regenerated can worship God in spirit.
8. The Woman of Samaria Witness
ing for Christ wv. 27-39).
The woman left her water pot and re- |
turning to the city said, "Come, see q |
man which told me ali things that ever
/ did. Is not this the ChristT AS soon |
as she was converted she became an |
enthusiastic missionary. This Is as It |
ought to be and always will be. The !
soul that realizes Jesus cannot be
silent John 1 :41-45). The result Of |
her testimony was that many believed
on Jesus.
~. Jesus Testlfyins to the Citizens
Of Sychar wv. 40. 41).
The woman's testimony brought the
request from the Samaritans that |
Jesus tarry with them. He abode with
them two days. Though they heard
the woman's testimony. they believed
because Of Christ's own word ". AZ.
w. The samaritans Witnessing for
Christ ". ~.
They declared, I'VE know that this
is indeed the Christ. the Savior Of the
world" They confessed to the wom-
an that their belief was not due to her
testimony but to having heard Him
that they were sure that /