The Bible and Water Bible study using the story of Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4: 1-28).
Introduction Have I ever told you the story about the three water holes? Well, well, well! This month we will be exploring where we meet with Jesus – our own personal ‘wells’. For us to have a living, breathing, developing relationship with Jesus we need to meet with him regularly so that we can take on our own ‘water’. A highly respected marathon coach, Mr Klanchar, says, ‘Make sure you stop at all the water stops. Even if you don’t feel you need it, stop and get some water.’ Often we don’t feel like stopping for water. We feel that we have enough of God inside us to get us through our everyday lives. But how much better would our everyday lives be if we made sure we had constant water stops, taking on more of God each time? Our performance as Christians in the world would surely improve, the effect we would have on those around us would be enhanced and our understanding and knowledge of God would deepen more than we could hope for. Many things get in the way of us spending regular time at our well. Perhaps we are ‘too busy’, or maybe we don’t really appreciate what our well can do for our lives. The problem may even be that our well has closed up and now too much stuff is in the way of what we need. To help us look at this, we will be using the story in the Bible that speaks of Jesus’ meeting with the Samaritan woman. Jesus sat with the woman at the well and brought her back to life by simply asking her for water. This simple act was done in a normal day in the midst of Jesus’ journey. This story will enable us to consider where is our well going to be this year, and who is fetching water. Is our well a coffee shop, bus or Tube line, corner shop or classroom? (adapted from Practising Resurrection: Cris Rogers)
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