An Effective Witness (John 4:7-26)
John the beloved wrote the gospel of John with one intention, "that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah and that by believing in Him you will have everlasting life" (John 20;30). It is irresistible however to look at the pattern of how Jesus conversed with the Samaritan to everlasting life. Let's examine four things that stands out with His conversation with the woman of the well. Bridge the natural to spiritual (v. 7-15) Speak of contextual repentance (v.16-18) Process individuals spiritually (v.19-25) End with Jesus (v.26) Bridge the Natural to Spiritual Jesus used the physical water as a setting to point the Samaritan woman to a deep discussion of the spiritual water. Jesus is a natural apologist because he took the physical realm (water) and argue towards "eternal life." We see this reasoning with people using the physical elements when he had a deep conversation with his disciples about reaping and harvesting (v. 34-37). He kept