Sam's Real Need

Sam’s Real Need
John 4:1-19

Three Strikes

• John 4
  • Vs 4 – Jesus to Galilee through Samaria
    
  • Vs 7 – Jesus speaking to a woman
    
  • Vs 9 – Jesus dealing with a Samaritan

Characters Encountered

• John the Baptist
  
  • Son of Light
    
  • Kingdom of Heaven
    
• Mary
  
  • Holy Ghost Party – God of Covenant
    
• Nicodemus
  
  • Nic @ Night – Start from the top!
    
  • God of our weakness

Nic and Sam

• Nic was looking – hopeful
  
• Sam had quit looking – hopeless
  
• Nic thought he knew the answer – perplexed
  
• Sam thought the answer could not be known – agnostic
  
• Nic was trying to reinforce his beliefs – religious
  
• Sam was trying to justify or reinforce her beliefs – religious
  
• Nic was confident but confused
  
• Sam was arrogant and confused.