COME TO THE COME TO THE WELLWELL

JOHN JOHN (THE BAPTIST)(THE BAPTIST) MUST DECREASE MUST DECREASE

JOHN 3:22-30JOHN 3:22-30After these things Jesus and His disciples came into After these things Jesus and His disciples came into

the land of Judea, and there He remained with the land of Judea, and there He remained with them and baptized. Now John also was baptizing them and baptized. Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much in Aenon near Salim, because there was much

water there. And they came and were baptized. water there. And they came and were baptized. For John had not yet been thrown into prison.For John had not yet been thrown into prison.

Then there arose a dispute between Then there arose a dispute between somesome of of John’s disciples and the Jews about purification. John’s disciples and the Jews about purification. And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi,

He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified—behold, He is whom you have testified—behold, He is baptizing, and all are coming to Him!”baptizing, and all are coming to Him!”

John answered and said, “A man can receive John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from nothing unless it has been given to him from

heaven. You yourselves bear me witness, that I heaven. You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘said, ‘I am not the ChristI am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent ,’ but, ‘I have been sent

before Him.’ before Him.’

He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him,

rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.

WHO’S WHO IN THIS WHO’S WHO IN THIS STORY?STORY?

BRIDE = CHURCHBRIDE = CHURCH

BRIDEGROOM = CHRISTBRIDEGROOM = CHRIST

BRIDEGROOM FRIEND = JOHN THE BRIDEGROOM FRIEND = JOHN THE BAPTISTBAPTIST

He must increase, but I He must increase, but I mustmust decrease. decrease.

WORDS FROM THE WORDS FROM THE BAPTISTBAPTIST

He who comes from above is above all; he who is He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above allHe who comes from heaven is above all. And . And

what He has seen and heard, that He testifies; what He has seen and heard, that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony. He who has and no one receives His testimony. He who has received His testimony has certified that God is received His testimony has certified that God is

true. For He whom God has sent speaks the true. For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure. The Father loves the Son, and has by measure. The Father loves the Son, and has

given all things into His hand. given all things into His hand.

He who believes in the Son has He who believes in the Son has everlasting lifeeverlasting life; ; and he who does not believe the Son shall not and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

JESUS LEAVES JUDEAJESUS LEAVES JUDEA

JOHN 4:1-4JOHN 4:1-4

Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and

baptized more disciples than John (though baptized more disciples than John (though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples), He disciples), He left Judealeft Judea and departed and departed again to Galilee. But He needed to go again to Galilee. But He needed to go

through Samaria.through Samaria.

MAP OF SAMARIAMAP OF SAMARIA

JACOB’S WELLJACOB’S WELL

So He came to a city of Samaria So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son of ground that Jacob gave to his son

Joseph. Joseph.

Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from therefore, being wearied from HisHis

journey, sat thus by the well. It was journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.about the sixth hour.

WOMAN AT THE WELLWOMAN AT THE WELL

A A woman of Samariawoman of Samaria came to draw came to draw water. Jesus said to her, water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a “Give Me a drink.”drink.” For His disciples had gone For His disciples had gone

away into the city to buy food. away into the city to buy food.

Then the woman of Samaria said Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, “How is it that You, being to Him, “How is it that You, being

a Jew, ask a drink from me, a a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” For Jews have Samaritan woman?” For Jews have

no dealings with Samaritans.no dealings with Samaritans.

Jesus answered and said to her, “If Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and you would have asked Him, and He He would have given you living water.”would have given you living water.”

WHERE TO GET LIVING WHERE TO GET LIVING WATERWATER

The woman said to Him, “Sir, You have The woman said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do Where then do You get that living water?You get that living water?

Are You greater than our father Jacob, who Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?” as well as his sons and his livestock?”

Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst.him will never thirst. But the water that I But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”of water springing up into everlasting life.”

WHAT IS THIS LIVING WHAT IS THIS LIVING WATER?WATER?

LIVING WATER = HOLY SPIRITLIVING WATER = HOLY SPIRIT

WHAT WELL DO YOU GET THIS WHAT WELL DO YOU GET THIS FROM?FROM?

JESUS CHRIST = WELL OF LIVING JESUS CHRIST = WELL OF LIVING WATERWATER

JESUS A PROPHETJESUS A PROPHET

JOHN 4:15-26JOHN 4:15-26The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, that The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.” Jesus said to I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.” Jesus said to

her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”

The woman answered and said, “I have no The woman answered and said, “I have no husband.” husband.”

Jesus said to her, “You have well said, ‘I have no Jesus said to her, “You have well said, ‘I have no husband,’ for you have had five husbands, and the husband,’ for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly.” The woman said to Him, that you spoke truly.” The woman said to Him,

“Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet.“Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet.

HOUR IS NOW!HOUR IS NOW!Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you JewsJews say say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.”that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.”

Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Fatherworship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we . You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews.

But the hour is coming, and But the hour is coming, and now isnow is, when the true , when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God God isis Spirit Spirit, , and and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”truth.”

The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming” The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When He comes, He will tell us all (who is called Christ). “When He comes, He will tell us all things.” Jesus said to her, things.” Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am “I who speak to you am He.He.””

DISCIPLES SHOCKED!DISCIPLES SHOCKED!

And at this And at this pointpoint His disciplesHis disciples came, and came, and they marveled that He talked with a they marveled that He talked with a

woman; yet no one said, “What do You woman; yet no one said, “What do You seek?” or, seek?” or, “Why are You talking with her?”“Why are You talking with her?”

The woman then left her waterpot, went her The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, way into the city, and said to the men,

“Come, see a Man who told me all things “Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”

THE WHITENED THE WHITENED HARVESTHARVEST

Then they went out of the city and came to Him. In the Then they went out of the city and came to Him. In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.”meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.”

But He said to them, But He said to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know.”“I have food to eat of which you do not know.” Therefore the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought Therefore the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought

Him Him anythinganything to eat?” to eat?”

Jesus said to them, Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.to finish His work. Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and thenthen comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and

look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest! look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!

And And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal lifeeternal life, that , that both he who sows and he who reaps may both he who sows and he who reaps may

rejoice together.rejoice together.

For in this the saying is true: ‘One sows and another For in this the saying is true: ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you have not reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you have not

labored; others have labored, and you have entered into labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.”their labors.”

SAVIOR OF THE WORLDSAVIOR OF THE WORLD

JOHN 4:39-42JOHN 4:39-42And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in

Him because of the word of the woman who Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I testified, “He told me all that I everever did.” So when did.” So when the Samaritans had come to Him, they urged Him the Samaritans had come to Him, they urged Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days. to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.

And many more believed because of His own word.And many more believed because of His own word.

Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard heard HimHim and and we know that this is indeed the we know that this is indeed the

Christ, the Savior of the world.”Christ, the Savior of the world.”

JESUS RETURNS TO JESUS RETURNS TO GALILEEGALILEE

Now after the two days He departed from Now after the two days He departed from there and there and went to Galileewent to Galilee. For Jesus . For Jesus

Himself testified that Himself testified that a prophet has no a prophet has no honor in his own countryhonor in his own country..

So when He came to Galilee, the So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans Galileans receivedreceived HimHim, having seen all the things , having seen all the things He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they

also had gone to the feast.also had gone to the feast.

NOBLEMAN’S SON NOBLEMAN’S SON HEALEDHEALED

So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was made the water wine. And there was a certain a certain

nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaumnobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he . When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and he went to Him and implored Him to come down and

heal his son, for he was at the point of death. heal his son, for he was at the point of death.

Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you peoplepeople see signs see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.” The and wonders, you will by no means believe.” The

nobleman said to Him, “Sir, come down before my nobleman said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!”child dies!”

YOUR SON LIVES!YOUR SON LIVES!

Jesus said to him, “Go your way; Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your your son livesson lives.” So the man believed the .” So the man believed the

word that Jesus spoke to him, and he word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way. And as he was now going went his way. And as he was now going

down, his servants met him and told down, his servants met him and told him,him, saying, saying, “Your son lives!”“Your son lives!”

Then he inquired of them the hour Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they said to when he got better. And they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour

the fever left him.” So the father knew the fever left him.” So the father knew that that it wasit was at the same hour in which at the same hour in which

Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” And Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” And he himself believed, and his whole he himself believed, and his whole

household.household.

This again This again isis the the second sign Jesussecond sign Jesus did did when He had come out of Judea into when He had come out of Judea into

Galilee.Galilee.

JOHN PUT IN PRISONJOHN PUT IN PRISONMATTHEW 14:1-5MATTHEW 14:1-5

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he is risen and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he is risen

from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.” For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and him.” For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and

put put himhim in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife. wife.

Because John had said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have Because John had said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” And although he wanted to put him to death, he feared her.” And although he wanted to put him to death, he feared

the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

LUKE 3:18-20LUKE 3:18-20 And with many other exhortations he preached to the people. And with many other exhortations he preached to the people.

But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, also added this, above all, that he Herod had done, also added this, above all, that he shut John shut John

up in prison.up in prison.

JOHN MUST DECREASE SO CHRIST MAY INCREASEJOHN MUST DECREASE SO CHRIST MAY INCREASE

WATER = HOLY SPIRITWATER = HOLY SPIRITWATER BAPTISM = SYMBOLIZES BAPTISM HOLY WATER BAPTISM = SYMBOLIZES BAPTISM HOLY

SPIRITSPIRIT

WATER = LIVING WATERWATER = LIVING WATER

THE LATTER RAIN = OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY THE LATTER RAIN = OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY SPIRITSPIRIT

JESUS SPILT OUT BLOOD & WATER = SINS CLEANED-HOLY SPIRITJESUS SPILT OUT BLOOD & WATER = SINS CLEANED-HOLY SPIRIT

WATER BRINGS EARTHLY LIFEWATER BRINGS EARTHLY LIFE

LIVING WATER (HOLY SPIRIT) BRINGS ETERNAL LIVING WATER (HOLY SPIRIT) BRINGS ETERNAL LIFELIFE

JESUS = WELL FOR LIVING WATERJESUS = WELL FOR LIVING WATER