Posted on May 13, 2026 Posted By: Jenni Nikolakakis Categories: Message Notes, Weekly Program

Believe! The Gospel of John

WK 9– “What’s My Mission? Part 2”

John 4:1-14 NASB

May 17, 2026

Justin Scarberry

What’s My Mission? (Part 2)

Jesus’ Mission in Samaria- Background on The Samaritans

They accept only the first _______ books of the Bible, called the Pentateuch.
They have a _________ place of Worship, Mount Gerizim.
The __________ people despised them, often taking a longer route to avoid going through Samaria.

“He left Judea and went away again to Galilee.” John 4:1-3

John’s gospel focuses on Jesus’ ministry in the area of ____________.
Jesus was at odds with the _____________, Jewish religious leaders.
When you do God’s work, you will encounter people who are ____________ you.
When you are in God’s Will, you will ___________ (Isaiah 54:17).

Jesus stopped to sit at “Jacob’s Well” John 4:4-6

Jacob was the father of the __________ tribes of Israel.
Jacob’s favorite son, __________, was left for dead by his jealous brothers, sold into slavery, and falsely imprisoned.
God had a ___________ for Joseph. He always has a purpose for our trials.
Joseph’s purpose: save his family from ___________ and continue the Jewish race.
Keep pursuing God and He will ________ you through it all.
Jesus was _____% God, but miraculously _____% man.
He got _______. He felt pain. He shed tears.
He was worn out, so at about noon, he stopped to rest at Jacob’s Well.
In times we feel worn out, we need to be refreshed. How? By God’s __________

Seeking & Saving the Lost- The Woman at the Well John 4:7-9

The ____________ would have completely removed themselves from this woman’s presence.
Jesus comes after those who are _______. He speaks directly to her.

Luke 19:10 NIV

“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

“…He would have given you living water.” John 4:10-12

Our main goal as a church is to meet people’s _____________ needs.
Often, to do that, we must meet their ___________ needs first.
What are “living waters”?

Jeremiah 2:13

“For My people have committed two evils:

They have abandoned Me,

The fountain of living waters,

To carve out for themselves cisterns,

Broken cisterns

That do not hold water.”

Who is the fountain of living waters? ________
A _____________ is something to store water in.
When we cut ______ out of our life and survive on what’s in the cistern, it can get stagnant, get polluted, or develop a leak. Try and fill it; it will leak right back out!
Cistern running empty? Time to _____________ with God and tap back into that freshwater spring that never runs out!

“…whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never be thirsty;” John 4:14

A ___________ is a comparison of two things that are typically unrelated.
A fountain of water = the life of the Spirit of God living inside every ___________!
Metaphors in the Bible

Proverbs 13:14 NIV

“The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,

Turning a person from the snare of death.”

Ezekiel 36:25-26 NASB

“… I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”

Fountain of life = the ________ ___ ________ being taught to keep us from sin.
Heart of stone = When we turn away from God, we become _____________.
John 4:13-14 He’s talking about the ____________ ______________ of our soul!
John the Baptist said that Jesus would baptize with “the Holy Spirit and fire.”

Matthew 3:11 NASB

“He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”

Everyone who puts their faith in what Jesus did on the cross is immediately ______________; not with water, but with the _________ _____________!

Missions Awareness Month

SAVE THE DATES!

Upcoming Summer Events:

June 13- Movie Night

(details coming soon)

July 10- Aces Faith and Family Baseball Game

(Signup will begin June 7)

July 25- 3^rd Annual Classic Car Show

(NOW COLLECTING Donations for raffle prizes! Drop off at church)

Ongoing Events:

Donations will continue now until August 2026

Donation Barrels for school supplies & toiletries

(Exact items needed listed on each barrel)

Mid-week Bible Studies:

PLEASE NOTE CHANGES!!!

Monday Night Bible Study

Memorial Day: No Bible Study

Starting JUNE 1- JULY 20 Bible Study will be at church 6-8pm!

Wednesday

Details coming for Men’s Bible Study at church

Youth Group Wednesdays

May 27 & June 3 No Youth Group last two weeks of school

June 10 Kickoff to Summer Youth Group & Bonfire 6-9pm

June 17 – July 22 6-8pm. Dinner is served. Bring Friends!

Flocknote

Want Church Events and Announcements?

Text SSBRIDGE to 84576 and answer the prompts!

Get one or two text messages each week for updates to important church related events.

Revelation 21:6 NIV

⁶ He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.”

What are some things we know about the area of Samaria and the people who live there from the Bible?
Why would God allow His people to be conquered and ruled by others? Does God allow us to be conquered in our lives? If so, in what ways. If not, why not?
Read John 4:1-6, where is the area of Galilee in relation to Jerusalem? Why do you think Jeus “had to pass through Samaria”? Who is Jacob in the Bible? If Jesus is God, why would he be “tired from His journey”? Does God get tired?
Read John 4:7-14, why would this woman question Jesus about asking for a drink? Why is meant by “Jews do not associate with Samaritans.”? What is meant by “living water” in verse 10?
Are all the books of the Bible equally important? Why or why not? Can we choose to follow some verses but not others?
Read Jeremiah 2:13, what is a cistern? What is represented by the fountain of living waters and the broken cisterns? What are some of the ways in our lives we choose the broken cisterns over the fountain of living waters?
What is a metaphor? What are some metaphors in the Bible?
Read Ephesians 4:30-31, what does it mean to grieve the Holy Spirit?
Read Matthew 3:11, what is meant that “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”?
Continued prayer is needed for the church leadership to continue to seek God’s will for His church.

May 17, 2026 Sermon Notes and Questions

Believe! The Gospel of John

WK 9– “What’s My Mission? Part 2”

John 4:1-14 NASB

May 17, 2026

Justin Scarberry

What’s My Mission? (Part 2)

Jesus’ Mission in Samaria- Background on The Samaritans

They accept only the first _______ books of the Bible, called the Pentateuch.

They have a _________ place of Worship, Mount Gerizim.

The __________ people despised them, often taking a longer route to avoid going through Samaria.

“He left Judea and went away again to Galilee.” John 4:1-3

John’s gospel focuses on Jesus’ ministry in the area of ____________.

Jesus was at odds with the _____________, Jewish religious leaders.

When you do God’s work, you will encounter people who are ____________ you.

When you are in God’s Will, you will ___________ (Isaiah 54:17).

Jesus stopped to sit at “Jacob’s Well” John 4:4-6

Jacob was the father of the __________ tribes of Israel.

Jacob’s favorite son, __________, was left for dead by his jealous brothers, sold into slavery, and falsely imprisoned.

God had a ___________ for Joseph. He always has a purpose for our trials.

Joseph’s purpose: save his family from ___________ and continue the Jewish race.

Keep pursuing God and He will ________ you through it all.

Jesus was _____% God, but miraculously _____% man.

He got _______. He felt pain. He shed tears.

He was worn out, so at about noon, he stopped to rest at Jacob’s Well.

In times we feel worn out, we need to be refreshed. How? By God’s __________

Seeking & Saving the Lost- The Woman at the Well John 4:7-9

The ____________ would have completely removed themselves from this woman’s presence.

Jesus comes after those who are _______. He speaks directly to her.

“…He would have given you living water.” John 4:10-12

Our main goal as a church is to meet people’s _____________ needs.

Often, to do that, we must meet their ___________ needs first.

What are “living waters”?

Who is the fountain of living waters? ________

A _____________ is something to store water in.

When we cut ______ out of our life and survive on what’s in the cistern, it can get stagnant, get polluted, or develop a leak. Try and fill it; it will leak right back out!

Cistern running empty? Time to _____________ with God and tap back into that freshwater spring that never runs out!

“…whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never be thirsty;” John 4:14

A ___________ is a comparison of two things that are typically unrelated.

A fountain of water = the life of the Spirit of God living inside every ___________!

Metaphors in the Bible

Fountain of life = the ________ ___ ________ being taught to keep us from sin.

Heart of stone = When we turn away from God, we become _____________.

John 4:13-14 He’s talking about the ____________ ______________ of our soul!

John the Baptist said that Jesus would baptize with “the Holy Spirit and fire.”

Everyone who puts their faith in what Jesus did on the cross is immediately ______________; not with water, but with the _________ _____________!

Missions Awareness Month

SAVE THE DATES!

Upcoming Summer Events:

June 13- Movie Night

July 10- Aces Faith and Family Baseball Game

July 25- 3rd Annual Classic Car Show

Ongoing Events:

Donations will continue now until August 2026

Mid-week Bible Studies:

PLEASE NOTE CHANGES!!!

Monday Night Bible Study

Wednesday

Youth Group Wednesdays

Flocknote

Revelation 21:6 NIV

6 He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.”

What are some things we know about the area of Samaria and the people who live there from the Bible?

Why would God allow His people to be conquered and ruled by others? Does God allow us to be conquered in our lives? If so, in what ways. If not, why not?

Read John 4:1-6, where is the area of Galilee in relation to Jerusalem? Why do you think Jeus “had to pass through Samaria”? Who is Jacob in the Bible? If Jesus is God, why would he be “tired from His journey”? Does God get tired?

Read John 4:7-14, why would this woman question Jesus about asking for a drink? Why is meant by “Jews do not associate with Samaritans.”? What is meant by “living water” in verse 10?

Are all the books of the Bible equally important? Why or why not? Can we choose to follow some verses but not others?

Read Jeremiah 2:13, what is a cistern? What is represented by the fountain of living waters and the broken cisterns? What are some of the ways in our lives we choose the broken cisterns over the fountain of living waters?

What is a metaphor? What are some metaphors in the Bible?

Read Ephesians 4:30-31, what does it mean to grieve the Holy Spirit?

Read Matthew 3:11, what is meant that “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”?

Continued prayer is needed for the church leadership to continue to seek God’s will for His church.

Jesus was _% God, but miraculously _% man.

Fountain of life = the ______ _ ________ being taught to keep us from sin.

John 4:13-14 He’s talking about the __ of our soul!

Everyone who puts their faith in what Jesus did on the cross is immediately __________; not with water, but with the _ _________!

July 25- 3^rd Annual Classic Car Show

⁶ He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.”