“Share Good News - by Invitation”
John 4:27-42 March 18, 2007 Play
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Breaking the Silence at the Muffler Shop
○ tentative attempts at building spiritual
bridges
○ though first try unfruitful, some connection
made
Priority of the Pickings
○ Great Commission compels us to witness &
make disciples (Mt 28:19f; Lk 24:47f)
○ Jesus’ ‘food’ to do Father’s work: harvest
for eternal life (4:32,34ff)
Building Bridges
○ risking to speak with a poor | immoral |
Samaritan | woman (4:27)
○ request for drink steered to offer living
water of eternal life (4:10,13,15,25)
Invitational Witnessing
○ invited townspeople to come check Jesus out
(4:28ff)
○ invitational style: include others,
persuasive, take advantage of outreach events
○ 1 in 4 unchurched adults would come to
church if invited
○ be ready to follow-up with
spiritually-oriented conversation (1Pet 3:15)
Beyond Second-hand Faith
○ Samaritans move from ‘affiliative’ to
‘owned’ faith because meet Jesus themselves (4:39ff)
○ woman at the well became a bridge: help
others cross to life
Doing God’s Will Outweighs the Risk
○ pastoring parents of Canadian soldier
understand risks, yet importance of doing God’s will
○ obeying God’s will involves us in the
harvest of souls