first Baptist Bible Study 4/20/21

“Called To Testify” 

John 4:25-42

Imagine a strict Jew needing to travel from Galilee in the north to Judaea in the south. They would avoid going through Samaria because they wouldn’t want to become ceremoniously defiled. Instead, they would cross the Jordan River and travel on the eastern side to bypass Samaria. But Jesus deliberately chose to go through Samaria to reach an unsaved Samaritan woman. This week’s lesson text is an instructive passage for evangelists and indeed for all believers who are seeking to be effective witnesses for Jesus Christ. 

After Jesus performed His first miracle at the wedding in Cana of Galilee (see John 2:1-11), He and His mother, His brothers and His disciples went to Capernaum in Galilee for a number of days (see John 2:12). Not long after this, the Jewish Feast of Passover was approaching and Jesus went up to Jerusalem to celebrate