CORE: Inspirational and Incarnational Worship

In John 4, when a Samaritan woman came to draw physical water from a physical well, she had no idea she was about to meet Christ, the One who offers living water. Her encounter with Jesus would prove to be pivotal not only for her, someone forsaken by lovers and scorned by peers, but her witness would soon change the eternal destiny for all the people in her village. Jesus had told the woman: “The time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth (John 4:23a). The woman knew it was time to step into the light of God’s truth. She did, and led the entire village to know the Savior.

Jesus was alone when the woman came to draw water because the disciples had gone into the village to buy food. They were surprised to see Jesus speaking with a woman and curious why He didn’t want anything to eat. Jesus said: “‘I have a kind of food you know nothing about.’ ‘Did someone bring Him food while we were gone?’ the disciples asked each other. Then Jesus explained: ‘My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing His work’” (John 4:33-34).