WINDSOR FULL GOSPEL MISSION CHURCH
GROUP BIBLE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS       
John 4:1-15 (A)

Thirst and the living water

1.1) What is the content of water in a physical body?

   2) What is the daily consumption of water for a body weighing 70 kg?

   3) What is the symptom, when your body needs to fill the insufficiency of water?

2. What is the term used to describe a person who feels insufficiency as compared to others and cannot satisfy that insufficiency?

3.1) What is the term used to describe a person feeling inferior as compared to others?

   2) Can you give some illustrations on inferiority complex?

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   3) How does the inferiority complex reflect in a person’s attitude towards others?

               (1)                     (2)              (3)                    (4)              (5)              (6)

4.1) What is the term used to describe a person feels superior as compared with others?

   2) How does superiority complex reflect in a person’s attitude?

   (1)                     (2)              (3)

5. What is the root cause of these complexes described above?

6. 1) Jesus met a Samaritan woman at a well in the town of Sychar . Is it a coincidence or according to Jesus' plan?

    2) Do you think Jesus knew her before He departed from Jordan , even though they had never met? How? (1 Corinthians 12:4-8)

    3) Why did Jesus come to meet this particular woman?

    4) Why did this woman marry five times?

7.1) What kinds of obstacle (barriers) had Jesus had to overcome to meet her?

        (1)                       (2)              (3)            (4)             (5)

   2) What do we learn from Jesus in this episode? (Luke 19:10, Luke 15:4)               

        (1)                      (2)                      (3)

8.1) How did Jesus approach the woman to start the communication?

   2) Which is easier to use for starting a communication, by asking for help or offering help?

   3) What was the woman’s response to Jesus’ request?

   4) Did she treat Jesus kindly and why?

   5) What kinds of problems did she have?

         (1)                       (2)              (3)            (4)

9. 1) Why did she fail her marriages?

    2) What is the meaning of ‘this water’ and ‘thirsty’ in "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again"?

    3) What is ‘this water’ for your seeking happiness?

    4) What is the common point between water and the Living Water?

    5) What is the different point between them?

10.How does the Living Water satisfy your desire of happiness? (John 7:37-38)

Life application:
1. Do you think Jesus knows you better than you know yourself?

2. Have you ever encountered with Jesus personally?

3. After born-again, what did you learn about Jesus in your salvation?

4. If you met a person who is unkind to you, what would you do? (Psalm 1:2-3)

5. Who will satisfy your spiritual thirst? (v.13-14)

Prayer:
Thank You Jesus for having visited me while I was a sinner and for your patience in waiting for me until my salvation. We are thirsty for many things in the world. Help me to discern spiritual thirst from worldly thirst. I invite you Jesus into my heart so that the Living Water can flow out from deep within my soul.  As the result, I can share love, peace, and joy with others, which derives from my spiritual satisfaction from the Living Water. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ.  Amen!