Bulletins - Curry's Chapel Church

Theme: Jesus meets us at the wells we keep returning to and offers true satisfaction.
SLIDE: Scripture John 4:14
John 4:14 NLT
14 But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”
SLIDE: Open Your Bibles to John 4:5–42
Open Bible John 4:5-42
SLIDE: Introduction
INTRODUCTION — Naming the Thirst We All Feel
We all know what physical thirst feels like. After a long day in the sun or a hard workout, your body cries out for water. But there is another kind of thirst — one that lives deeper. It’s the thirst of the soul. It shows up as restlessness, frustration, or a quiet ache that sits beneath the surface of our lives. You can be busy, successful, surrounded by people, and still feel empty inside.
That emptiness isn’t a sign that something is wrong with you. It’s a sign that something is missing. It’s your soul saying, “I need something more.” And that’s where Jesus meets us — in our thirst.
SLIDE: Main Teaching
MAIN TEACHING — The Wells We Choose and the Water Jesus Offers
SLIDE: Point 1
1. The Woman at the Well Shows Us Our Own Story
In John 4, Jesus meets a Samaritan woman who comes to the well at noon—the hottest, loneliest time of day. She’s tired, ashamed, and spiritually dry. She has tried to fill her emptiness through relationships, but each one has left her more wounded.
Her story is our story. We all have “wells” we return to when we feel empty:
The well of approval
The well of achievement
The well of comfort or escape
The well of control
The well of distraction
These wells promise satisfaction, but they never deliver. They leave us thirsty again.
Jesus doesn’t shame her for her thirst. He simply reveals that the well she’s been drinking from can’t give her what she truly needs.
SLIDE: Point 2
2. Jesus Offers Living Water — A New Source, Not a Temporary Fix
Jesus tells her, “Whoever drinks the water I give will never thirst again.” He isn’t offering a moment of relief — He’s offering a new internal reality. Living water is the life of the Spirit flowing within us: renewing, cleansing, strengthening, and sustaining.
This water doesn’t depend on circumstances. It doesn’t evaporate when life gets hard. It becomes a spring — a source that rises up from within.
Jesus is saying, “You don’t have to keep running to empty wells. I can place a well inside you.”
SLIDE: Point 3
3. Naming Our Wells Opens the Door to Healing
Jesus invites the woman to name her story honestly — not to condemn her, but to free her. We must do the same. What wells have we been drinking from? What patterns leave us dry? What habits promise satisfaction but never deliver?
Naming our thirst is the first step toward healing. It’s the moment we stop pretending and start receiving.
SLIDE: Point 4
4. Receiving Living Water Is a Daily Practice
Living water is not a one-time drink. It’s a relationship. We receive this water when we:
Sit with Jesus in prayer
Open Scripture with expectation
Worship with honesty
Confess our emptiness
Pray with a listening attitude
Allow the Spirit to speak into our identity
As we do, the dryness begins to lift. The soul softens. The heart awakens. The spring begins to flow.
SLIDE: Point 5
5. When Jesus Fills Us, We Overflow Into Others
The woman who arrived at the well ashamed leaves overflowing with joy. She runs back to her village — the same people she avoided — and becomes the first evangelist in her region.
This is what living water does. It doesn’t just fill us — it spills out of us. When Jesus satisfies our thirst, we stop demanding from others what only He can give. We become people of grace, generosity, and compassion. Our story becomes an invitation for others to meet the One who quenches every thirst.
SLIDE: Conclusion
CONCLUSION — Come Thirsty, Come Honest, Come Open
If your soul feels dry today, you’re not broken — you’re thirsty. And Jesus is the well that never runs dry.
He doesn’t ask you to pretend. He doesn’t ask you to fix yourself first. He simply invites you to come.
Come thirsty.
Come honest.
Come open.
Let Him fill you with living water — water that becomes a spring within you, renewing you from the inside out.
SLIDE: Prayer
CLOSING PRAYER
Jesus, we come to You thirsty. We confess that we’ve been drinking from wells that cannot satisfy. We’ve chased approval, achievement, comfort, and control, and our souls are still dry. Today, we turn toward You. Give us Your living water. Fill the empty places. Heal the wounded places. Refresh the tired places. Become a spring within us that never runs dry. And as You fill us, help us overflow with grace and hope to the people around us. We trust You, we need You, and we receive what only You can give. Amen.
- - John 4:14NKJV

Open Bible John 4:5-42

INTRODUCTION — Naming the Thirst We All Feel

MAIN TEACHING — The Wells We Choose and the Water Jesus Offers

1. The Woman at the Well Shows Us Our Own Story

2. Jesus Offers Living Water — A New Source, Not a Temporary Fix

3. Naming Our Wells Opens the Door to Healing

4. Receiving Living Water Is a Daily Practice

5. When Jesus Fills Us, We Overflow Into Others

CONCLUSION — Come Thirsty, Come Honest, Come Open

CLOSING PRAYER

John 4:14NKJV