Sermon Overview:

As our summer series on discipleship continued, we moved into the third aspect—going for Jesus—by focusing on John 4:27–42. Pastor Derek reminded us that being “grabbed” by Jesus and “growing” in Him naturally leads to going, but going isn’t possible without spiritual sight.

At the well in Samaria, Jesus shocked His disciples by speaking with a Samaritan woman. While they were focused on food, He was focused on the Father’s will, explaining: “My food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to accomplish His work.” Jesus pointed to the fields and urged His disciples to lift up their eyes—to see that the true harvest was not grain but people coming out from the town, ready to believe.

The sermon highlighted three key lessons about seeing:

1. See the opportunities — The disciples had just walked through town but missed the chance to share. Jesus reminds us to notice the open doors He places in our path.

2. See the people — Like the Samaritan woman, people around us are hungry for living water. Seeing means recognizing eternal needs, not just surface differences.

3. See the work God is already doing — The woman’s testimony had stirred the town; the disciples were simply invited to join in reaping a harvest they hadn’t sown.

Pastor Derek also named the barriers that keep us from seeing clearly: our own “hungers” (agendas, comforts, schedules), our prejudices (biases or discomfort with people unlike us), and our indifference (failing to care about lost souls). The cure is not guilt but God changing our vision—opening our eyes, our hearts, and even our schedules to see and join His work.

As communion followed, the message closed with a reminder: Jesus Himself came because He saw us in our need, sacrificing His life so we might live. Because He saw us, we are now called to see others.

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