John 4:3-42: But Whoever Drinks

Houston's First Baptist Church

This is the story of the Samaritan woman at the well. The story of the prodigal son is at least in part about the love of the father for a son, a man, living a terrible lifestyle. The woman at the well is a story of the love of God for a woman who was living a terrible lifestyle. The difference between the two is that the prodigal son story is just that, a story, a parable that is made up to illustrate great biblical principles. The Samaritan woman at the well is a story about a real woman at …