"Wholly Harvest The Holy Harvest" | John 4:35-42 Bible Study ✞-word Puzzle | 9.4.24

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  1. 1. Christ sends His disciples to reap the benefits of others’ spiritual ____ (Jn 4:38; cf. Ac 8:4-8, 14-17; 1 Cor 15:58).
  2. 5. The Samaritans beg Jesus to ___with them (Jn 4:40). Jesus is the Vine; we are the branches. We must ____ connected to Christ to bear spiritual fruit. For without Him, we cannot do anything (Jn 15:4-5).
  3. 6. The Samaritans come to know that Jesus comes to save not only the Jews, but the whole ___ (Jn 4:42; cf. Mt 28:19-20; Jn 3:16-17; 4:22).
  4. 7. It’s not enough to ___ that Jesus is the Son of God; even demons ___ that (Mk 3:11; Mk 1:23-24; Mk 5:7; cf. Jas 2:19)! To have eternal life, we must ___ in Jesus, following Him faithfully and putting His principles into practice (Jn 3:16, 3:36 cf. Jn 4:40).
  5. 8. There are those who ___ the seed of the Gospel (Jn 4:36-37; cf. Mt 13:1-23, 24f.; 1 Cor 3:6-7), telling others the good news of the King and Kingdom of God.
  6. 10. Many Samaritans believed in Jesus after hearing the woman’s ____ about Jesus (Jn 4:39).
  7. 11. Jesus is the Messiah (i.e., Christ), our Lord and ___ (Jn 4:42; cf. Lk 2:11; Jn 4:25-26).
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  1. 2. No matter one’s role in the farming family of faith (e.g., sowing or reaping), when there is a spiritual harvest, we all should ___ together (Jn 4:36; cf. Jn 3:28-30)!
  2. 3. It’s great to believe after hearing someone else’s testimony. Yet, we all must come to ___ the Lord and His word for ourselves, having a firsthand faith (cf. Jn 4:41-42; Jn 10:3-4, 14-15).
  3. 4. After talking about spiritual water (Jn 4:7-26) and spiritual food (Jn 4:32-34), Jesus then talks about the spiritual ____ of His faithful followers (Jn 4:35-38; cf. Mt 9:37-38, 13:24-30, 36-43).
  4. 5. There are those who ___ (i.e., harvest) the seed of the Gospel, leading others to conviction and commitment to Christ (Jn 4:36-37).
  5. 9. There are those who ___ the seed of the Gospel (1 Cor 3:6-7), fostering spiritual growth in the lives of others.