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Henry Ogbuchi July 14th 2024 - The Samaritans Question 1: In John 4, Jesus Ministered to a Variety of people, name them? Answers:  The sinful Samaritan woman.  The many Samaritans who trusted in Him  His Own Disciples.  A nobleman and his household. Question 2: What did they have in common? Answer:  Faith in Jesus Christ. The Word – John 4:1-42 Mixed race – partly Jew and partly Gentile.  That grew out of the Assyrians captivity of the ten northern tribes in 727 BC.  Rejected by the Jews because they could not prove their genealogy.  Established their Alternate center for worship on Mount Gerizim (parallel to Jerusalem temple).  Believed the Jews were demonically possessed – Even accused Jesus to be a Samaritan (John 8:48).  Orthodox Jews avoided Samaria because there was a longstanding, deep seated hatred between them and the Samaritans. John 8:48 John 8:48 — King James Version (KJV 1900)m John 8:48 — New Living Translation (NLT) Four Stages of Experience Stage 1: He is “a Jew” (vs 7-10).  It