14/05/2026
John 4:18-20 reads, "For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship."
Andrew Wommack comments on this passage of scripture, "Jesus was operating in a gift of the Spirit. And I tell you, if you are going to be effective ministering to a total stranger, now again, this can be different if it's a family member, if it's somebody that you work with and things like that. There are different ways to approach it, but I'm talking about approaching a total stranger the way that Jesus did. Man, it is so beneficial to have the gifts of the Spirit operating in your life.
Because of what it does, it shows that person you're talking to that this isn't just you that is talking to them. It's God talking to them through you because you are saying things to them that it would be impossible for you to know with just your own mental understanding. And when people recognise that it's God speaking through you, boy, that changes the whole thing.
See, now she recognised that she wasn't just talking to a physical man, but that God was speaking to her through this. And I believe that she began to come under his conviction.
So she tried to change it to a theological argument. Should we worship here, or should we go to Jerusalem to worship? This is what happens lots of times. You start talking to a person, and if they begin to get under conviction, they'll bring up some weird doctrine like, "Well, what about the people that have never heard of the Lord? How are they going to respond?"
But really, when you're witnessing to a person, you don't need to go there. You just need to say, "Look, let's not worry about them. What are you going to do? You've heard about the Lord. God is speaking to you through me." You keep the focus on them. You keep the light shining on them."
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