1. Influence isn’t always instant
1.1. Influence isn’t always obvious
1.2. Just because you don’t see the harvest, doesn’t mean the seed didn’t take root!
1.2.1. Edward Kimball
1.2.1.1. A Sunday school teacher named Edward Kimball won a shoe store clerk to Jesus—his name was D.L. Moody
1.2.1.2. D.L. Moody traveled to England and awakened the heart of a young pastor F.B. Meyer.
1.2.1.3. F.B. Meyer became one of the great Bible expositors, came to the U.S.A. and preached on college campuses, and was used to convert a student to Christ Wilbur Chapman.
1.2.1.4. Wilbur Chapman employed an ex-baseball player as his assistant Billy Sunday.
1.2.1.5. Billy Sunday became a great evangelist and preached in Charlotte, North Carolina, at a meeting organized by the Billy Sunday Layman's Evangelistic Club. The Layman's Evangelistic Club invited Mordecai Ham to preach...
1.2.1.6. Mordecai Ham preached and Billy Graham gave his life to the Lord.
1.2.1.7. A Sunday school teacher named Edward Kimball ...
2. Please, I want that living water!
2.1. John 4:16–17 NLT 16 “Go and get your husband,” Jesus told her. 17 “I don’t have a husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said, “You’re right! You don’t have a husband—
2.2. John 4:18-19 NLT for you have had five husbands, and you aren’t even married to the man you’re living with now. You certainly spoke the truth!” 19 “Sir,” the woman said, “you must be a prophet.
2.2.1. She was an outcast to everyone
2.2.2. Miracle waiting to happen!
2.2.3. Thirsty
2.2.3.1. Craving attention!
2.2.3.2. Dad
2.2.3.2.1. Wrong crowd
2.2.3.2.2. Abusive
2.2.3.2.3. Cycle of dysfunction!
2.3. Explains why she bypassed closer water source
2.3.1. Hottest part of day
2.3.2. John 4:28 (NLT) 28 The woman left her water jar beside the well and ran back to the village, telling everyone,
2.3.3. John 4:29 (NLT) 29 “Come and see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could he possibly be the Messiah?”
2.3.4. John 4:30 (NLT) 30 So the people came streaming from the village to see him.
2.3.4.1. You not to far gone
2.3.4.2. She becomes an Influencer for Jesus
2.3.4.3. You don't need a thousand people in front of you
2.3.4.4. You just need to love one more.
2.3.5. You don’t have to have your life altogether to influence someone for Christ!
2.3.5.1. Woman witnessing
3. Fields are ripe for harvest
3.1. Laborers—Influencers are few!
3.2. John 4:28 (NLT) 28 The woman left her water jar beside the well and ran back to the village, telling everyone,
3.3. John 4:29 (NLT) 29 “Come and see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could he possibly be the Messiah?”
3.4. John 4:30 (NLT) 30 So the people came streaming from the village to see him.
3.5. John 4:39 NLT 39 Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, “He told me everything I ever did!”
3.6. John 4:40 (NLT) 40 When they came out to see him, they begged him to stay in their village. So he stayed for two days,
3.7. John 4:41 (NLT) 41 long enough for many more to hear his message and believe.
3.8. John 4:42 (NLT) 42 Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not just because of what you told us, but because we have heard him ourselves. Now we know that he is indeed the Savior of the world.”
4. Who did God use?
4.1. Not an Instagram star
4.2. Celebrity
4.3. Woman whose name we don’t know
4.4. Searching love all wrong places
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6. Cross Pin—Give away!
6.1. When you
6.1.1. Listen to someone who is hurting
6.1.1.1. Offer to pray
6.1.2. Invite someone to church!
6.1.3. Text someone a bible verse
6.1.4. Post a sermon clip on your Instagram
6.1.5. When you give something to someone in need
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8. Message Video
9. Culture hijacked meaning of “influencer.”
9.1. An influencer is “an individual who has the power to affect purchase decisions of others because of their authority, knowledge or relationship with their audience.”
9.1.1. Teacher
9.1.2. Coach
9.1.3. Parent
9.2. Influencer
9.2.1. Teacher
9.2.2. Coach
9.2.3. Good friend
9.2.4. Good Parent
9.3. Culture Hijacked by
9.3.1. Celebrities
9.3.2. Thought leaders
9.3.3. Content Creators
9.3.4. A social media influencer is a user who has established credibility in a specific industry, has access to a huge audience and can persuade others to act based on their recommendations.
10. I'M IN
10.1. I’m Influential
10.1.1. For God’s glory
10.2. I’m Invited
10.2.1. To God’s family
10.3. I’m Invaluable
10.3.1. To God’s work
10.4. I’m Invested
10.4.1. In God’s church
11. 13 million views
11.1. Influencer?
11.2. How many of you?
12. No idea
13. Reclaim the word—Influencer
13.1. Matthew 5:13-14 NLT “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.
13.2. Matthew 5:15 NLT No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.
13.3. Matthew 5:16 NLT In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
14. Shift how we think about influence!
14.1. The problem with current view of influence
14.1.1. Starts with platform
14.2. True and lasting influence always starts with people before platform
14.3. Who Started Rock Church
15. No idea how one conversation, word of encouragement, expression of love might change someone’s life
15.1. Woman no one would have thought would ever have influence!
15.1.1. Context
15.1.1.1. Jesus on a trip
15.1.1.2. Passed through Samaria
15.1.1.3. Jews hated Samaritans
15.1.1.3.1. (½ Jew) (½ Gentile)
15.1.1.3.2. Less humans
15.1.1.3.3. Worse dogs
15.1.2. Sat down by a well to rest
15.1.2.1. Samaritan woman came to draw water
15.1.2.2. Jesus said, “Please give me a drink.”