Tom LundeenFebruary 14, 2021
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Pastor Tom Lundeen
What did Jesus have to say to ordinary people like you and me?
What did in people’s lives?
Today we’re going to explore an astonishing conversation Jesus had in the most unlikely , under the most unlikely circumstances, with the most unlikely who was at the lowest possible end of the social, cultural, intellectual, and economic scale of that time.
Note John 4:4-9
Just by traveling through Samaria, Jesus was age-old, humanly constructed barriers.
Human barriers and obstacles do not Jesus from reaching out to us.
A. He reveals truth – Jesus was hot, tired, and thirsty, but His request for a drink (note John 4:7) was for a higher purpose (note John 4:9-10). The was no longer Jesus’ physical thirst, but this woman’s spiritual need. Jesus offered living water to this individual’s parched soul. Note John 4:11-15. Note 1 Corinthians 2:14. God’s love for us is a love.
B. He gently us – the Bible describes this universally acknowledged human condition by a little 3-letter word: . In a gentle, yet profound way, Jesus with this individual’s sin (note John 4:16-19). He knows the we carry around. He has an answer, a for us, but He needs us to honestly acknowledge our sin and our need.
C. He gets to the of the matter – (note John 4:20-21) – the of worship isn’t the issue…It’s when, , and how that matters (note John 4:22-24). It comes from the …true worshippers are the result of the of God and the of God transforming the human heart. True worshippers are people who have had a spiritual . The heart of the matter for the woman at the well (and for you and me today) is what are we going to do (note John 4:25-26). Amazingly, the first time Jesus disclosed who He was…was to this obscure, problem-laden woman in hated Samaria.
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