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Alastair looks at Jesus conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well, considering her responce to tell everyone she knows.

Introduction Samaritans: A group of people who believed they were the true descendants of Israel and keepers of the Torah. During the time of the New Testament, their chief religious site was Mount Gerizim. The Samaritans believed that the Jerusalem temple and priesthood were illegitimate. (Maiers, B.…

Living water, spiritual thirst

Introduction People often mistake me for someone else. I have been told that I look like someone’s favorite uncle. Or a former boss, or close friend... I have often been mistaken for that handsome devil Edgar Snyder ! But the most bizarre experience happened 15 or 20 years ago. I went to the county court…

Key Thought: Through our BELIEF in Jesus, we find BELONGING to God and God’s Family. ENGAGE ILLUSTRATION Hatfield and McCoy Feud and Forbidden Romance The Hatfield and McCoy feud is local legend around here. The Encyclopedia Britannica reports that the two Appalachian families who drew national attention…

Jesus With the Samaritan Women: You Will Never Be Thirsty Again Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. And he had to…

Rosaria Butterfield’s Story In the late 90’s, Rosaria Butterfield was a tenured English professor at Syracuse University, a skeptic of all things Christianity, and in a committed lesbian relationship. Her academic specialty was Queer Theory, a postmodern form of gay and lesbian studies. She had rejected…

Jesus Christ graciously gives the living water of eternal life to everyone who believes in Him.

Nicodemus ( ; ) Came to see Jesus in the dark v.1-2 Addressed Christ as a teacher from God v.2 Jesus gave him a shocking response v.3-8 Jesus Response One must be born again v.3, 5-8 One must be born of water and the Spirit v.5 For God so loved… v.16 People loved darkness v.19-21 Jesus and the Samaritan…

How to Stay Hydrated in a Desert Land

In part one of this two part message, we focused on Jesus Christ is the Living Water and that points to his Messiahship. Here in part two of this message we will focus on the ramifications of partaking in the Living Water that Jesus offers.