This week’s message takes a break from the book of Luke and detours in the Gospel of John. Pastor Greg said the passage was one of his favorite - Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. This passage was a great example on how we are to evangelize those who don’t know Christ.
It should be noted (as Pastor did) that Jesus, who was alone, should not have been talking to a Samaritan woman of ill repute. Jesus, however, had no such misgivings as he knew her heart and what she needed. Rather than brow beat her about how much of a sinner she was and how she had messed up her life, Jesus started simply by asking questions. How does this relate to us?
If we are to truly reach out to other people, we need to inquire about them and learn their life situation. Rather than tell them how badly they need to repent and turn to God, we should tell them about what God is doing right now in our lives and in the world. As Pastor Greg said, nobody cares what happened to you 20 years ago unless it was you. How very true.
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