Scripture Reading — Psalm 139:23-24Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. — Psalm 139:23Repentance can seem like something we should outgrow. It’s great for spiritual beginners, but it’s hard to imagine Christ

Scripture Reading — Romans 7:14-25I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. — Romans 7:15Sometimes church can get in the way of repentance.Repentance plays a huge part in our becoming followers of

Scripture Reading — Romans 7:21-25I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. — Romans 7:23Repentance isn’t complicated. It can be as simple as saying “I’

Scripture Reading — 1 John 1:8-10If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. — 1 John 1:9Shame creates distance from God, just as it did for the woman at the well. Since

Scripture Reading — John 4:4-18[Jesus] told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.” — John 4:16In this story we find hints that the Samaritan woman was accustomed to hiding. Her personal life had fallen into ruin, and her sense of shame af

Scripture Reading — John 4:7-10“You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” — John 4:9Most of us like to have a place to call home. We prefer to be in familiar territory and with people who are like us.Jesus was

Scripture Reading — John 4:4-10When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” — John 4:7To read this story well, we need to understand who this Samaritan woman was. As we saw yesterday, the Samaritans