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

Scripture Reading — John 4:4-9Now [Jesus] had to go through Samaria. — John 4:4The story at Sychar is all about outsiders. Samaritans were racially mixed former Israelites who had intermarried when Israel was conquered and exiled (2 Kings 17).

Scripture Reading — John 4:1-9A Samaritan woman came to draw water. . . — John 4:7This month, we’ll get to know a surprising woman whom Jesus befriended. John 4:7 begins to describe a situation that was not what this woman would have wanted.To